Wyoming Scenic Train Rides (2026): A Complete Guide

Last revised: October 3, 2026

Wyoming does not have a full-size tourist railroad on the calendar in October 2026. What is open in Cheyenne is the Cheyenne Depot Museum, a landmark Union Pacific depot with a model railroad inside and no train to ride. Union Pacific 4014 is based at the Cheyenne steam shop. The public trip posted for it is a November run to Denver, for Make-A-Wish, with no October whistle stops in Wyoming listed on that page. Douglas has a static railroad museum where visitors can board equipment. Terry Bison Ranch, south of Cheyenne, sells a bison train tour on the ranch. That is a ranch ride. Amtrak shows no Wyoming stop on the Empire Builder timetable opened for this revision.

Union Pacific 4014 on Sherman Hill in 2024

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" 4014 tackles Sherman Hill with the company business train and a string of covered hoppers in 2024. Union Pacific photo.

Tourism and museums. Wyoming has no stop on the Empire Builder timetable opened for this revision. The Pioneer, the last passenger train through the state, made its last run on May 10, 1997. Amtrak still has station pages for Evanston, Laramie, and Rock Springs. Those pages are not a current train timetable, and this guide does not treat them as Thruway service.

Wyoming Train Rides at a Glance

Place	Area	Notes	Site
Cheyenne Depot Museum	Cheyenne	Museum in the 1886 Union Pacific depot. Mon.–Sat. 9–5, Sun. 11–3. No train ride. No phone on the pages that loaded	cheyennedepotmuseum.org
Union Pacific 4014	Cheyenne steam shop	Based in Cheyenne. Posted public trip is November, Cheyenne to Denver. No October Wyoming trip was on the schedule page	UP steam schedule
Douglas Railroad Museum	Douglas	Static display. Visitors may board cars, including CB&Q 5633. No hours on the page opened. No line-haul ride	Converse County tourism · 307-358-2950
Terry Bison Ranch train	Cheyenne	Ranch bison tour. September–May pattern posted at 9:00, noon, 3:00, and 4:30. No October 2026 calendar printed. Not a full-size tourist railroad	terrybisonranch.com · 307-634-4171

Depot Days in Cheyenne, August 15–16, 2026, have already run. The trolleys those two days were part of that weekend. Compiled October 2, 2026.

State Rail History (Brief)

Grenville Dodge laid out the Union Pacific townsite at Crow Creek on July 4, 1867, while the ground was still Dakota Territory. Lori Van Pelt’s account for WyoHistory.org has the first tracks into Cheyenne on November 13, 1867. The depot that now holds the museum was built in 1886, designed by Henry Van Brunt, and is a National Historic Landmark. The photograph above is the San Francisco Overland leaving that depot on the last day of 1955, behind 4-8-4 No. 830. Passenger service through Wyoming lasted, under Amtrak, as the Pioneer. That train’s first service was June 7, 1977. Its last service was May 10, 1997.

Union Pacific 4014, the operating Big Boy, is kept at the Cheyenne steam shop. The schedule page posts one public trip: a November holiday run for Make-A-Wish, with vintage cars from Cheyenne to Denver and a display on November 21 in the Denver area. Patron tickets begin October 16. The remaining tickets begin October 19. The page says more details are coming and does not list an October public trip in Wyoming, or a Wyoming whistle-stop list. The steam-shop tour page says there are no scheduled tours at the moment. Big Boy No. 4004 is the static engine named at Holliday Park on the Depot Days page. It does not pull a train.

Museums

Cheyenne Depot Museum

The museum is at 121 West 15th Street, downtown Cheyenne, WY 82001. Hours that loaded are Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with holiday exceptions listed on the hours page. Inside is the Harry W. Brunk narrow-gauge UC&N model railroad. Nothing departs. No phone number was printed on the pages that loaded. Depot Days, August 15 and 16, included trolley rides on those two days only. That weekend is over.

Douglas Railroad Museum

The museum occupies the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley passenger depot at 121 Brownfield Road, Douglas, WY 82633. The phone on the county tourism page is 307-358-2950. Visitors may board railcars. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy steam locomotive No. 5633 is among seven pieces named there. The tourism page does not print hours. The museum’s own site was not opened for this revision. This is a walk-through display. It is not a ride down a main line.

A Ranch Train, and the Neighbors

Terry Bison Ranch lists a bison train tour among its activities. The winter pattern on that page, September through May, shows departures at 9:00 a.m., noon, 3:00 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. Early October falls inside the months, and the page does not print an October 2026 calendar, a street address, or a gauge. The Trading Post phone is 307-634-4171. Book it as a ranch tour. The full-size excursion railroads nearest to hand are in the neighboring states: the Charlie Russell Chew Choo in Montana, the Heber Valley Railroad in Utah, and the Colorado lines on the other side of the state line.

Planning Tips

Cheyenne, this month: the depot museum. Monday through Saturday, 9 to 5. Sunday, 11 to 3. No departing train, and no steam-shop tour on the schedule page.
4014: the posted public trip is November, Cheyenne to Denver. Patron tickets begin October 16. The page says more details are still coming.
Douglas: a museum where you can board cars. Call 307-358-2950 for hours. The tourism page does not list them.
A passenger train through the state: there isn’t one on the timetable that opened here. The Empire Builder stays in Montana. Colorado, Utah, and Montana are the neighboring guides.

Seasonal & Related Reading

National tourist trains · Empire Builder · Amtrak · Transcontinental Railroad
Neighbors: Montana · Colorado · Utah · Idaho · Nebraska · South Dakota

Always verify schedules on the operator’s website before you travel. American-Rails.com does not sell tickets.

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