Line Relocation in Eastern Wyoming: A Photo Study of Union Pacific's Abandoned Mainline Segments
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Authors
Koenig, Richard
Issue Date
2019
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Article
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en_US
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Abstract
This photographic essay explores
the four abandoned segments of the
transcontinental mainline in eastern
Wyoming between Buford (26 miles
west of Cheyenne) and Dana (34 miles
east of Rawlins). As initially constructed
this route totaled 133 miles, but it was reduced
to 114.16 miles by line relocations
undertaken by E.H. Harriman at the turn
of the twentieth century to improve the
railroad's operations by eliminating excess grades and curvature. Images from
some of the well-known and accessible sites -- such as Old Sherman, Howell
Road, and the former site of Carbon -- as
well as the contemporary railroad
have been included for context. Between
Cheyenne and Laramie lies the Laramie
Mountains, which the builders knew
as the Black Hills. Much of the original
grade is still in use between Cheyenne
and Buford, but west of Buford line relocation
begins as the Union Pacific sought
better alignments through the rugged
terrain.
Copyright 2019 by the Union Pacific Historical Society. Deposited in CACHE with permission of the publisher, limited to Kalamazoo College users only.
Koenig, Richard. “Line Relocation in Eastern Wyoming: A Photo Study of Union Pacific's Abandoned Mainline Segments.” The Streamliner, Vol. 33, no. 1, Winter 2019, pp. 32–39.
Copyright 2019 by the Union Pacific Historical Society. Deposited in CACHE with permission of the publisher, limited to Kalamazoo College users only.
Koenig, Richard. “Line Relocation in Eastern Wyoming: A Photo Study of Union Pacific's Abandoned Mainline Segments.” The Streamliner, Vol. 33, no. 1, Winter 2019, pp. 32–39.
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Koenig, Richard. “Line Relocation in Eastern Wyoming: A Photo Study of Union Pacific's Abandoned Mainline Segments.” The Streamliner, Vol. 33, no. 1, Winter 2019, pp. 32–39.
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Union Pacific Historical Society
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Copyright 2019 by the Union Pacific Historical Society. Deposited in CACHE with permission of the publisher, limited to Kalamazoo College users only.