Expo Train Devoted To Steamers Expo Train Centennial Showpieces For UP 1969 Tour
Union Pacific unveils the Golden Spike Centennial Expo Train to observe the 100th anniversary of Promontory. The rolling exhibit includes two restored steam locomotives, four 19th century rail cars, HO model displays, and a 50 seat rolling motion picture theater showing Tracks of the Iron Horse. The train will tour dozens of UP communities during 1969, illustrating western railroad history and UP’s diversified growth.
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Great Sidney Express Loot Was In 1880
A condensed Omaha World-Herald report recounts the 1880 Great Sidney express robbery in Sidney Nebraska. March 10 1880 gold shipment stolen by an inside job possibly involving the local sheriff and the office locked during lunch. Davis delivered the treasure coach. a floor hole concealed the theft. The case remained unsolved with estimates ranging from ten thousand to one hundred thousand dollars.
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Century Of Growth Is U P Theme
Union Pacific Railroad's Golden Spike Centennial Expo Train, a centennial look at railroad progress, will be shown in Sidney on July 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The exhibit features two restored antique steam locomotives, UP engine No 119 and Central Pacific's Jupiter, loaned by Paramount Pictures and paired for a Promentory style display to accompany the spike ceremony.
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