Local historians will share the story of Union Pacific Railroad’s decision to end 108 years of service between Echo and Park ...

Our first lecture was ‘A Tale of Two Ski Towns,’ which was about Ketchum, Idaho, and Park City, in which the towns were served by the Union Pacific,” Nicholas said. “In February this past year, we did ...

Little puffs of smoke drifted skyward from the stack of the brightly painted Jupiter steam locomotive, its red, blue and gold trim gleaming beneath the desert sun. The engineer leaned out of the cab, ...

An Englishman's journey to America and how he became a frontiersman who established settlements throughout eastern Idaho ...

Complete Guide to Golden Spike National Historical Park in Utah including things to do, history, camping and lodging nea ...

Idaho has plenty of hidden gems waiting to be adored, and this charming spot in the south of the Gem State is another to add ...

Anyone attending the Durham Museum south of Omaha’s Old Market will be near the one-mile marker for the Union Pacific ...

First Union Pacific Rail laid in Omaha.

EXTENSION ACTIVITY: Students can compare and contrast the Chinese worker experience building the transcontinental railroad with another immigrant group experience. Students could do more research into ...

Union Pacific’s iconic steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 is coming to Tucson. There were originally 25 Big Boys built for Union Pacific, but only eight still exist.

In 1861, Union Mill Road was a dirt wagon track used primarily by local farmers. It ran south from Braddock road, and after meandering through the countryside on the east side of Little Rocky Run ...

Where OPPD's now-closed nuclear power plant sits, DeSoto was a river town incorporated in 1855. At its zenith, its population ...