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All aboard! Union Pacific's commemorative Lincoln Locomotive to make stop in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD -- Union Pacific's new commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive will be coming to Springfield for a public ...
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How the Santa Fe Railroad Changed America Forever - Smithsonian Magazine
When the railroad tycoon Leland Stanford slammed home the fabled golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, in May 1869, to join the Central Pacific to the Union Pacific and complete the country’s ...
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Wooden Train! Locomotive Leviathan (1868) aka Central Pacific
Wooden Train! 🚂 Locomotive Leviathan (1868) aka Central Pacific. Posted: May 30, 2025 | Last updated: May 30, 2025. #AwesomeWoodcraft #woodworking ...
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What can the transcontinental railroad teach us about anti-Asian racism? - National Geographic
Every May, tourists gather in Promontory Summit, Utah, to watch two trains meet nose to nose on tracks first laid more than 150 years ago.The Central Pacific Railroad’s Jupiter, painted blue ...
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What it's like inside the Asher Adams, a historic train station turned Salt Lake hotel - KSL.com
The hotel's bar, No. 119, is a reference to the Union Pacific train engine that met with Central Pacific Railroad's Jupiter for the "Wedding of the Rails" ceremony at Promontory Summit in 1869.