12/18/2022
The Steam Shop Tours on Friday were amazing! A big thanks to UP, the Steam Shop crew, Visit Cheyenne, and the Trolleys! (Photo by Donna Arnold)
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Operating as usual
12/16/2022
The Depot Museum and Gift Shop will be closed on December 24 and 25 for Christmas and on December 31 and January 1 for New Year's. Happy Holidays!
12/15/2022
Christmas has come early!!! 🤶🎅🎁
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Tickets are NOW ON SALE for the 2023 Wyoming Brewers Festival - Presented by Midas. http://www.wyobrewfest.com/tickets
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Buy your tickets for your family and friends and join us for Father's Day weekend, June 16th and 17th, 2023.
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12/14/2022
Photo dated April 24, 1938. The passenger sheds were added in 1937, making the tracks much safer for passengers. They were removed in the 70s, when passenger service in Cheyenne was suspended, it no longer made sense to keep the sheds. (Ehernberger Collection)
12/11/2022
UP's M-10002 at the Cheyenne Depot, it entered service in 1936. It was in service first as the City of Los Angeles and later as the City of Portland. Sold to Northrup-Hendy in 1946, it was used for experiments until scrapped in 1947.
12/07/2022
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12/04/2022
The original Dale Creek wooden bridge, built in 1868, was replaced with this iron bridge in 1876. Trains had to slow to 4 mph when crossing. The iron bridge looks even more terrifying than the original!
11/30/2022
View to the southeast when UP was building the shop complex, cornerstone-laying ceremony was held on July 19, 1889. The large building in the distance is Johnson School. (Wyoming State Archives)
11/27/2022
There are still tickets available to see the UP Steam Shop and 4014!
https://visitcheyenne.ticketspice.com/historic-up-steam-shop-tour
11/24/2022
Hope you got your turkey before they hopped the train out of town! Happy Thanksgiving!
11/22/2022
The Gift Shop and Museum will be closed on Thursday and Friday (November 23 and 24) for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
11/22/2022
Historic UP Steam Shop Tour
Steam Shop tours on December 16th! Click below for tickets!
Get Tickets for Historic UP Steam Shop Tour.
11/20/2022
Great image through the trees that used to be out on the plaza, circa 1930. About this time, designer Gilbert Stanley Underwood made changes to the front of the building, including the addition of 2 porticos to make the building more attractive to passengers. (Stimson Collection, WSA)
11/17/2022
Come down to the Depot this Saturday, November 19th, from 10 to noon for a book signing by Andi Jaspersen, her book - 100 Things to Do in Cheyenne Before You Die - is a must read for locals and visitors!
11/16/2022
Harry Brunk's UC&N never ceases to amaze!
11/13/2022
Friday was the day that UP locomotives 3985, 5511, and 6936 left for Silvis, Illinois to the Railroading Heritage of Midwestern America. We're sad to see them go!
11/09/2022
I believe this is an image of the Yard Office, circa 1910. Really interesting two-story building, I would love to have more information about the building.
11/03/2022
A big thank you to Virginia Sanchez and Las Angelitas Unidas y Los Rayos del Sol for a great evening at the Depot last night!
10/31/2022
Come on down to the Depot Lobby tonight at 6:30 for dancing by
Las Angelitas Unidas y Los Rayos del Sol followed by a lecture by Virginia Sanchez: Dia de los Mu***os: A History of Migration and Legacy.
10/30/2022
This photo was taken in 1918 by a man stationed in Wyoming with the Cavalry. His granddaughter didn't know where the photo was taken until she saw an image in True West Magazine of the Depot! Wonderful of her to share this photo with the Depot Museum!
10/27/2022
It's time to plan out your Día de los Mu***os week! We have four opportunities to celebrate and learn, and there's something for everyone.
Nov 2. 6:30 PM: at the Cheyenne Depot Museum. Lecture by Virginia Sanchez. "Dia de los Mu***os: A History of Migration and Legacy."
Nov 3. 4:30 PM: at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. Tamale-making class with Gloria Roldan.
Nov 5. 10 AM - 2 PM: at the Wyoming State Museum. Family Day: Día de los Mu***os with sugar skulls, face paint, Lotería, dancers, food vendors, educational opportunities, community altars, and more.
Nov 5. 10AM - 5 PM: at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. Family Event with a community altar, take-home activities, and food trucks.
10/23/2022
844 on the turntable at the Cheyenne roundhouse. The big Northern was built in December of 1944, the last steamer ordered by the Union Pacific.
10/19/2022
Please join us November 2nd at 6:30 for dancing by
Las Angelitas Unidas y Los Rayos del Sol followed by a lecture by Virginia Sanchez: Dia de los Mu***os: A History of Migration and Legacy, in the Cheyenne Depot Museum Lobby.
