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Books are listed below in Alphabetic order 

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$18.00
Paperbound
797 pages

Empire Express

Building the First Transcontinental Railroad

Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity.  

Nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History

David Haward Bain

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Commemorative spikes celebrating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.  Each spike marks the date, 
May 10 1869, 
and shows engines coming from the east and the west.   

Golden Spike Replicas

7" gold tone and pewter $17.95

2 3/4" pewter spike
 

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$4.95
Softcover
24 pages
 

Great Trains
to cut out & put together
From 1 horse-power trains to the UP Big Boy read about the trains and then make paper models to show what they looked like.
Nick Taylor

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$28.00
Hardbound
430 pages

Nothing Like It In 
the World:
The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
The story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad - the investors who risked their businesses and money: the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and lost, their lives; immigrants, soldiers and other laborers who did backbreaking and dangerous work on the
Stephen E. Ambrose

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$6.50
Paperbound
39 pages

The Streamliner: Green River in the 1950's

 

The Official Publication of the 
Union Pacific Historical Society -- 
Green River in the 1950's
UP Historical Society

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$16.95
Paperbound
125 pages

Trails to Rails
A History of Wyoming's Railroads
This book gives a cursory glimpse of railroad history and development in Wyoming from 1862 to 1979 and emphasizes how railroads impacted Wyoming's' growth.
Robert A. King

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$9.00/child
$12.60/Adult

Union Pacific Caps Engineer's Cap looks like the ones proudly donned by UP engineers, this timeless canvas cap is crowned with red, white and blue UP shield on the distinctive blue and white ticking.  Adjusts to fit all sizes.

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$24.95
Video Tape

Union Pacific in 
Green River, Wyoming 
Volume #1
 Taking quality amateur digital footage, this video will aid those interested in construction a well as operations on their model train layouts.  It's a great opportunity for the railfan to see this remote terminal of UP in action.  Green River maintains a large yard, a car repair shop, diesel fueling facility and covered hopper shop. This video includes interior shop scenes and night footage.
Idaho Model Locomotive Works

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$3.00

Union Pacific Key Chain A Colorful reproduction of a modern-day UP locomotive, rubberized material with raised handrail, cowcatcher.

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$4.50

Union Pacific Pin Hat Pin with the Union Pacific Emblem.  

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$2.25
Set of 10 cards

Union Pacific Post Cards Set of postcards depicting notable events from the history of the Union Pacific Railroad

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$19.95
Softcover
55 pages
 

Union Pacific:
Saving a Big Boy and Other Railroad Stories
This book is an effort to preserve some of the oral history of former Union Pacific Railroad employees in Wyoming who experienced the era of both World War II and steam-powered locomotives. These stories, illustrated with historic photographs, provide an enthralling look at arduous times on the railroad in Wyoming and the Union Pacific employees who were up to the challenge.
Bess Arnold

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Out of Print Unavailable
$28.95
Softbound
127 pages

Union Pacific Steam:
Big Boy Portraits
Shows views of every Big Boy,
 taken on both the right and left sides 
to enable model railroaders to 
obtain details useful for their hobby.  
John E. Bush and James L. Ehernberger

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$28.95
Paperbound
128 pages

Union Pacific Steam:
Challenger Portraits
Photographs of all 105 
Union Pacific Challengers 
are represented in this volume.  
Several photographs have 
never been published.
edited by
Matthew E. Kreitzer

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