Railroads of Albany County Historical Tour - Visit Laramie
WEBRailroads Of Albany County. These tours will show you the modern mainline of the Union Pacific and take you back in time to railroad grades built in the 1860s.
The Railroad Comes to Laramie - Albany County Historical Society
WEBJan 9, 2018 · Early in the spring of 1868, track laying resumed. The Cheyenne papers reported that the Dale Creek Bridge, a major impediment toward westward progress, had tracks laid across it on April 21. There were several big spring snow storms that interrupted plans as the railroad pushed on toward Laramie.
The Transcontinental Railroad - The Historical Marker Database
WEBSep 8, 2015 · Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad across the United States was one of the most significant historic events of the 1800s. (A historical marker located near Buford in Albany County, Wyoming.)
Laramie, Wyoming Railroad History | Visit Laramie
WEBInterested in more about the railroads of Albany County? Download the tour brochure below for your journey to Laramie or click here for our railroad history webpage.
Laramie Becomes a Railroad Town - Albany County Historical Society
WEBApr 28, 2018 · Laramie Becomes a Railroad Town — Albany County Historical Society. On May 4, 1868, the first locomotive steamed into Laramie, Dakota Territory, over newly laid rails on a roadbed that had been prepared months before. The fact that the new tracks passed over the Laramie Plains was no surprise.
Lonetree on the Laramie Range - The Historical Marker Database
WEBJul 6, 2013 · The transcontinental railroad tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad are a short distance to the west as is the Ames Monument, erected to commemorate the highest point of the railroad's route. Further west, traces of the Overland Trail are evident.
Laramie’s First Viaduct Opened in 1930 - Albany County Historical Society
WEBDec 20, 2017 · After more than 60 years of bumping over seven parallel railroad tracks (with occasional mishaps), the people of Laramie decided it was time to build a bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1929, construction began on the first viaduct in Laramie, at University Street.
Albany County, Wyoming | WyoHistory.org
WEBNov 8, 2014 · The Union Pacific Railroad brought commerce and population to Laramie, but in the decade before the UP arrived in 1868, Albany County had been the location of the Overland Trail used by emigrant wagon trains and stage lines.
WEBLaramie & Albany County, Wyoming. TOUR. Railroads of Albany COunty. Tracking the Past. www.visitlaramie.org - 1-800-445-5303. 1. Welcome! These tours will show you the modern mainline of the Union Pacific and take you …
Depot History - Laramie Railroad Depot
WEBIt is dedicated to the railroad men and women who kept the tracks free of snow, allowing passenger and freight trains to continue operating through fierce Wyoming winters. The Laramie yard tracks are still intact, but are now rarely used – a lone SD40-2 is the only regularly used motive power.
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