10/19/2022
16th Street, Cheyenne, 1868. I'm very curious about the Fancy Drygoods - I believe that means fabric and clothing. (Ehernberger Collection)
10/16/2022
Back in the day, meals were prepared onsite in small kitchens built into dining cars. It would have been amazing to experience fine dining while traveling by rail! (Ehernberger Collection)
10/12/2022
Circa 1900 photo of the car and wheel shop in Cheyenne. You can see the front of the Jull rotary snow excavator, one of two on the UP rails. (Stimson Collection, WSA)
10/05/2022
The Granite Canyon fill in 1868, photo by A.J. Russell. Check out the ties hanging over the edge of the embankment.
10/02/2022
The City of Los Angeles at Sherman Hill in 1950. The UP had a premier fleet of passenger trains named after cities. The City of Los Angeles was featured in 2 episodes of I Love Lucy!
09/28/2022
Barkalow Bros maintained news stands in most of the UP depots where they sold ci**rs and souvenirs, among other things. The map of the Transcontinental Railroad covers the area now.
09/25/2022
The 48 stall roundhouse was completed in 1931 and was more than 550 in diameter. It was the largest structure in Cheyenne at the time.
09/21/2022
View looking north from the arched entry to the Depot. The Hotel Becker was moved 44 feet to the south around 1908 and then renovated and reopened as The Albany. In 1910 the Becker brothers built another hotel just around the corner on 15th.
09/18/2022
The south east corner of the lobby, May 6, 1948. Back when men didn't leave the house without a hat. Wyoming State Archives
09/11/2022
David Ketchum captured this blast from the past on Friday! You never know what you're going to see from the observation area at the Depot!
09/05/2022
Happy Labor Day!
09/04/2022
This guy had a great time at the Museum!
09/03/2022
To celebrate World Beard Day, we have Thomas Durant and his awesome beard! Durant was the VP of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1869 when the UP and the Central Pacific met in Promontory Summit.
08/26/2022
Jocelyn & Chris with Patti Fiasco tonight on the Plaza! Buy a beer at Fridays on the Plaza and support the Depot!
08/23/2022
Check out the model of the first Cheyenne Depot! Based on a photograph dated 1868. Built by Benjamin D. Archer, Jr. and donated by Mark Paul Archer. Come in to the Museum to see the other amazing models he built!
08/21/2022
The Depot, before the addition of the restaurant in 1922.
08/19/2022
Jeremiah Tall with Dirty Grass Players tonight on the Plaza! Buy a beer at Fridays on the Plaza and support the Depot!
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It was great meeting with Christy McCarthy, Executive Director and Sarah Gadd, Curator of the Cheyenne Depot Museum today! We look forward to finding opportunities to work together, in the future. Christy and Sarah are pictured with UWLC's Executive Director, Vernon Dobelmann.
Thursday morning at 8 a.m. the Big Boy Locomotive will be leaving the Cheyenne Depot. Come down to watch this historical event!
The Cheyenne Depot Museum had a great taste of success... and beer, thanks to the Wyoming Brewers Festival, Presented by Midas.
Reduced Museum Admissions!
🔶 CHEYENNE: Cheyenne Depot Museum is offering reduced admission for Wyoming's Historic Preservation Month on May 21-23? Learn more at: https://www.cheyennedepotmuseum.org/
🔶SHERIDAN: Get free admission at Museum at the Bighorns on Saturday, May 22nd! Learn more at: https://www.museumatthebighorns.org/
🔶 See the full calendar of events and more featured stories throughout the state for Wyoming's Historic Preservation Month at historicwyoming.org/preservationmonth
🔶 CHEYENNE: Cheyenne Depot Museum is offering reduced admission for Wyoming's Historic Preservation Month on May 21-23? Learn more at: https://www.cheyennedepotmuseum.org/
🔶SHERIDAN: Get free admission at Museum at the Bighorns on Saturday, May 22nd! Learn more at: https://www.museumatthebighorns.org/
🔶 See the full calendar of events and more featured stories throughout the state for Wyoming's Historic Preservation Month at historicwyoming.org/preservationmonth
Calling all TRAINiacs! This weekend is chock-full of rail-related goodness. Rail Days at the Cheyenne Depot Museum and Sherman Hill Model Railroad Club, Inc. has a big event with vendors at Frontier Park! It's fun for enthusiasts of all ages!
Don't miss the Cheyenne Depot Museum May Rail Event 2021!
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to help run the model railroad layout at the Cheyenne Depot Museum. Please contact Lindsey at (307)632-3905 or email [email protected] depotmuseum.org.
Cheyenne Depot Museum
Volunteers are needed to help run the model railroad layout at the Cheyenne Depot Museum. Please contact Lindsey at (307)632-3905 or email [email protected] depotmuseum.org.
Cheyenne Depot Museum
What's going on in this weekend?
Feb.6: Cheyenne Winter Farmer's Market from 9am - 1pm at the Cheyenne Depot Museum. (Meats, Veggies, Coffee, Eggs, Pasta, Baked Goods, Honey and more!)
