Cheyenne Awarded Membership In UP’s Train Town USA Registry

Cheyenne has been awarded a membership in Union Pacific’s Train Town USA Registry as part of the railroad’s year-long 150th anniversary celebration. Cheyenne received an official Train Town USA resolution signed by Union Pacific Chairman Jim Young. Cheyenne and Union Pacific railroad share a rich and lengthy history together. Abraham Lincoln created Union Pacific by signing into law the Pacific Railway Act of July 1, 1862. ground was broken in Omaha in 1863 but actual construction was delayed until July 1865, when the first rail was laid just three months after Lincoln was assassinated.