A journey in colour photographs across the Union Pacific Railroad network, taking in some of the company's classic locomotive designs.
Union Pacific Railroad Heritage covers the history of this fascinating railroad company that was founded in 1862 and completed the United States' first transcontinental railroad in 1869.
With the need to develop more powerful steam locomotives to handle the railroad’s steep gradients, the Union Pacific Railroad designed the 4-12-2 locomotive, 4-6-6-4 Challenger which influenced development of the 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, followed by the 6,600-horsepower Centennial diesel locomotive and 8,500-horsepower gas turbine electric locomotive.
The Union Pacific Railroad operated well maintained passenger trains including “City of San Francisco,” “City of Los Angeles,” “City of Portland,” and “City of Denver” until 1971, when AMTRAK took over United States intercity passenger services.
Union Pacific Railroad Heritage provides an illustrated review of Union Pacific's fleet throughout its history. Each photograph is accompanied by an extensive caption and further text describes the history of the company and its iconic locomotives. 128 pages.