2015 Archive
Community 06242015
Girls Inc. Honors Tradition of Tenacity
Katherine Fletcher is an inspiration to Nebraska women. Despite being orphaned at the age of 11, she became a nurturing teacher and community leader who ushered generations of students into adulthood.
Community 06122015
UP Team Helps 'Clean Sweep' Council Bluffs
It was a dirty job, but someone had to do it, and a small but mighty team of eight from the Union Pacific Railroad Museum and Union Pacific answered the call May 12 as part of Clean Sweep Council Bluffs, Iowa. The clock was ticking; the team had 90 minutes to scour their assigned stretch of highway in search of litter and roadside trash as part of the annual clean-up that kicked off a weeklong "Celebrate CB" calendar of events. Council Bluffs is the site of milepost 0.0, the starting point of the transcontinental railroad and Union Pacific.
Heritage 06022015
Railroad Roots Connect Generations of Chinese
Some believe the contributions of Chinese workers to the Transcontinental Railroad – one of our nation's most ambitious endeavors – have been forgotten.