Category Archives: Railroad History

Summer Exhibit Series: Laramie Architecture

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

The summer exhibit series at the American Heritage Center celebrating Laramie’s 150th anniversary brings out a new theme this week: Buildings in Laramie. The “Hell on Wheels” tent town that greeted the official arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad in … Continue reading →

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Summer Exhibit Series: Railroads in Laramie

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

The summer exhibit series at the American Heritage Center celebrating Laramie’s 150th anniversary kicks off this week with materials relating to railroad history in Laramie. On May 4, 1868, the Union Pacific Railroad reached Laramie, bringing with it new people, … Continue reading →

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“Wild Bill” Carlisle: Last Train Robber of the American West

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

Train passengers leaving Green River, Wyoming, on February 9, 1916 riding the Union Pacific Railroad’s Portland Rose found themselves confronted by a young man hiding his face with a white kerchief who demanded their money at gunpoint. But the youngster … Continue reading →

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Hell on Wheels

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

On Sunday, November 6, AMC Television will broadcast the premier episode of its newest drama, Hell on Wheels, which is described as an: [E]pic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge … Continue reading →

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