UP History Facts

UP History Fact
Aug. 9, 1909 - Missouri Pacific Railroad consolidated with 11 of its major subsidiaries.

UP History Fact
Aug. 13, 1946 – The first diesel locomotives on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad are placed in service at Dallas, Texas.

UP History Fact
Aug. 16, 1984 - The Connector Line, a joint venture between Union Pacific and Western Railroad Properties (operated by the Chicago & North Western) opened, giving UP access to the Powder River Basin coal fields in Wyoming.

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Aug. 21, 1910 - The first public passenger train traveled through California's Feather River Canyon on former Western Pacific tracks.

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Aug. 23, 1996 - UP and its partners, SBC International and Empresas Ica, filed an application of intent to bid on the 2,400-mile northeast region of the Ferrocarriles Nacionales De Mexicos (FNM).

UP History Fact
Aug. 25, 1830 - Peter Cooper's locomotive "Tom Thumb" made a round-trip trial run between Baltimore and Ellicott's Mills, Md.

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Aug. 28, 1864 - The first permanent Railway Post Office car for picking up, sorting and distributing mail en route was placed in operation on a run from Chicago to Clinton, Iowa.

Looks like thats the end of the UP history facts. The UP Online web page has changed.

As of July 12th 2007 Union Pacific 9838 became the last SD50 on the active roster.
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