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U.P. Diesel Shop Nearly Complete
"Three-Level" Construction...in new diesel shop enables workmen to service all parts of a unit at one time. Railroad employes [sic] are shown here taking advantage of the new idea in shop construction.
Union Pacific Locomotive File 1
The Streamliner 'City of Los Angeles'; the Chicago and North Western - Union Pacific high speed eleven car streamline train started from Chicago this morning (Friday, May 1st) on a trial run to Omaha. It is shown as it stood in the North Western…
Foot Bridge Is Demolished
Going Down...the heavy span with supporting legs partially cut through folded like a pair of scissors and landed with a thud on the well-placed timbers for a cushion. The bridge cleared the rail tracks by inches.
Union Pacific Spruces Up
The Union Pacific Railroad yards at Seventeenth Street and Fourteenth Avenue are a bit more glamorous. Trees have been planted along the tracks and all the light poles have been painted a light green. There also are flower pots hanging from each of…
UP Plans 2 1/2 Million Program For Bluffs
New Diesel Engine House...whose site is roughly shown here is part of a $2,500,000 improvement project for the Union Pacific Railroad yards in Council Bluffs. Access tracks to the new engine house will necessitate relocation of the stock yards, lower…
Union Pacific Locomotive File 1
Union Pacific Railroad yards in Council Bluffs, looking towards the southwest. The road in the foreground where the railroad tracks cross is Ninth Avenue. The Golden Spike Monument is at middle right.
Engineers Plan To Build Underpass From Top Down
Detour Routes...will be constructed on either side of the Union Pacific's tracks at this location to allow train passage while Iowa Highway Commission contractors build an underpass for Interstate 29--from the top down!--Nonpareil Photo.
Three Giant Steamers Are Going West-For Last Time
Greasing Big Drives...on old "823" for its last run is Machinist Robert Swanger of Honey Creek. Drive wheels on the steam engines are six feet in diameter.
New U.P. Viaduct Is Great Convenience for Employes [sic]
This new viaduct, more than 400 feet long, in the Union Pacific yards, was recently completed for the safety and convenience of employes [sic], who formerly were forced to go a roundabout way to their place of employment in the yards. Cost of…
Rail Strike Affects 2 Bluffs Industries
Cars Tied Up...by strike at the Council Bluffs yards of Union Pacific total about 1,200. Some are shown here, looking west from the U.P. yard tower. -Nonpareil Photo.
U.P. Opens New 'Bailey Yard' Friday
Cross-Over Tracks...lead down to the bowl of the Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s 'Bailey Yard' west of North Platte, Neb. The $12.5 million facility was dedicated Friday.
Union Pacific Locomotive File 1
Map showing tracks owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in the United States west of Chicago.
Union Pacific Locomotive File 1
On the reverse side: "Workers on the U.P. exchanging picks and shovel for rifles to repel an Indian attack."
Union Pacific Locomotive File 1
Unloading railroad supplies on the banks of the Missouri River in Omaha in 1865.
New U.P. Engine is Latest Giant
This locomotive, "old 58", is of the type in use on the Union Pacific at the time of the driving of the golden spike. This engine is now traveling across country and being shown in conjunction with the railroad's latest type locomotives, picture of…
Railroads in Council Bluffs
An article titled "Railroads in Council Bluffs" by Andrew McMillen
Written for Council Bluffs Public Schools - March 20, 1936
Part of "Transportation and Council Bluffs: A Supplement to Iowa History"
Written for Council Bluffs Public Schools - March 20, 1936
Part of "Transportation and Council Bluffs: A Supplement to Iowa History"
Know Your Scenes In Council Bluffs:
This metal plaque was erected in 1952 to mark one of the most important accomplishments in the life of the community. It was designed by the late Frank Jensen, manager of the Water Works. The design features two dolphins entwined around a trident, a…
Know Your Scenes:
In most cases, the people who pass through these doors are smaller than the numerals. This is the entrance to two classrooms, the second and third grades, at one of the city's newest schools. Can you identify it?
Answer: Peterson School, 2600…
Answer: Peterson School, 2600…
Know Your Scenes In Council Bluffs:
It took 5 days to erect this monument in 1939. Towering 56 feet above the ground, it commemorates an incident in railroad history that had a vital effect on the development of Council Bluffs. The late Jack Boyne, city engineer, designed the monument.…