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ngest of four tunnels built in weber canyon was 757 foot long 231 m tunnel 2 the tunnels were all made with the new nitroglycerine explosive which expedited work but caused some fatal accidents 20 the tracks reached ogden on march 27 1869 then skirted north of the great salt lake to brigham city and corinne utah before finally connecting with the central pacific railroad at promontory summit in utah territory on may 10 1869 21 22 expansion edit in the 1860s the original up purchased three short mormon built roads the utah central railroad extending south from ogden to salt lake city the utah southern railroad extending south from salt lake city into the utah valley and the utah northern railroad extending north from ogden into idaho it built or purchased local lines that gave it access to key locations denver colorado portland oregon and to the pacific northwest it acquired the kansas pacific originally called the union pacific eastern division though an entirely separate railroad it also owned narrow gauge trackage into the mining districts high in the colorado rockies and a standard gauge line south from denver across new mexico into texas business standards edit jan richard heier argues that america s greatest technological achievement of the nineteenth century was the transcontinental railroad he adds that the political scandal over the disposition of millions of dollars in government bonds led to congressional hearings that showed the weakness of accounting methods the reporting of assets liabilities and capital followed standards of the day the companies had to invent new methods for accounting for stock dividends and bond discounts 23 congress distrusted the up and forced it to hire as the new president a distinguished member of the adams family charles francis adams jr in 1884 adams had long promoted various reform ideas but had little practical experience in management as railroad president he was successful in getting a good press for the up and set up libraries along the route to allow his employees to better themselves he had poor results dealing with the knights of labor labor union when the knights of labor refuse extra work in wyoming in 1885 adams hired chinese workers the result was the rock springs massacre that killed scores of chinese and drove all the rest out of wyoming 24 page needed he tried to build a complex network of alliances with other businesses but they provided little help to the up he had great difficulty in making decisions and in coordinating his subordinates adams was unable to stanch the worsening financial condition of the up and in 1890 gould forced his resignation 25 26 27 land sales and settlers edit in addition to charges for freight and passenger service the up made its money from land sales especially to farmers and ranchers the up land grant gave it ownership of 12 800 acres per mile of finished track the government kept every other section of land so it also had 12 800 acres to sell or give away to homesteaders the up s goal was not to make a profit but rather to build up a permanent clientele of farmers and townspeople who would form a solid basis for routine sales and purchases the up like other major lines opened sales offices in the east and in europe advertised heavily 28 and offered attractive package rates for farmer to sell out and move his entire family and his tools to the new destination in 1870 the up offered rich nebraska farmland at five dollars an acre with one fourth down and the remainder in three annual installments 29 it gave a 10 percent discount for cash farmers could also homestead land getting it free from the federal government after five years or even sooner by paying 1 50 an acre sales were improved by offering large blocks to ethnic colonies of european immigrants germans and scandinavians for example could sell out their small farms back home and buy much larger farms for the same money european ethnics comprised half of the population of nebraska in the late 19th century 30 married couples were usually the homesteaders but single women were also eligible on their own 31 20th century edit this section needs expansion with coverage of anything after ww2 to present that s 70 years of history missing you can help by adding missing information june 2022 harriman edit passengers changed cars at ogden utah from union pacific to southern pacific which took them to california 1910 e h harriman 1848 1909 in 1898 became chairman of the up executive committee and from that time until his death his word was law on the union pacific system he merged the up with the larger southern pacific in 1900 to obtain greater efficiency and more monopoly power in the southwest 10 page needed the justice department sued and in 1912 the supreme court separated the two companies because the suppression of competition was in restraint of trade and violated the 1890 sherman antitrust act 32 1920s edit