Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad is an American freight railroad whose network serves the western two-thirds of the United States. It is one of the country’s largest freight rail carriers.

Union Pacific Railroad network: The routes, yards, and terminals used by Union Pacific Railroad to move freight across its service region. The network’s corridors and connections define the railroad’s geographic reach.
Pacific Railway Act: An 1862 United States law that authorized federal support for a transcontinental railroad. The act chartered Union Pacific and provided the framework for its western construction.
Grenville M. Dodge: An American engineer and Union Army general who served as chief engineer for Union Pacific’s western construction. Dodge directed route surveys and engineering for the railroad’s first transcontinental segment.
Powder River Basin: A coal-producing region in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana. Union Pacific transports coal from this basin to power plants and other markets.
BNSF Railway: An American freight railroad operating a major network across the western and central United States. BNSF is Union Pacific’s closest large-scale western railroad competitor.
Railroad classification yard: A rail yard where freight cars are sorted and assembled into new trains. Classification yards reorganize cars between long-distance freight runs.
Abraham Lincoln: The 16th president of the United States, who signed the Pacific Railway Act in 1862. Lincoln selected the eastern starting point for Union Pacific’s construction under the act.
Leland Stanford: A California railroad executive and politician who led the Central Pacific Railroad during transcontinental construction. Stanford represented the partner railroad that built eastward to meet Union Pacific.
Port of Los Angeles: A major seaport in San Pedro Bay, California, and a gateway for international container trade. Union Pacific connects the port’s container freight with inland markets.
Southern Pacific Transportation Company: A former American railroad whose western network was acquired by Union Pacific in 1996. Its merger with Union Pacific transformed the railroad’s route map and corporate structure.

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