Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Rawlins, WY: UP Depot, Caboose and Coaling Tower

Caboose & Depot: (Satellite)
Coaling Tower: (Satellite, it was over the mainline, just east of 1st Street extended)
Roundhouse: (Satellite, the land is still used for engine servicing, but now that is fuel storage)

Dennis DeBruler posted
I've noticed that smaller towns that were created by a railroad are more inclined to celebrate their railroad heritage. This is Rawlins, WY.
https://goo.gl/maps/3LWjs21QQSiGCrMQ9

Patrick Doran posted
Walter Wells saw this amazing sight at the Rawlins coal dock on May 14th 1953 & took this picture of Union Pacific Challengers #3996 and #3947 at the coal dock. A hostler can be seen climbing the ladder of a coal hopper. When the 1950s had come many challengers were converted from coal to oil but others remained coal burners. #3985 was one of them before the engine was restored then converted to oil in the 1990s.
Raymond Storey shared

The roundhouse is now the diesel fuel storage facility.
1953 Rawlins Quad @ 24,000

Dennis DeBruler commented on Raymond's share
The coaling tower was over the mainline near 1st Street.
Nov 5, 1947 @ 27,700, AR1CM0000020098

1 comment:

  1. Another view of the same station: https://patsrailhead.blogspot.com/2013/11/union-pacific-depot-rawlins-wyoming.html

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