Loading railroad ties to ship, Encampment, January 23, 1925

The tie industry near Encampment began with the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad 50 miles north. Tie camps were situated along the various tributaries of the Encampment River. In the winter, ties were shaped and stacked. After the spring thaw, the ties were floated down the river to the North Platte. On the North Platte the ties were floated northward to Fort Steele to be loaded on trains for shipment to a tie treatment plant in Laramie.