Open now in Rawlins ✦ Free & Fully Accessible ✦ 221 W. Cedar Street, Rawlins, WY ✦ All Are Welcome ✦ Open now in Rawlins ✦ Free & Fully Accessible ✦ 221 W. Cedar Street, Rawlins, 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.

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Current Residency
The Blake House, Rawlins
221 W. Cedar Street, Rawlins, WY 82301
Opens September 25, 2026
Closes August 31, 2027
Hours Saturdays, 1–6pm
Admission Free
Accessibility Fully ADA accessible

See our Events page for additional open hours during special programming

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 Saturdays from 1 to 6 PM
Location 221 W. Cedar Street, Rawlins, WY
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 a gathering place. Every stop on the tour includes free, fully accessible programming open to all. No tickets. No registration. Just come.

Rawlins Fall 2026

Upcoming Events

Through October, visit us on Saturdays at the boxcar to explore the labor history of our neighbors in Cheyenne. Stay tuned for our spring programming!

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01
Ongoing

Oral History Recording

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

02
Monthly

Community Conversations

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

03
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.

05
Wyoming 250

Sesquicentennial Events

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

06
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.

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"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 Cheyenne

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Wyoming State Capitol Grounds · July 4 – September 20, 2026.

2027 Rawlins

Rawlins, Wyoming

Carbon County — site of deep coal and rail history. Open now!

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.