Attractions

Cheyenne was built by the railroad, and it still contains some great attractions related specifically to trains and the rails.

No. 844

A member of the UP Heritage Fleet that is still in service is the Steam Engine No. 844, and it is housed in the UP steam shop in the Union Pacific Main Yard at the Cheyenne Depot Museum. Appointments for tours of the UP Steam Shop must be made in advance at (307) 778-3339. Read more about No. 844 here!

Big Boy

Big Boy Steam Engine is on display year-round at Holliday Park at 17th and Morrie avenues in Cheyenne. Old Number 4004 is the world's largest steam locomotice. This pwerful coal-fired engine was designed to pull a 3600-ton train over steep grades without helper engines. The Union Pacific retired Big Boy from active duty in 1956. After you have visited the real-life Big Boy, come to the Cheyenne Depot Museum to see a wood, hand-carved replica on display. Click here to read more about this impressive piece of artwork.

Engine 1242

Built in 1890, Wyoming's oldest locomotive ran the Walcott-Saratoga-Engcampmet branch line from November 1921 until May 1954. It is on display 365 days a year in Lions Park at Carey and LIons Park avenues, you can view this beautiful engine in a unique setting ... it is surrounding by a unique train folk art fence that was handbuilt by the last engineer to drive the engine. He and his wife had walked the line of the tracks for dozens of miles picking up found objects and then welded them into a fence.

Merci Train

As a gesture of thanks to the United States' aid during WWII, France gave a train car to each state in 1949. Every car was filled with hundreds of gifts for the people of each state. Wyoming's Merci Train car is one of only 42 remaining cars on display in the US. You can find Wyoming's at the American Legion POst No. 6, 2001 E. Lincolnway.

Ames Monument

Although you have to travel west of Cheyenne on I-80 for several miles, it's worth the trip to see the 60-foot pyramid, built in 1862 to honor Oliver and Oakes Ames. These brothers were honored for the contribution to the construction of the first transcontinental railroad.

Watching the Rails

There are plenty of awesome sites to view the trains rolling into Cheyenne. You can even eat dinner at Shadow's Pub and Grill (located inside the Cheyenne Depot Museum) and watch the trains roll by and either load new crew or catch some more cars. Head west of Cheyenne to Buford to watch the trains pull across the prairie or east to Campstool Road to watch them head out of town. You can even walk or ride your bike on the Cheyenne Greenway and see the backside of the Depot's train yards, or walk over the train yards on the overpass heading North on Warren Avenue or South on Central Avenue.