Union Pacific Railroad (initially)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Pacific_Railroad_(initially)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:built First Transcontinental Railroad (western portion)
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1880
gptkbp:firstChampion gptkb:Oliver_Ames,_Jr.
gptkbp:firstPresident gptkb:Thomas_C._Durant
gptkbp:founded 1862
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Omaha,_Nebraska
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Pacific Railroad (initially)
gptkbp:incorporated gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act_of_1862
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Golden_Spike_ceremony
gptkbp:notableFor construction of the first transcontinental railroad
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkb:Western_United_States
gptkbp:route gptkb:Council_Bluffs,_Iowa
gptkbp:routeEnd gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railway
gptkbp:type gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Astoria–Megler_Ferry_(historic)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7