

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: AHC Railroad Speaker Series: "What Happened to the Passenger Train?"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In this talk, Jim Ehernberger will trace the evolution of passenger rail in the United States from its emergence as the backbone of national transportation to its steady decline in the face of automobiles, highways, and commercial aviation. Drawing on both historical research and firsthand industry experience, he will examine how technological change and shifting public investment reshaped the role of passenger service in American life.

About the speaker: A Cheyenne native, Ehernberger devoted 35 years to the Union Pacific Railroad, serving in more than 40 positions from 1953 until his retirement in 1988. His extensive research materials and railroad records are preserved in the James L. Ehernberger Western Railroad Collection at the American Heritage Center, where they continue to support the study of railroad and transportation history.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/laramie/ahc-railroad-speaker-series-what-happened-to-the-passenger-train/200029779773624
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Laramie
- **state**: WY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2111 E. Willett Dr., Laramie, WY, United States, Wyoming 82071
- **lat**: 41.31417
- **long**: -105.56812
- **full address**: 2111 E. Willett Dr., Laramie, WY, United States, Wyoming 82071

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- **organizer**: American Heritage Center (https://allevents.in/org/american-heritage-center/13040345)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2111 E. Willett Dr., Laramie, WY, United States, Wyoming 82071
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** American Heritage Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about AHC Railroad Speaker Series: "What Happened to the Passenger Train?" ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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