Laramie Historic Railroad Depot

08/21/2026

All 14 Super 8 Reels from Jim JP Pallow of Wing Rail Productions have been scanned. Attached is the logo and playlist of all 14 reels. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbeiI4o66YYI&si=kc0c3BW6s7MG7YlN

08/21/2026

UPDATE: All 14 of Jim JP Pallow’s Wing Rail Productions Reels have been scanned by Benjamin Moore. Here is an “Episode” Guide:

Reel 1: Southwestern Railroad

Reel 2: Southwestern Railroad

Reel 3: Saratoga & Encampment Valley Railroad

Reel 4: WYCO Railroad Freight

Reel 5: WYCO Railroad Passenger

Reel 6: Short Line Variety

Reel 7: Rio Grande & Southern Pacific

Reel 8: San Diego Trolleys, Amtrak, Black Hills Central, Ft Steele, Grand Canyon, Cumbress & Toltec, & Georgetown Loop

Reel 9: Union Pacific

Reel 10: Burlington Northern

Reel 11: Santa Fe

Reel 12: Short Line Variety

Reel 13: KYLE Railroad

Reel 14: KYLE Railroad

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08/20/2026

One of our depot interns was out looking at Flea Markets around Laramie and found this lot of Diecast ERTL Thomas toys. This was the first toy line of the franchise from 1984. They were known for how much they resembled their TV counterparts and are now highly sought after collectibles.

08/20/2026

WYCO occasionally leased UP SD40-2s for the weekly wood chip operations. Here we see some shots at Camp Colorado in September 1993 by James R. “Jim” Jones.

08/18/2026

Benjamin Moore’s HO Scale Silver Streak. This took 2 days to paint. The Athearn Motors overload small controllers due to their power, so they won’t be runaway any time soon.

08/18/2026

ATTENTION: Prints Available! Visit the Laramie Historic Depot at 600 S 1st Street Laramie Wyoming to order these various 12x18 and 8.5x11 prints! Made possible by the Washakie Print Center.

Photo 1: James R. “Jim” Jones
Photo 2: James R. “Jim” Jones
Photo 3: James R. “Jim” Jones
Photo 4: James R. “Jim” Jones
Photo 5: James R. “Jim” Jones
Photo 6: James R. “Jim” Jones
Photo 7: Larry Ostresh
Photo 8: Larry Ostresh

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08/17/2026

Larry Ostresh’s trip on the Wyoming/Colorado Railroad in 1988. To see more slides like this consider donating to us at https://laramiedepot.org/donate

08/17/2026

The EMD WYCO trio around Camp Colorado on July 6th 1994 on their way to pull the final freight run between Walden CO and Laramie WY. All photos shot by James R. “Jim” Jones. To see more slides consider donating to us at https://laramiedepot.org/donate

08/17/2026

Wyoming Branchline Enthusiasts will enjoy Wing Rail Productions 7, a close look on the Saratoga & Encampment Valley Railroad operations shot by Jim JP Pallow. To see more films like this consider donating to us at https://laramiedepot.org/donate

Jim JP Pallow's 3rd reel features a log train being delivered to th...

08/16/2026

Jim JP Pallow’s 4th Railroad Movie shows Freight operations on the Wyoming Colorado Railroad in 1992 and 1994.To see more reels uploaded like this, consider donating to us at https://laramiedepot.org/donate

Jim JP Pallow's WYCO Freight Reel shows a few different runs in 199...