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First Steam Locomotive
George Stephenson Created The First Steam Locomotive in 1830 -
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History of the Union Pacific Railroad
sit back relax and enjoy as we ride the rails as we learn about 160yrs of railroad history of the Union Pacific Railroad -
Abraham Lincoln signs the Pacific Railroad Act
Abraham Lincoln signed the pacific railroad act on July 1st,1862 directing the Union Pacific & Central Pacific to construct a transcontinental railroad -
The First Rail is layed in Omaha
On July 10th 1865 the Union Pacific RR layed the first rail down in Omaha pounding the Nails into place -
The Golden Spike ceremony
On May 10th 1869 the first Transcontinental RR was completed and the Golden Spike Was Layed into Place -
Union Pacific's first Bankruptcy
On October 13th 1893 the Union Pacific Fell into Bankruptcy -
The First Big Boys In Service
On September 4th 1941 the Union Pacific Railroad Recived the first 25 of their 4000-class Big Boy steam Locomotives the Largest and most powerful in the world -
UP Challenger #3713
On July 23rd 1959 the Union Pacific Ran the last steam locomotive in regular service was the Challenger #3713 it ran from North Platte,Neb to Cheyenne,Wyo -
Amtrak
On May 1st,1971 the Decline of private passenger Rail Service Resulted in the national rail passenger service act,Which Transferred most passenger service to AMTRAK -
MP/WP Merger
On December 22nd,1982 the UP merged with the MP(Missouri Pacific) and the WP(Western Pacific) Railroads -
The UP aquires the MKT
On August,12th,1988 the Union Pacific Aquires the MKT(Missouri-Kansas-Texas)Railroad -
The UP aquires the CNW
On July 23rd,1995 the Union Pacific Aquires the CNW(Chicago & Northwestern) Railroad -
The UP aquires the SP
On September 11th,1996 the Union Pacific Aquires the SP(Southern Pacific)Railroad -
Union Pacific Celebrates 154yrs of service
The Union Pacific Celebrates 154 years of service in Omaha
