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Utah's Merci Car returns to Ogden Union Station following two-year restoration
OGDEN — An important piece of Utah history made its return to Ogden Tuesday morning. Following a two-year restoration process in Wyoming, the Utah Merci Car was lifted into place in a new display space at the Utah State Railroad Museum at Ogden Union Station. The Utah Merci Car is one of 49 cars that were presented as gifts from France in 1949 in response to the 1947 "Friendship Train," which collected boxcars full of food to help in the rebuilding of France following World War II. The Merci Train's cars were filled with gifts for the peoples of each state in the United States at ...
