Union Pacific Steam Locomotive 88 - 150th Anniversary

UP844 arrived in Houston TX on Friday October 26 2012 celebrating Union Pacific&150th Anniversary. Legendary steam locomotive No. 844 ran its final leg of the UP 150 Express tour, which culminated at Union Pacific Railroad&150th anniversary celebration at Houston&Amtrak Station, October 26-28, 2012. The trip commemorated 150 years since President Abraham Lincoln created Union Pacific by signing the Pacific Railway Act. The arrival ceremony precedes a huge community celebration, October 27-28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to getting a close-up look at No. 844, Houstonians can step inside Union Pacific&vintage Promotory baggage car that has been transformed into a state-of-the-art traveling museum. The traveling display closely replicates the full-scale Building America exhibit that opened earlier this year at the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The traveling exhibit takes visitors back in time using the latest interactive touch screen technology to illustrate how Union Pacific supported communities as they were establishing along the way as the transcontinental railroad was built. The interactive experience culminates with the modern Union Pacific Railroad, which transports goods American businesses and consumers use every day. The two-day festivities feature children&rides aboard Union Pacific&mini train. There is no charge for the activities and the first 500 people to arrive at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 27, will receive a...