labor unrest was generally low in the united states after the great strikes of 1919 but there was tension among the shopmen of the union pacific the railroad cut wage rates in las vegas nevada the site of major repair shops on 1 july 1922 boilermakers blacksmiths electricians carmen and sheet metal workers went on strike the over the rails workforce did not join them local public opinion at first favored the strikers after episodes of violence by striking pickets the railroad obtained a federal injunction restraining against threats or attacks the railroad also threatened to move the maintenance facilities to more favorable city public support for the strike fell away the strike collapsed in september and union membership collapsed 33 world war ii edit world war ii propaganda poster showing off union pacific s involvement in wartime freight hauling union pacific was noted for its patriotism during world war ii a boeing b 17 flying fortress was named spirit of the union pacific to recognize war bond contributions from union pacific employees the plane was shot down over germany in 1943 with most of its crew taken as prisoners of war 34 statistical trends edit revenue passenger traffic in millions of passenger miles year traffic 1925 1 065 1933 436 1944 5 481 1960 1 233 1970 333 source icc annual reports in the tables up includes osl owr n la sl stj g 1925 1944 passenger mile totals do not include laramie north park western saratoga encampment valley or pacific idaho northern and none of the totals includes spokane international or mount hood from the icc annual reports except 1979 is from moody s revenue freight ton miles millions up lnp w s ev p in 1925 12 869 10 3 1933 8 639 4 0 4 into up 1944 37 126 7 0 7 1960 33 280 into up into up 1970 47 575 1979 73 708 on december 31 1925 up osl owrn la sl stj gi operated 9 834 route miles and 15 265 track miles at the end of 1980 union pacific operated 9 266 route miles and 15 647 miles of track 35 moody s shows 220 697 million revenue ton miles in 1993 on the expanded system 17 835 route miles at the end of the year former services edit wine label roma wine company bottled for union pacific rr c 1940s between 1869 and 1971 union pacific operated passenger service throughout its historic overland route the last passenger train operated by up was the westbound city of los angeles arriving at los angeles union station on may 2 36 since then union pacific has satisfied its common carrier requirements by hosting amtrak trains see hosted amtrak trains note 1 named passenger trains once operated by union pacific include the following butte special operated between salt lake city and butte montana challenger operated jointly with the chicago and north western railway until october 1955 and thereafter the milwaukee road city of denver operated jointly with the chicago and north western railway until october 1955 and thereafter the milwaukee road city of las vegas later the las vegas holiday special 1956 1967 city of los angeles operated jointly with the chicago and north western railway until october 1955 and thereafter the milwaukee road city of portland operated jointly with the chicago and north western railway until october 1955 and thereafter the milwaukee road city of salina 1934 1940 city of san francisco operated jointly with the chicago and north western railway and the southern pacific railroad after october 1955 the milwaukee road assumed operation of the chicago omaha leg of the service city of st louis columbine in service to chicago and denver beginning in the 1920s forty niner operated between chicago and oakland gold coast operated between chicago and oakland los angeles idahoan operated between cheyenne and portland los angeles limited in service 1905 overland flyer renamed the overland limited in 1890 1887 1963 pacific limited operated between chicago and ogden utah where it was split to serve los angeles and san francisco beginning in 1913 it was combined with the portland rose in 1947 38 pony express operated between kansas city and los angeles 1926 1954 portland rose in service between chicago and portland beginning in the 1920s 39 san francisco overland originally operated between chicago and oakland later terminated only at st louis spokane operated between spokane and portland utahn operated between cheyenne and los angeles yellowstone special operated between pocatello idaho and west yellowstone montana historical presidents edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed october 2019 learn how and when to remove this message presidents of all four incarnations of the union pacific railroad citation needed william butler ogden 1862 1863 john adams dix 1863 1865 oliver ames jr 1866 1871 thomas alexander scott 1871 1872 horace f clark 1872 1873 john duff 1873 1874 sidney dillon 1874 1884 charles f adams 1884 1890 sidney dillon 1890 1892 silas h h clark 1890 1898 w s pierce acting 1897 horace g burt 1898 1904 e h harriman 1904 1909 robert