Look for the above logo on upcoming stories and other content to indicate it is related to AHW’s new Tracks Across Wyoming preservation initiative

Tracks Across Wyoming was founded after the brief revival of Amtrak service in Wyoming in 1994. Charter members came from the six counties in southern Wyoming — Laramie, Albany, Carbon, Sweetwater, Uinta and Lincoln.  They were an eclectic bunch – railroad buffs and business owners, museum workers and historic site personnel, historic preservationists and tourism officials.

To help visitors find the historical treasures of the corridor, Tracks published a map and brochure identifying the various trails and routes in the corridor and listing a wide range of historical and cultural attractions. Its website lists festivals and events throughout the corridor.

“It seems perfectly natural to expand the concept of ‘Tracks Across Wyoming’ to the rest of the state,” says Tracks board member Barbara Bogart, who is also a new board member of the Alliance for Historic Wyoming, “since virtually every corner of the state encompasses historic trails, rail lines, and highways.”  The AHW board sees the Tracks mission of preserving and interpreting historic trails as a perfect fit with its landscape initiative.Wyoming’s Fossil Cabin near Medicine Bow is a good example of a cultural resource related to Wyoming’s transportation history (in this case, the Lincoln Highway)