Nostalgia & History > Magic City of the Plains

That is the city motto here in Cheyenne. For no matter which direction you come into Cheyenne, you top a hill and there the city is sitting in a bowl in the landscape. Thus the "Magic City of the Plains as it magically appears out of nowhere.
So here is the majestic depot that the Union Pacific built here in Cheyenne to welcome the visitors arriving on their passenger trains. A majestic depot for the magic city. It stands today housing a number of offices, a museum and a designer brew pub. Trains still change crews next to the depot in the newer yard office since the UP vacated the depot a number of years back.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

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The work they've done in the depot is really worth seeing, an excellent example of care for a special building.

Out

They have done a great job if incorporating the new into the old.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Good to see the depot still stands and is being well-utilized.  Back in the day, the depot's north face left no doubt as to who the big dog in town was.  November 1977.
GK



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/29/17 17:14 by TheNavigator.

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The Cheyenne and North Platte communities greeted a lot of GIs passing through during World War II. Donuts, sandwiches, food, and undoubtedly quite a few steam engines.

Hi Bob,

graet to see the old depot in the very good condition.
I don't like the big fence araund it. Not good for taking good pics of train including the depot.
Wish a great weekend for you in the plains.

Greetings from Berlin, Germany

Philipp

> I don't like the big fence araund it. Not good for
> taking good pics of train including the depot.
> Wish a great weekend for you in the plains.
>
> Greetings from Berlin, Germany
>
> Philipp

Vielen Danke mit Herzliche grüsse. I don't mind the fence as the other alternative would have been to move or demolish the depot.
Wiesersehen,
Bob Krieger (Krüger)

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY