USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Union Pacific’s first vice president and general manager, Thomas C. “Doc” Durant, used his influence to make Omaha-and not Council Bluffs, Iowa-the actual starting point. Union Pacific marked the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony at the Omaha settlement in Nebraska Territory Dec. 2, 1863.

Detailed explanation-2: -The UPRR main line started in Council Bluffs, Iowa and moved west to link up with the Central Pacific Railroad line, which was built eastward from Sacramento. Construction on the UPRR main line was delayed until the American Civil War ended in 1865.

Detailed explanation-3: -Incorporated on July 1, 1862 under the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862, the Union Pacific Railroad established its headquarters for railroad operations at Omaha, Nebraska. The Union Pacific constructed westward from Omaha to meet the Central Pacific line coming from California.

Detailed explanation-4: -Omaha and Union Pacific Railroad share a rich and lengthy history together. Abraham Lincoln created Union Pacific by signing into law the Pacific Railway Act of July 1, 1862.