Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...

Members of the Legislature from Southwestern Missouri, in caucus at Jefferson ... of what is known as the Southwest Branch of the Pacific Railroad, recently forfeited by Gen.

An Act to aid in the Construction of a Railroad and Telegraph Line from the Missouri River to the Pacific ... boundary of Nevada Territory, upon the route and terms hereinafter provided ...

Exciting news for Missouri as the Federal Railroad Administration proposes expanded Amtrak service, connecting major cities ...

His enthusiasm earned him the nickname "Crazy Judah," but by 1856 Theodore Judah and his men had built the Sacramento Valley Line, the first railroad west of the Missouri River. His wife would ...

Union Pacific Railroad’s “Challenger” No. 3985, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will stop in Shakopee as part of a five-state, 1,750-mile tour from Cheyenne, Wyo., to ...

Compared to the likes of the Southern Pacific ... transcontinental route. It wouldn't be until March 3, 1903, that Keddie's proposal took shape, with Denver & Rio Grande and Missouri Pacific ...