Feb. 6: Sip & Shop at Dillinger's! 10am - 4pm. Purchase fine art and gifts from local artisans!
Feb. 7: Cars & Coffee from 9am - 12pm at the Rail Yard - Coffee Haus & Eatery!
Feb.6: Cheyenne Winter Farmer's Market from 9am - 1pm at the Cheyenne Depot Museum. (Meats, Veggies, Coffee, Eggs, Pasta, Baked Goods, Honey and more!)
Feb. 6: Sip & Shop at Dillinger's! 10am - 4pm. Purchase fine art and gifts from local artisans!
Feb. 7: Cars & Coffee from 9am - 12pm at the Rail Yard - Coffee Haus & Eatery!
Still on the fence about attending Saturday's Dueling Piano Event at The Metropolitan Downtown where all ticket sales will benefit The DDA Foundation? Let us convince you with perhaps the best live auction item ever: we present to you, the Downtown Date Day! This collection features contributions from all over downtown, including gift certificates for you to eat breakfast (or lunch) at Diamond Horseshoe Cafe; lunch (or second breakfast) at The Omelet House; a fancy dinner at Wyoming's Rib & Chop House - Cheyenne; a visit to The Cheyenne Depot Museum as well as a bunch of associated goodies from their gift shop; 2 class passes to Little Lotus Yoga; A buy one get one half off gift certificate to a paint session at Flydragon Design Art Studio as well as a romantic painting by THE Christina Blooding herself; two loaded game cards to enjoy yourself at Flippers Family Arcade Cheyenne; two one-of-a-kind cookbooks from the Cowgirls of The West Museum & Gifts; two glasses and a half growler fill of your favorite beer from Freedom's Edge Brewing Company; two tickets to next week's In the Whale live concert at The Lincoln; two quarter pound cookies of your dreams from Mary's Mountain Cookies - Cheyenne AND a one night stay in a king room at The Plains Hotel - Banquets and Meetings! This collection is valued at over $450 and will allow you to have THE perfect date day in Downtown Cheyenne, and the only way you can get your hands on it is at the live auction during tomorrow's Dueling Pianos event! Grab your tickets at themetdowntown.com to have the best time ever and have a chance to bid on this amazing collection! Special thanks to so many of our downtown businesses for contributing to this item - you all rock!
It's . Here at Western Vista, part of our vision is to enrich the communities we serve. Today, we are asking for your participation.
TODAY ONLY -- vote for your favorite charity. The two charities with the most votes in Cheyenne and Casper will receive a $500 donation from Western Vista. We are awarding four gifts, two in each community!
CHEYENNE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ICUDay-Cheyenne
CASPER: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ICUDay-Casper
GOOD LUCK to all the nominees; all the charities listed were nominated by Western Vista employees.
CHEYENNE:
BEAST Foundation
Frontier Chapter, Bikers Against Child Abuse International
CASA of Laramie County
Cheyenne Animal Shelter
Cheyenne Depot Museum
Friday Food Bag Foundation
Grace For 2 Brothers Foundation
My Front Door aka Wyoming Family Home Ownership Program
Safe Harbor, A Childrens Justice Center
Support Our Students
CASPER:
CASA of Natrona County
Casper Humane Society
Make-A-Wish Wyoming
Mimi's House
Natrona County Meals On Wheels
Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies
TODAY ONLY -- vote for your favorite charity. The two charities with the most votes in Cheyenne and Casper will receive a $500 donation from Western Vista. We are awarding four gifts, two in each community!
CHEYENNE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ICUDay-Cheyenne
CASPER: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ICUDay-Casper
GOOD LUCK to all the nominees; all the charities listed were nominated by Western Vista employees.
CHEYENNE:
BEAST Foundation
Frontier Chapter, Bikers Against Child Abuse International
CASA of Laramie County
Cheyenne Animal Shelter
Cheyenne Depot Museum
Friday Food Bag Foundation
Grace For 2 Brothers Foundation
My Front Door aka Wyoming Family Home Ownership Program
Safe Harbor, A Childrens Justice Center
Support Our Students
CASPER:
CASA of Natrona County
Casper Humane Society
Make-A-Wish Wyoming
Mimi's House
Natrona County Meals On Wheels
Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies
I have a framed photo of Big Boy 4014 leaving Arkadelphia, Arkansas in Nov. 2019 that I would like to donate to the museum but I'm having a hard time locating a point of contact. The photo is a 20" x 30" original print.
We’re just getting started on the fun train (no pun intended) as our next stop for is the Cheyenne Depot Museum(121 W 15th)! If you’re looking for the perfect place to get lost in history for an afternoon or if you just like trains, THIS is the place you need to be. The collection they have curated is absolutely incredible and there are so many stories to be told in this museum! Plus the entire 2nd floor is devoted to a GIANT model railroad which, come on, THAT’S cool. Give the Depot Museum a visit - we promise you won’t regret it!