May 10, 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States, finished with a ceremonial golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869. We celebrate the people who dreamed, designed and built this important transportation link.

Union Pacific Railroad was founded in 1862 to construct and operate the eastern portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, building west from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Promontory Summit, Utah. Union Pacific expanded -- by building new lines and acquiring other railroads -- throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. By the early 21st century, it operated a 32,000-mile network throughout the western United States.

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