The Union Pacific was one of the earliest 19th-century railroads, meeting the Central Pacific in 1869 at Promontory, Utah, to complete the first transcontinental rail link. It is also one of the last surviving major railroads in the United States, sharing dominance of the western and central sections of the country with BNSF Railway. The Union Pacific’s first route, the Overland, extended from Omaha, Nebraska, where the railroad is still...Continue Reading