Post Office 82301 (2007-05-24) The Rawlins Post office at 106 5th Street.
caboose (2007-05-24) A rainbow seen in Rawlins, Wyoming.
Spanning the Rails (2007-05-24) An overpass spans the transcontinental rails in Rawlins. Wyoming.
Rawlins Depot (2007-05-24) A rainbow spans the train Depot in Rawlins, Wyoming.
Rawlins Hotels (2007-05-24) Rawlins sports a large selection of modern hotel rooms on the East side of town.
Rawlins Train Depot (2007-05-24) The Rawlins Train Depot during a storm.
City Park (2007-05-24) This little city park sits adjacent to the Rawlins Train Depot.
Rawlins Fountain (2007-05-24) This fountain is in the park adjacent to the Train Depot in Rawlins, Wyoming.
Rawlins Depot (2007-05-24) The train depot in Rawlins, Wyoming.
Fountain and Caboose (2007-05-24) A fountain and caboose in Rawlins, Wyoming.
Rawlins Depot (2007-05-24) The train depot in Rawlins, Wyoming.
Rawlins Depot (2007-05-24) The main entrance to the train depot in Rawlins, Wyoming.
Rifleman Club Bar (2007-05-24) I like the classic frontier style brick work on the Rifleman Bar in Rawlins. BTW, Coco and one of the parental units is in the picture as well.
Square Shooters Eating House (2007-05-24) The square shooters eating house is in downtown Rawlins, Wyoming.
Sanford s Grub and Pub (2007-05-24) Parking around the Grub and Pub can get tight. This patron chose to park his pickup on the awning.
Downtown Rawlins (2007-05-24) Rawlins, Wyoming after a storm. I believe the church is Victory Baptist Church. I could not find a web site for it.
Windy Corner (2007-05-24) The Victory Baptist Church and Windy Corner in downtown Rawlins, Wyoming.
3rd Street (2007-05-24) Third Street in Rawlins, Wyoming.
AB Surplus (2007-05-24) This is the AB Surplus Store and Fox Theatre in downtown Rawlins, Wyoming.
A & B Surplus (2007-05-24) This is the A&B Surplus store in downtown Rawlins, Wyoming.
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Rawlins is the Seat of Carbon County on I80 in Central Wyoming. The town was named for Civil War Veteran General John A. Rawlins. In 1882 General Rawlins was helping protect the transcontinental railroad. On tasting the water from a local Spring, he declared it the best he ever tasted. The town that formed around Rawlins Spring incorporated in 1886.
The elevation of Rawlins is 6,755 feet. They have a population of 8,538. The primary industries are gas and oil exploration along with providing services for interstate traffic.