Journey to Promontory

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The amazing mix of elements behind Union Pacific’s creation

Getting there was still no easy feat

Three photographers documented the first transcontinental railroad, and one made the picture of a lifetime

How Union Pacific built and then rebuilt its main line across Wyoming and Utah

A snapshot of UP railroad history since the Golden Spike

One man’s pursuit of the ghosts of the original transcontinental railroad

In a lonely desert setting, the epicenter of transcontinental railroad history awaits

Ever-evolving Union Pacific Railroad faces more change 150 years after Promontory

From humble beginnings, Union Pacific became a leader in locomotive innovation

Big steam burnishes UP’s imag
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GALLERY, pg. 92
From the Heartland to the Pacific