Cheyenne Depot Museum Train

The Cheyenne Depot Museum Train from Denver to Cheyenne really makes sense. The Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train goes from Denver to Cheyenne and back on Saturday. On Sunday, the train has to go back to it's home in Cheyenne anyway so why not sell some tickets on the train and raise some money for the Museum. I really wanted to talk to some of the museum folks to see how long they had been doing this and how successful it was but just didn't get a chance. I know the train was not sold out, the car I was in had plenty of seats but maybe the domes were full. BTW, seats and cars were not assigned so I picked the Texas Eagle to ride in.

I had failed to secure a reservation on the Saturday Frontier days train but while trying to find someone with an extra ticket at Union Station on Saturday morning I had come to realize that this was going to be a real party train. I think I really enjoyed the folks on the Sunday train better than I would have those on the Saturday train. And the ticket was a whole lot cheaper.

The trip was one way only however, with a bus return. We left Union Station at 1 PM and made very good time, sometimes hitting 70 MPH, until we came to a stretch where thieves had stolen some wire and disabled the signal system. We were then reduced to restricted speed for a number of miles. We got a clear signal at the north end of Carr and picked up speed but soon reached the spot where a photo run by was planned. Those who wished climbed off the train and waited track side as the train backed up and 844 came steaming by for a photo opportunity. Then they backed up the train and did it again. It was great fun even though it was reported to be 105 outside. We arrived in Cheyenne with no further incident a little after 5 pm and used the time until our 7 pm bus departure to eat supper and visit some of the vendors who were set up for Frontier Days. The bus driver did about 90 miles in 95 minutes and we were back at Denver Union Station.