The Laramie settlement was founded in 1868, as a stop on the Union Pacific Railroad. What started as a lawless ... Laramie is just 50 miles west of the Wyoming state capital, Cheyenne, and 130 miles ...

There are steam locomotives, and then there’s “Big Boy.” At 604 tons and 132 feet long and with a 4-8-8-4-wheel arrangement, it is the largest, most powerful steam locomotive in the world.

City Council held a work session to discuss council’s goal of creating a railroad experience on 15th Street from the Depot to ...

July 1: Congress passes and Lincoln signs the Pacific Railroad Bill ... Dodge founds the town of Cheyenne in Wyoming Territory. Intended as a transfer point on the Union Pacific line, it will ...

"Railroads are what built the united states, if it had not been for the railroad, the west would not have been settled." ...

FORT WORTH – Union Pacific Railroad's famed Big Boy locomotive ... Big Boy's tour began Aug. 28 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and ...

After the City Council met Wednesday evening to discuss which priorities to pursue in 2025, some questions remained about ...

Temporary residents and business owners often moved with the railroad but others chose to remain in the more settled towns such as Cheyenne or Laramie ... onto the next town…” Some southern Wyoming ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (CBS News) - Union Pacific Railroad’s famed Big Boy locomotive ... Big Boy’s tour began Aug. 28 in Cheyenne ...