Open 4th of July in Cheyenne ✦ Wyoming State Capitol Grounds ✦ July 4 – September 26 ✦ Free & Fully Accessible ✦ 100 W 21st St, Cheyenne WY ✦ All Are Welcome ✦ Open in Cheyenne Soon ✦ Wyoming State Capitol Grounds ✦ July 4th – September 26 ✦ Free & Fully Accessible ✦ 100 W 21st St, Cheyenne WY ✦ All Are Welcome ✦
A Mobile Monument  ·  Wyoming I-80 Corridor

Labor.
Memory.
Motion.

A transformed 1950s railroad boxcar carrying the stories of the workers who built the West — now touring the former rail towns of Wyoming through 2029.

Visit in Cheyenne → Explore the Boxcar
Current Residency
Wyoming State Capitol Grounds
100 W 21st St, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Opens July 4, 2026
Closes September 30, 2026
Hours Saturdays, 1–7pm
Admission Free
Accessibility Fully ADA accessible

See our Events page for additional open hours during special programming

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Until Opening Day — July 4, 2026
High Iron boxcar with murals by nine public artists touring Wyoming through 2029.

Eirini Linardaki, I Wake Up to the Sound of Mountains (Walking Against the Wind)

Admission Always Free
Open Jul 4 – Sep 26, 2026
Location Capitol Grounds, Cheyenne
Accessibility Fully ADA Accessible
Our Mission

We believe in shining light on regional rail labor history that amplifies the contribution and community creation of migrant and immigrant laborers — and in the transformative power of art to restore what the official record left out.

Community Programming

Events
& Gatherings

High Iron isn't just an exhibit — it's a gathering place. Every stop on the tour includes free, fully accessible programming open to all. No tickets. No registration. Just come.

Cheyenne Summer 2026

Events Announced Soon

We are finalizing our summer schedule. Sign up to be the first to know when events are confirmed.

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Ongoing

Oral History Recording

Open recording sessions inside the boxcar. Walk in and tell your story — no appointment needed.

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Monthly

Community Conversations

Facilitated dialogues on labor, belonging, and local history. Open to all ages, with bilingual materials available.

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Scheduled

Artist Events

The High Iron artists return to Cheyenne for public talks, performances, and participatory workshops. Dates TBA.

04
Scheduled

Youth & School Groups

Curriculum-connected programming for K–12 groups. Educator guides available. Book through our Visit page.

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Wyoming 250

Sesquicentennial Events

Special programming tied to Wyoming's 250th — intergenerational gatherings and celebrations at the Capitol Grounds.

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Always Open

Self-Guided Public Tours

Drop-in tours during all open hours. View the art, learn from the installations and the communities they honor.

Full Events Calendar → Book a Group Visit
High Iron expands what a monument can be by insisting that it must move, must listen, and must change. High Iron expands what a monument can be by insisting that it must move, must listen, and must change.
The Journey

High Iron
Through 2029

Following the I-80 corridor — the spine of the transcontinental railroad — through the former rail towns of Wyoming. Five cities. Five years. One boxcar.

All stops free & fully accessible.
Programming varies by location.
Dates confirmed as tour progresses.

2024–25 Laramie

Laramie, Wyoming

Debut stop. The boxcar arrived by semi and crane on May Day 2024 and opened to the public on September 27, 2024.

2026 Jul–Sep

Cheyenne, Wyoming Open 4th of July

Wyoming State Capitol Grounds · July 4 – September 30, 2026. Free, fully accessible, open to all.

2027 Rawlins

Rawlins, Wyoming

Carbon County — site of deep coal and rail history. Dates TBA.

2028 Rock Springs

Rock Springs, Wyoming

Sweetwater County — home of the 1885 Rock Springs massacre and one of the most diverse communities in the 19th-century West. Dates TBA.

2029 Evanston

Evanston, Wyoming

Uinta County — the western terminus of High Iron's Wyoming journey along the I-80 corridor. Dates TBA.