s lovett 1910 1911 a l mohler 1911 1916 e e calvin 1916 1918 c b seger 1918 1919 carl r gray 1920 1937 william m jeffers 1937 1946 g f ashby 1946 1949 arthur e stoddard 1949 1965 e h bailey 1965 1971 john kenefick 1971 1986 william s cook 1977 1987 drew lewis 1986 1987 mike walsh 1987 1991 richard k davidson 1991 1996 ron burns several months in 1996 jerry davis 1996 1998 ike evans 1998 2004 james r young 2004 2012 jack koraleski 2012 2015 lance fritz 2015 current historic locomotives edit one of up s steam locomotives hauls an excursion train through painted rocks nevada in 2009 the union pacific once operated a large fleet of steam and diesel locomotives 40 alone among modern railroads up maintains several historic locomotives for special trains and for hire in its cheyenne wyoming roundhouse citation needed steam edit up 844 is a 4 8 4 northern type express passenger steam locomotive class fef 3 it was the last steam locomotive built for up and has been in continuous service since its 1944 delivery many people know the engine as the no 8444 since an extra 4 was added to its number in 1962 to distinguish it from a diesel numbered in the 800 series it regained its rightful number in june 1989 after the diesel was retired and donated to the nevada southern railroad museum in boulder city nevada overhauled in 1996 it was taken out of service on june 24 1999 after the collapse of boiler tubes made of the wrong material it returned to service on november 10 2004 it was rebuilt again in 2015 and returned to service in 2016 in addition to being one of up s oldest locomotives it is the only steam locomotive to never be officially retired from a north american class i railroad up 4014 is a 4 8 8 4 big boy class freight steam locomotive it is the largest operational steam locomotive in the world delivered in 1941 the locomotive operated in revenue service until it was withdrawn in 1961 it was donated in late 1961 to the railgiants train museum in pomona california where it became one of the eight big boys preserved around the united states on july 23 2013 up announced that it would reacquire no 4014 from the southern california chapter of the railway and locomotive historical society in pomona with the goal of restoring it to service in 2014 no 4014 was moved from pomona to the union pacific west colton yard then to cheyenne restoration to full operating condition was completed in may 2019 its first excursion took place that month 41 diesel edit up 949 951 and 963b are a trio of streamlined general motors electro motive division e9 passenger locomotives built in 1955 they are used to haul the up business cars during excursions and charter specials originally built in 1955 the original twin 1 200 hp 12 cylinder 567 series engines have been replaced with single emd 16 645e 2000 hp 1 5 mw engines and the electrical and control equipment similarly upgraded making them more compatible with more modern locomotives 42 the set is made of two a units and one b unit the latter which contains an hep engine generator set for powering passenger cars the two a units have been modified to eliminate the nose doors to increase safety in a collision preserved locomotives edit main article list of preserved union pacific railroad rolling stock this section may contain unverified or indiscriminate information in embedded lists please help clean up the lists by removing items or incorporating them into the text of the article june 2022 union pacific 618 operates at the heber valley historic railroad in addition to the historic fleet outlined above kept by up itself a large number of up locomotives survive elsewhere many locomotives were donated to towns along the union pacific tracks for instance as well as locomotives donated to museums up 18 26 from 1948 to 1970 up operated a series of gas turbine electric locomotives these were ultimately retired due to rising fuel costs two surviving gtels can be seen on display up 18 is at the illinois railway museum in union illinois and up 26 is displayed at the utah state railroad museum in ogden utah up 119 a 4 4 0 type the original was scrapped and this technically does not count as a preserved engine however a full scale exact replica was built in 1979 and currently operates at the golden spike national historic site in promontory utah up 407 a 2 8 0 type donated to city of sidney nebraska in july 1956 up 421 a 2 8 0 type donated to city of fairbury nebraska in april 1956 up 423 a 2 8 0 type donated to city of gering nebraska in july 1955 up 428 a 2 8 0 type undergoing restoration at the illinois railway museum union illinois up 437 a 2 8 0 type donated to city of grand island nebraska in september 1955 up 440 a 2 8 0 type donated to city of lincoln nebraska in may 1955 moved to mid continent railway museum north freedom wisconsin in june 1975 up 460 a 2 8 0 type donated to city of marysville kansas in april 1956 up 477 a 2 8 0 type 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