Journey to Promontory
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The amazing mix of elements behind Union Pacific’s creation
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Getting there was still no easy feat
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Three photographers documented the first transcontinental railroad, and one made the picture of a lifetime
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How Union Pacific built and then rebuilt its main line across Wyoming and Utah
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A snapshot of UP railroad history since the Golden Spike
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One man’s pursuit of the ghosts of the original transcontinental railroad
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In a lonely desert setting, the epicenter of transcontinental railroad history awaits
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Ever-evolving Union Pacific Railroad faces more change 150 years after Promontory
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From humble beginnings, Union Pacific became a leader in locomotive innovation
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Big steam burnishes UP’s imag
Also in this issue:
GALLERY, pg. 92
From the Heartland to the Pacific