Union Pacific Railroad
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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The Notorious Crédit Mobilier

The Notorious Crédit Mobilier

The notorious Crédit Mobilier scandal of 1872-1873 damaged the careers of several Gilded Age politicians. Major stockholders in the Union Pacific...

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