America Travels By Rail Exhibit
The exhibit features a range of multimedia, including mural-size photographs of UP ticket offices and celebrities traveling by rail; video, with footage including black and white and color films of the dedication of the Golden Spike in 1939; and detailed cutaways of coach, lounge and dining rail cars. Also included are historic rail-related artifacts such as model trains, technical train information, vintage dishes and china pieces used during the height of rail travel. The exhibit includes the original scipt of the film "Union Pacific" autographed by key cast members.
With a price tag of more than $500,000 and more than two years in the making, this unique Museum experience will bring to life the travel and destinations Americans enjoyed from the 1930s until passenger service transferred to Amtrak in 1971. Put yourself in a dining car, a lounge car and a coach car; walk a Rail to Trail site; see 1000s of artifacts on display, including Union Pacific's extensive railroad china collection.
