She told police that she and her friend “unlawfully jumped” onto a train near Elko, Nevada. Law enforcement said that she told them she fell asleep after boarding, and when she woke up, Woods was ...

Next May 20 will mark the 150th anniversary of the ceremonial Last Spike being driven in Nevada City, linking the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad with the Central Pacific Railroad in Colfax. It ...

Union Pacific Railroad announced today its legendary steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, will make two whistle-stops in Greeley, Colorado, this summer as part of a limited summer excursion.

It would take another 40 years, however, to realize that vision. In the summer of 1860, West C oast-based designer and railway builder Theodore Judah picked a route through the wilderness and over the ...

Remembering the workers An estimated 10,000–20,000 Chinese men joined the Central Pacific Union to complete the backbreaking labor of clearing the way for the railroad.

Union Pacific did not grant an on-camera interview but released a statement defending its record. The statement claimed, "No other railroad in this country has retained its historical equipment ...

According to Union Pacific, the man was trespassing on the railroad tracks in the 600 block of East Hammer Lane, west of West Lane, around 7:30 a.m. when he drew a gun and shot at the officer.

The planned demolition is part of a broader struggle to preserve Northern Nevada’s railroad structures. In 2024, Preserve Nevada, a historic preservation group, highlighted the loss of the ...

Also on the list was the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot (1926), which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012, and the American Railway Express Agency building (1926).

Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 7,175 locomotives (as of December 2023) over 32,200 mile routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.

Rooke Jackson, manager of the railroad’s public projects in Nevada, provided interesting answers at the Nevada Traffic Safety Summit in Reno last week. “Anytime there’s a roadway project ...