If you have any interest in history at all, you will find this database fascinating. For those primarily interested in the history of the Union Pacific Railroad, this database makes it possible to read UPRR history as viewed by the editors of the local newspapers. The database is very “user friendly”. I use it often for the pure delight in reading about life in the “wild west”.
This is the link to the Wyoming newspaper database. Wyoming Newspapers. Wyoming State Library. http://newspapers.wyo.gov
Rails arrived in Laramie on 4 May 1868 according to the Frontier Index and the Cheyenne Leader newspapers. Next May marks 150th anniversary of the Gem City of the Plains!