Wyoming Transportation Museum

Union Pacific Railroad Depot Union Pacific Roundhouse, Turntable and Machine Shop
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Union Pacific Passenger Station
Location	121 W. 15th St.
Coordinates	41°7′54″N 104°48′51″W / 41.13167°N 104.81417°WCoordinates: 41°7′54″N 104°48′51″W / 41.13167°N 104.81417°W
Architect	Van Brunt & Howe
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	73001934 (depot); 92000930[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 29, 1973 (depot); July 24, 1992
Designated NHL	February 15, 2006 (depot)[2]

The Wyoming Transportation Museum, also referred to as the Cheyenne Depot Museum, is a railroad museum located in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

It is located inside the historic Union Pacific Railroad depot. This depot was built in 1886 to 1887.

Typically the Cheyenne Depot Museum hosts an annual Steam Train Excursion in July.

History

The station is built from blocks of sandstone quarried and transported from Ft. Collins, Colorado. The Depot stands directly down the street from, and facing the, Wyoming State Capitol building, signalling its historic significance in the city and state.

It received major renovations in 1922 to lengthen the building and a redecoration 1929. From 2001 to 2006, another renovation to the depot is being made including a $6.5 million US dollar improvement provided by the City of Cheyenne and plaza built in front of the Depot. This plaza hosts a variety of music and events throughout the year.

The Old West Museum and Cheyenne Frontier Days made an agreement which established the Cheyenne Depot Museum, Inc. as a 501(c)3 Corporation non-profit organization. The depot is under lease from the city of Cheyenne to this corporation for 25 years.

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  In 2011
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  Roundhouse
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  Machine shop

See also

• Union Pacific 844
• Union Pacific 3985
• Union Pacific 6936
• Cheyenne Frontier Days
• Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum

References

1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Union Pacific Railroad". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-28.

External links

• Cheyenne Depot Museum Website
• The Rotary Steam Plow # 900082 in Cheyenne
• Union Pacific Depot National Historic Landmark at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
• Union Pacific Roundhouse Turntable and Machine Shop at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
• Union Pacific Passenger Station, 121 West Fifteenth Street, Cheyenne, Laramie, WY at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)