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...
The Big Haul
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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...
On July 4, 1902, the Eureka, Nevada, narrow-gauge Eureka and Palisade Railroad sponsored an Independence Day picnic excursion train. Passengers rode...
The Joel Collins Gang accidentally found gold. September 18, 1877. The Joel Collins Gang holds up a Union Pacific train at Big Springs, Nebraska....
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...