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Giants of steam now relics of rust
Climbing Aboard...the once magnificent engine 814 in Dodge Park is City Arborist David Smith. Two engines, a caboose and a club car were to have served as the nucleus of a planned transportation museum. The plans fell through and vandals have made…
Woman Drives Spike In Honor Of Husband; To finish No. 814 Track Thursday
Driving A Spike...in honor of her late husband is Mrs. Emma Silein.
Railroad Veteran Primps For Its Coming Out Party; Destined For Display
Engine Number 814...gets an admiring glance from Union Pacific roundhouse foreman Earl J. Webb, 3610 Fifth Ave. Webb is in charge of the restoration project on the huge locomotive.
Route Used by Buffalo, Indians Chosen for Union Pacific
Here is a copy of the original message sent by Gen. Dodge to Oliver Ames, president, on the completion of the Union Pacific railroad. It came from Promontory, Utah, date May 10, 1869
Route Used by Buffalo, Indians Chosen for Union Pacific
This is a picture of one of the Casement Brothers construction trains used in building the Union Pacific railroad. Employes had to be skilled both in the use of tools and guns. Many times they dropped tools and picked up guns to repulse an attack…
Dodge Was Key Figure in Making City A Railroad Center
Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge
Council Bluffs Lost Union Pacific Headquarters in a Fight Over Railroad Bridge
Here is an early day view of a Union Pacific train crossing the Missouri river between Council Bluffs and Omaha on tracks laid on the ice. In the spring the flood waters from the Missouri would seep the temporary ties away, and the trains returned…
Know Your Scenes:
The high riding object in the distance is a tower for a battery of flood lights. Crisscrossing steel rods and girders in the foreground are part of a pedestrian bridge. Railroad workers should be able to identify the Council Bluffs locale.
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Railroad Yards
Council Bluffs, Iowa--Railroads and the Union Pacific roundhouse stabilize the economy of the city.
$750,000 Mail Conveyor System Is Given Test Run
New Mail Conveyor...carries mail sacks on enclosed endless belt at left, travels underground to sorting tables at right. Sorted mail is moved on trucks fastened to endless overhead chain that is 2,900 feet long. Control panel for the system is near…
U.P. To Raze Mail Transfer Building
Luxurious Facilities...were available to rail travelers in 1879 when this transfer building was opened here by the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1938, the southern two-thirds of the building, left, were removed to make way for the glass and steel mail…
Old 8444 Rolls Again
Billowing Steam...blossoms from the stack of locomotive 8444 in Omaha Sunday. The top of the stack is 16 feet 2 inches above the tracks. The engine has logged more than 1.7 million miles since it was placed in operation in 1944. After refitting in…
Train Ride for Mayor
The Union Pacific's...8444 steam locomotive will be on display at the Golden Spike Monument in Council Bluffs Sept. 27 and 28 as part of the River City Roundup festivities. Crew members will be at the monument from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 28 allowing…
Old 8444 Rolls Again
Huge Drivers...are 80 inches in diameter and develop a starting tractive force of 63,800 pounds. Many in the crowd at Valley, Neb., held tape recorders near the hissing steam locomotive to record a sound that isn't heard much anymore.
Steam Loco Makes Visit
Railroad buffs, young and old alike, crowded the Chicago and North Western roundhouse yards Friday to see Union Pacific's 'Old 8444' steam locomotive get turned around. The locomotive, delivered to the railroad in 1944, is fired by oil and weighs…
River City Memories
Admirers of a past railroad era got a chance Saturday to see the 8444 steam locomotive, which was first used in 1944 to haul freight. The locomotive was brought out of storage by Union Pacific Railroad and displayed at the tracks near the Golden…
A Little Out of the Way
The old Union Pacific 8444 rolled into Council Bluffs Friday morning on its way from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Omaha. A little out of the way? Well, the 451-ton engine is one of the world's largest operating steam locomotives and had to be turned around in…
Transportation News: The Golden Spike Centennial Issue
The Golden Spike Centennial Issue published in Transportation News. Published by United Transportation Union.
Union Pacific Locomotive File 1
The Union Pacific Transfer Depot, undated.
Union Pacific Locomotive File 1
Train cars in the Union Pacific rail yard with the Union Pacific Transfer depot in the background.