Granite, Wyoming

Granite Canon (also Granite or Granite Canyon) is an unincorporated community in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. Its elevation is 7,336 feet (2,236 m).[1] The community of Granite Canon is unincorporated, but does have a postal designation (under the name of Granite Canon) with the ZIP code of 82059.[2]

Granite Canon, Wyoming
Unincorporated community
Granite Canon, Wyoming
Location within the state of Wyoming
Granite Canon, Wyoming
Granite Canon, Wyoming (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°6′0″N 105°9′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyLaramie
Elevation
7,336 ft (2,236 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
82059
GNIS feature ID1597336[1]

Public education in the community of Granite is provided by Laramie County School District #1.

On the morning of October 4, 2018, an eastbound Union Pacific freight train collided with the rear of a stationary Union Pacific freight train in Granite Canyon. At the time of the accident, the striking train was traveling on a descending grade leading up to the point of collision. The engineer and conductor of the striking train were killed, and three locomotives and fifty-seven cars of the striking train derailed, while nine cars of the stationary train derailed.[3]

References
  1. "Granite, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Zip Code Lookup
  3. Railroad Rear-end Collision Between UP Freight Trains: Granite Canyon, Wyoming October 4, 2018 RRD19FR001. Washington, DC: National Transportation Safety Board. 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.



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