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Democratic National Convention Media Kit
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Union Pacific Railroad's historic steam locomotive, No. 844, will travel from its home base in Wyoming to be on public display during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo., celebrating the railroad’s history and heritage. Connecting its past and future, Union Pacific also will have two of the rail industry's most environmentally friendly locomotives – one used for long haul and the other used in rail yards – on public display. |
Convention
- Legendary Steam Locomotive Represents Historical Whistle-Stop Tours
- On-Board Press Release (8/20/08)
- Audio (30 secs.)
- Bob Turner, Union Pacific Corporation senior vice president – Corporate Relations
- Union Pacific Displays Historic Steam Locomotive at Political Convention
- Press Release (8/13/08)
- Audio (26 secs.)
- Bob Turner, Union Pacific Corporation senior vice president – Corporate Relations
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UP Steam
- No. 844 Fact Sheet and Onboard Crew Members (210K PDF File)
- Locomotive Support (124K PDF File)
- Support Cars traveling with No. 844
- UP844 Photos
- Excursion Schedule
- Democratic National Convention Display and Heritage Tour
- Track the UP844 with GPS
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Environmental Efforts
- Fuel Conservation Facts (117K PDF File)
- Union Pacific's Green Fleet (115K PDF File)
- Protecting Our Environment, Now and For the Future
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About Us
- Overview and Business Group Information (312K PDF File)
- Union Pacific - A Relationship That Began When the West Was Settled
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Environmentally Friendly Locomotives
- Genset (73K PDF File)
- An already green fleet gets even more environmentally friendly
- Genset Photo
- Creating a Green Locomotive
- Genset Development Story
- Mike Iden Biography (53K PDF File)
- UP EPA Tier-2 Locomotive (73K PDF File)
- The Denver & Rio Grande Heritage Locomotive celebrates Denver's rich rail history.
- Denver & Rio Grande Heritage Locomotive Photos
- CNN Video - "New Train of Thought"
- There's a new train of thought about how railroads can save fuel and prevent smog with cleaner running engines.
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