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	Union Pacific Railroad. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		It was reincorporated (1897) as the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Utah, and under the management of Edward H. Harriman the railroad was expanded, vastly improved, and stabilized.
		The Union Pacific acquired the Missouri Pacific and Western Pacific RRs in 1982 and M-K-T RR in 1988.
		Today the railroad, with around 33,000 mi (53,000 km) of track in the West, Midwest, and Gulf Coast regions, is a subsidiary of the highly diversified Union Pacific Corporation; in 1999 the corporation split the railroad operation into three semiautonomous units (for the northern, southern, and western sections of the system).
	www.bartleby.com /65/un/UnionPac.html (575 words)

	LearnCalifornia.org - Central Pacific Railroad
		The winter of 1866-67 was one of the harshest on record, and caught the crews of the railroad in the midst of drilling eleven tunnels at the highest elevations.
		The Union Pacific, chartered by the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862, was formally organized in October 1863 to construct west from the Missouri River and across the Great Plains and Rockies until it met the Central Pacific coming the other way.
		Completing the Pacific railroad (it wouldn't be commonly called the "transcontinental railroad" for another year or two) had the same effect on the popular imagination as would man's walking on the moon one hundred years and a couple of months later.
	www.learncalifornia.org /doc.asp?ID=112 (5790 words)

	Northern Pacific Railroad
		It stated that it would be practical to bring a railroad through to the Pacific by way of the Valley of the Missouri or the Yellowstone.
		This time, mortgage of the railroad, its telegraph lines, and the land grant were permitted to raise funds.
		The merits of the Pacific Northwest were praised, namely the forests, mountain valleys, grassy plains, and mild climate, where bumper crops of grain and fruit could be raised.
	members.aol.com /Gibson0817/npacific.htm (1673 words)

	MPHS - Missouri Pacific Railroad History
		With the Missouri Pacific as a foundation, Gould then welded together a great network of rail lines known as the "Southwest System" In 1880, five other smaller western railroads were consolidated with the Missouri Pacific, and in 1881 control of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern was acquired.
		In 1885 the management of the Texas and Pacific was separated from that of the Missouri Pacific, and in 1888 the lease of the Katy railroad properties was terminated, a move which divorced the I-GN from Missouri Pacific control.
		Jenks as president of the Missouri Pacific in 1972 and was elected chief executive officer of Mo-Pac in 1974.
	www.mopac.org /history_mp.asp (6450 words)

	Union Pacific Railroad
		The Union Pacific was chartered by Congress, through the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862, to construct a portion of the first transcontinental line, starting in Omaha and proceeding westward through the Platte River Valley.
		The Union Pacific was forced into receivership during the depression of the 1890s, but was brought back to prominence by E.H. Harriman.
		Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum HOME MAP INDEX Map of the Union Pacific Railroad and Connections, circa 1867.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h868.html (368 words)

	Union Pacific Historical Society
		Founded in 1984, the Union Pacific Historical Society is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of the Union Pacific Railroad from its beginning in 1862 to the operation as it is today.
		A railroad legacy spanning more than 140 years is celebrated at the new Union Pacific Railroad Museum, located in Council Bluffs.
		The Carnegie Museum in Council Bluffs is the new location of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum Collection that was last housed in the Western Heritage Museum (The original Union Station) in Omaha.
	www.uphs.org (631 words)

	UP-The Union Pacific Railroad Museum
		The completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 by Union Pacific and its constituent railroads shaped the landscape and geography of the American West.
		The restoration of the historic Carnegie Library and the development of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum create a tourist destination in the heart of the Council Bluffs historic district and preserve an important part of the city's rich heritage.
		The Union Pacific Railroad Museum complements other local rail attractions, including the Historic General Dodge House, the RailsWest Museum, the Golden Spike monument and the Durham Western Heritage Museum, and it expands on the story of pioneer migration depicted at the National Western Historic Trails Center.
	www.uprr.com /aboutup/history/museum/index.shtml (612 words)

	Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society-History of the Western Pacific Railroad
		The Western Pacific Railroad Company had been incorporated by the bondholders a few weeks before, to operate the railway and, subsequent to the auction, the Western Pacific Railroad Corporation was chartered by the same parties as a holding company.
		Perlman came to Western Pacific after a long and distinguished railroading career which included service for the Denver and Rio Grande Western, the New York Central and the Penn Central and was recognized as one of the foremost railroad executives in the nation.
		Western Pacific's independent corporate existence however may be said to have terminated on January 11, 1983 when at a meeting of the Company's Board of Directors action was taken to confirm the Company's status as a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
	www.wprrhs.org /wphistory.html (12279 words)

