Christkindlmarkt at the Cheyenne Depot

Enjoy our multi-day event featuring access to the UP Steam Shop, home of Big Boy 4014, the SLICK-X O-gauge modular model railroad, and more. from the Depot to the UP Steam Shop and Roundhouse. The location for the city of Cheyenne was chosen by chief surveyor Grenville M. Dodge on July 4, 1867. The chosen spot was at the banks of Crow Creek, a precious water source on the high plains. Dodge's team of surveyors was looking for a way to cross the Rocky Mountains that was both direct and not too steep. Dodge found just such a pass to the west of Crow Creek, and Cheyenne's importance to the railroad was quickly cemented. Cheyenne has had a close connection with the Union Pacific's passenger service from the time the first passenger train arrived in 1867 until Amtrak moved out of the city in 1979. Passenger service was designed to be the height of luxury for those with money to spend. Rail...