Union Pacific
The Big Haul

The Big Haul

An outlaw gang strikes it rich…for the moment. September 18, 1877. Six members of the Joel Collins Gang board a Union Pacific train at a water stop...

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Boxcars and Box Lunches 

Boxcars and Box Lunches 

On July 4, 1902, the Eureka, Nevada, narrow-gauge Eureka and Palisade Railroad sponsored an Independence Day picnic excursion train. Passengers rode...

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Riot on the Railroad

Riot on the Railroad

A revolt by workers means big changes. It’s called the Bear River Riot. Union Pacific workers in Wyoming—mostly Irish—rebel against a local...

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