Who Started the Union Pacific Railroad?
Union Pacific, one of a handful of large Class I railroads remaining in North America after decades of mergers, is unique because it retains its original name. Headquartered in North Platte, Nebraska, the Union Pacific has a long and successful history that dates back to the early 1860s, when journeys from the Great Plains to the West Coast could be made only via long, arduous, dangerous trips in stagecoaches.
