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1904

Building America

“Building America” Just like in the tale of John Henry’s Race This railroad continues to change its pace Gone ar...
- by William Woodward
- Princeton, MO
- 1862-2012
- Creative
- by Richard Flebbe
- Omaha, NE-North Platte, NE
- 1898-1989
- Passenger Trains, Steam Trains, Family, Working at UP
Railroad Brat

My Great Grandfather, John W. Hamilton was a switchman for the MOP in 1900 and lived in Thebes, (Alexander County), Ill....
- by Vicky Vickers
- Dupo, IL
- 1900-2012
- Family, Working at UP
Peter Krauss, 51 Years of Continuous Union Pacific Service

My brother, Jack, and I were fortunate to grow up in a three-generation household in Ogden, Utah. Ogden was a bustling r...
- by MaryAnne Hunt
- Ogden, UT
- 1881-1932
- Steam Trains, Family, Working at UP
- by Gene Poast
- Omaha, NE
- 1869-2012
- Family, Working at UP
- by Carin Green
- Caliente, NV-Milford, UT
- 1900-1920
- Family, Love, Working at UP
- by Mike McDonald
- Omaha, NE-Raymond, NE
- 1884-1914
- Steam Trains, Family, Working at UP
- by Dale Easton
- North Platte, NE
- 1865-2012
- Historical Events, Family, Working at UP