SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — In honor of its 163rd birthday, Union Pacific Railroad is unveiling a new commemorative locomotive in the hometown of its founder — Abraham Lincoln.
Union Pacific traces its roots back to the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862, which Lincoln signed into law. It authorized the construction of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad, which would eventually lead to the company’s footprint between the Pacific Ocean and as far east as Chicago…continue reading.