File:Photocopy of historic photograph of construction plant in operation, ca. 1917-19. From the Joseph E. Stimson Collection, Wyoming State Archives Museum and Historical Department. HAER WYO,1-ROCRI.V,2-1.tif

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Photocopy of historic photograph of construction plant in operation, ca. 1917-19. From the Joseph E. Stimson Collection, Wyoming State Archives Museum and Historical Department. VIEW BETWEEN TRESTLES 4 AND 5, LOOKING SOUTH - Rock River Union Pacific Snowshed Plant, .6 Mile North of Rock River, Rock River, Albany County, WY
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Union Pacific Transcontinental Railroad; Wyoming State Highway Department
Depicted place Wyoming; Albany County; Rock River
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER WYO,1-ROCRI.V,2-1
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The site was the location of the Union Pacific Transcontinental Railroad snowshed construction plant. The plant was built after the unusually severe blizzards during the winter of 1916-17 that nearly paralyzed rail operations between Cheyenne and Rawlins for a two week period. The railroad's solution was to erect several snowsheds over the yards at Rock River and three additional sites between Rock River and Medicine Bow. The initial temporary timber and iron structures were replaced with permanent precasted concrete showsheds of innovative design. These were manufactured in the open-air construction plant near Rock River. The prefabrication technique used had only recently been adopted in the United States. The showshed plant was a major industrial undertaking which had substantial impact on the towns of Laramie and Red River. Once construction of the four showsheds were completed, Union Pacific dismantled the construction plant and abandoned the site.
  • Survey number: HAER WY-6
  • Building/structure dates: 1917 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1919
  • Building/structure dates: 1947 Demolished
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/wy0106.photos.174231p
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