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Union Pacific Railroad


United States, Business Org    (1862 to present)
• Major railroad serving the Western U.S. based in Omaha, Nebraska
• Collection of articles and photos from Union Pacific Historical Society (See: UPHS website)
• 1862 : Pacific Railroad Act launches construction of the first trans-continental railroad -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1869-05-10 : Union Pacific and Central Pacific lines connect at Promontory, Utah -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1901 : Union Pacific acquires control of Southern Pacific, but is forced to divest in 1913 -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1982 : Union Pacific merges with Western Pacific and Missouri Pacific -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1996 : Union Pacific merges with Southern Pacific -- Duck | Google | Bing
Relationships
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
HarrimanWADirector
 
HarrimanWAOfficer
 
VanderlipFADirector
 
LovettRSOfficer
 
HarrimanEHDirector
 
GouldJOwner
 
MergerSouthPacificRR
 
MoPacRRMerger
 
Life ofUnionPacificRR
 
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Harriman, William Averell   (Director of, 1932 to 1942) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman
Harriman, William Averell   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Vanderlip, Frank A.   (Director of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Lovett, Robert S.   (Officer of, 1898 to 1932) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1904 : General Counsel
• 1909 : Chairman (1909-32)
Harriman, Edward Henry   (Director of, 1898 to 1909) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman of the Board and major shareholder
• 1919 : Article on E.H. Harriman from "The Railroad Builders" (See: John Moody essay)
Gould, Jay   (Owner of, 1872 to 1883) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Southern Pacific Railroad   (Merger of, 1996) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Union Pacific acquires the Southern Pacific Rail Corp
Missouri Pacific Railroad   (Merger of, 1982) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Missouri Pacific merged with Union Pacific -- Duck | Google | Bing