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Cheyenne Depot Museum

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ceased serving this station directly in 1979 in favor of a new station in Borie, nine miles to the west. This eliminated a time-consuming backup move in and out of the Cheyenne station. Passengers were bused between Borie and Cheyenne. Passenger rail service ended altogether in Wyoming when Amtrak
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The building was lengthened and renovated in 1922 and redecorated in 1929. Further renovations were made from 2001 to 2006, including a $ 6.5 million improvement by the city of Cheyenne and a plaza built in front of the Depot. This plaza hosts a variety of music and events throughout the year.
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The museum, founded in 1993, interprets Cheyenne's early history and that of the construction of the
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Union Pacific Passenger Station, 121 West Fifteenth Street, Cheyenne, Laramie, WY
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made an agreement that established the Cheyenne Depot Museum, Inc., as a
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UP's nearby machine shop, where it services its steam locomotives.
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stores its historic steam locomotives and E9 diesel locomotives.
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building, signaling its significance to the city and state.
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The station is built from blocks of sandstone quarried in
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Union Pacific Roundhouse, Turntable and Machine Shop
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Index


San Francisco Zephyr
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad

Amtrak
Laramie
Oakland-16th Street
San Francisco Zephyr
Greeley
Chicago
City of San Francisco
Union Pacific Railroad
Borie
Ogden
Overland Route
Hillside
Council Bluffs Transfer
Cheyenne
Denver
Speer
Denver
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Cheyenne, Wyoming
41°7′54″N 104°48′51″W / 41.13167°N 104.81417°W / 41.13167; -104.81417
Van Brunt & Howe
Romanesque Revival

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