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Article: Union Pacific Celebrates 140th Anniversary on July 1; President Lincoln Signed Pacific Railway Act to Create Union Pacific Railroad and Start Westward Development of the Country.
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- July 1, 2002
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OMAHA, Neb. -- On July 1, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the Pacific Railway Act, which created the Union Pacific Railroad Company and chartered the company and the Central Pacific Railroad Company to link the country together from Omaha to Sacramento. One hundred and forty years later UP has become one of the most recognized corporations in America and continues to build on its rich history.
Dick Davidson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Union Pacific Corporation, said the 140th anniversary is a time to remember the monumental work of the first employees of UP, who, in four years, built the nation's greatest transportation ...
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