	Southern Pacific Railroad
		The Southern Pacific Railroad was one of the largest and most influential railroads in the west.
		Southern Pacific recognized the need for such a line to expedite the movement of eastward moving traffic originating in Oregon after the completion of the original north-south mainline through the Siskiyou Mountains in 1887.
		In 1963 SP obtained trackage rights on the Western Pacific Railroad mainline from Flanigan to Weso (near Winnemucca), NV, a move which allowed for the abandonment of the line from Flanigan to Fernley.
	www.trainweb.org /highdesertrails/sp.html (2747 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		These two railroads along with the lines comprising the Sunset Route in Texas all had their roots in the antebellum period and include the oldest components of the Southern Pacific system.
		The last of the antebellum railroads, the San Antonio and Mexican Gulf, was combined with the Indianola Railroad Company on April 22, 1871, to form the Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific.
		The Southern Pacific also owned several railroads in Mexico, the longest of which was the Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico, which ran from Nogales on the Arizona-Sonora border to Guadalajara.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/eqs35.html (1926 words)

	Southern Pacific Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The railroad was founded as a land holding company in 1865, forming part of the Central Pacific Railroad empire.
		Like most railroads, the SP painted the majority of its steam locomotive fleet fl during the 20th century, but after the 1930s the SP had a policy of painting the front of the locomotive's smokebox light silver (almost white in appearance), with graphite colored sides, for visibility.
		The Central Pacific Railroad (and later the Southern Pacific) maintained and operated a fleet of ferry boats that connected Oakland with San Francisco by water.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Southern_Pacific_Railroad (2879 words)

	Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
		The Museum is currently exploring the possibilities of operating passenger excursion trains through Carriso Gorge with the owner of the railroad, the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.
		The San Diego Railroad Museum, operated by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of railroads as they existed in the Pacific Southwest.
		The Museum offers an on-line history of railroads in general, with detailed attention paid to the San Diego area and to the San Diego and Arizona Railway in particular.
	www.sdrm.org (501 words)

	Transcontinental Railroad - Driving the Last Spike - 1869
		The connection of the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific bridged the 2000 miles to the Missouri River, and the four to six months time taken by the overland pioneers was reduced to six days.
		At once the Pacific States were transformed, and Western life gradually caught up with the life and aspirations of the East.
		This is Central Pacific locomotive No. 1, the first engine to be placed in construction service on the western end of the transcontinental railroad.
	www.sfmuseum.org /hist1/rail.html (554 words)

	Island Pacific Railroad index04.html
		It is graphic intensive with many photographs and can be slow in loading but please be patient, the pictures are worth the wait.
		The garden railroad has been undergoing expantion and improvements each year since inception and now has approximately 400 feet of track.
		The ISLAND PACIFIC has been honored with the issuance of a Commemorative Postage Stamp by Canada Post.
	members.tripod.com /islepacrr (177 words)

	Union Pacific -- the railroad established by Congress and Abraham Lincoln to span the continent
		Union Pacific -- the railroad established by Congress and Abraham Lincoln to span the continent - is in the middle of a very tough period.
		On passenger trains, railroads operated lots of equipment other than sleepers, coaches, dining cars, etc. This equipment was generally called 'head-end' equipment, these 'freight' cars were at one time plentiful and highly profitable for the railroads.
		Union Pacific is testing several different high-tech grade crossing guards in an attempt to stop motorist who insist on driving around, or through, lowered gates and ignoring flashing lights and bells.
	www.lakemirabel.com /Railroad/UnionPacific1.html (2043 words)

	Missouri Pacific Railroad Memories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was the first railroad to serve Kansas City, reached in 1865, after construction was interrupted by the American Civil War.
		In 1872 the line was reorganized as the Missouri Pacific Railway, and in 1879 it came under the control of New York financier Jay Gould, who developed a system extending through Colorado, Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana.
		In 1982 the Missouri Pacific merged with the Union Pacific and Western Pacific Railroad companies to form the "Union Pacific System", under the holding company Union Pacific Corporation.
	members.aol.com /cliffs1948/index.htm (439 words)

	Building the Pacific Railroad
		The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history.
		The necessity for construction of the railroad was clearly demonstrated during the Civil War.
		Ironically, while fear of war with Britain may have spurred on the transcontinental railroad, the end of the Civil War and the construction of the railroad, resulted in a fear of annexation in Canada.
	www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com /sherman2.html (1585 words)

	Kansas Pacific Railroad: Railroads in Kansas \| www.kansasheritage.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Kansas Pacific was a southern branch of the Union Pacific.
		In September 1863, the Kansas Pacific Railroad began building the main line for passengers (immigrants) westward across the Great Plains -- from Kansas City--Wyandotte to Denver, CO. The Kansas Pacific was the long-line railroad in the state for two or three years.
		Skiddy, Kansas was named for a railroad man, Francis Skiddy of New York, a magnate of the Union Pacific Railroad.
	www.kansasheritage.org /research/rr/kp.html (387 words)

	Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum - Transcontinental Railroad
		The idea for a transcontinental railroad "to shrink the continent and change the whole world" was first proposed by men of imagination in 1830.
		In 1864 thousands of Chinese in Kwantung Province were recruited by Central Pacific Railroad Co. to work on the western portion of transcontinental railroad.
		The roadbed was blasted out of the solid rock mountainside in the fall of 1865 by lowering Chinese workers (also known as "Celestials" after the "Celestial Kingdom" as these tireless workers referred to their homeland) on ropes down the sheer cliff face.
	cprr.org (1165 words)

	Arizona & Pacific Railroad Home Page
		The Arizona and Pacific Railroad, a project of John Sayre (with help from brother David), is located in Peoria, Arizona a rapidly growing suburb northwest of Phoenix.
		We are a private railroad and not open to the public or drop-in guests.
		The Arizona & Pacific Railroad photo tour highlights the construction of the A&P RR Restoration work on the Arizona & Pacific Railroad
	www.arizonaandpacificrr.com (614 words)

	ALTON & PACIFIC STEAM RAILROAD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Alton and Pacific was a 24" gauge steam railroad operated from 1968 until 1989 by Frank Bayliss, a Los Angeles native and lifelong railfan.
		At some point Frank Bayliss bought it for the Alton and Pacific, where it remained on display until 1992, when it was acquired by the Northern Counties Logging Interpretive Association, who have it in indefinite storage.
		The Alton and Pacific rails were extended almost to the mill, but revenue trains never operated out that mile or so before the operation ceased.
	harrymarnell.com /alton.htm (3445 words)

	Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Puget Sound and Pacific 3005 is an EMD GP30 and was one of the first locomotives to serve the line.
		Willamette and Pacific 1201 is an EMD SW1200 that was leased for a short period.
		Willamette and Pacific 1203 is an EMD SW1200 that was leased for a short period.
	www.cs.utk.edu /~davison/psp (999 words)

	Pacific Railroad Soceity
		These colors were chosen for the Pacific Railroad Society home pages because they are the official colors of the club.
		Wayne Melching, Pacific Railroad Society co-founding member and Vice President when the Imperial Bird was acquired, said that he always liked the yellow and green used by Chicago and Northwestern (CandNW) on their passenger trains.
		Pacific Railroad Society has never had all its cars painted this way.
	www.pacificrailroadsociety.org (322 words)

	SPH&TS
		is dedicated to preserving and disseminating the historical record of the Southern Pacific Railroad and its affiliates.
		We support railfanning, industrial archeology and accurate scale modeling of this great pioneer railroad of the western United States.
		Everyone is welcome to join the Society and share member benefits, which include the excellent quarterly journal TRAINLINE, an informative quarterly newsletter, an exciting annual convention, and the opportunity to serve other dedicated Southern Pacific fans and modelers.
	www.sphts.org (192 words)

	WP Site Home
		All of these are phrases that have been used to describe the Western Pacific Railroad at one time or another.
		Constructed with financing provided by the Gould’s who owned the Denver and Rio Grande and the Missouri Pacific it was envisioned as a way of competing with the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific into California.
		The Western Pacific Railway was to be known as the DandRG’s “Western Extension” thus completing George Gould’s ambition of assembling a system that would stretch from coast to coast.
	www.wplives.com (338 words)

	Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. :: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
		Wisconsin and Southern Railroad Co. :: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
		Snow isn't here yet, but Ed Moran's photo of the MAPDC at Spring Green, WI is on the cover of our new WSOR 2007 Railroad Calendar.
		(WSOR) is a regional railroad operating 700 miles of track (600 owned or leased and 100 in trackage rights) throughout south central Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois.
	www.wsorrailroad.com (161 words)

	Missouri Pacific Historical Society
		"Dedicated to preserving the rich history of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, the Texas and Pacific, the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, and all Predecessors"
		Whether this is your first visit or your 100th we hope that you will clearly see why we proudly promote the rich heritage of the mighty MoPac, Texas and Pacific, CandEI, Missouri-Illinois, the KOandG as well as the whole MP family of railroads.
		Texas and Pacific F7 1930 is photographed by Tony Fey on the head-end of the LKY (Little Rock to Kansas City) at Lane, Kansas, on July 14, 1973.
	www.mopac.org (613 words)

	Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society
		From 1910 until being merged into the mighty Union Pacific Railroad in 1982, the Western Pacific was one of the West's most popular railroads.
		Attracting fans from all over the world, the WP's short but diverse route featured everything from urban industrial trackage in the thriving metropolis of the San Francisco bay area to the scenic splendors and sleepy mountain communities of the famous Feather River Route and on through the desert wastelands of Eastern Nevada and Utah.
		If you have any Western Pacific specific questions or inquiries, please click here to find the appropriate person to contact.
	www.wprrhs.org (270 words)

	The Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad Association, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad Association, Inc.
		The Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad is located in Glencoe, Mo.(Wildwood), 25 miles west of St. Louis's Gateway Arch.
		The WFandP is a non-profit, educational organization operated by volunteer members of the WFandP Association.
	www.wfprr.com (162 words)

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