Laramie station (Wyoming)
Laramie, WY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laramie station in June 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railroad Heritage Park 600 S. 1st St, Laramie, Wyoming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°18′30″N 105°35′46″W / 41.3083°N 105.5960°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Railroad Depot Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform (formerly) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1868; June 17, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | July 16, 1983; May 10, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | October 6, 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Laramie Railroad Depot was built in 1924 and used as the Union Pacific Railroad passenger train depot until 1971, when it became a Amtrak depot till 1997. The depot is located in Laramie, Wyoming at 600 South 1st Street. Passenger service at the depot was temporarily halted from 1983 to 1991. In 1985, the depot was given to the Laramie Plains Museum, ownership was transferred to the Railroad Depot Association in 2009. The Snow Train Rolling Stock at the depot's park is a U.S. National Register of Historic Places.