Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...

In early 1865 the Central Pacific had work ... Construction got a slow start in Omaha, Nebraska, eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad. By April 1864 the jubilance of groundbreaking ...

Photo: Jay R ... Admission is free. Union Pacific has published the Big Boy's full schedule, including tentative times and specific railroad crossings where onlookers can see the locomotive.