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‘Big Boy,’ the 1.2 million-pound train, begins 10 state stop that includes Kansas
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. The tour runs for eight weeks. You can see all the scheduled stops and viewing opportunities at the Union Pacific Railroad’s website.
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Missouri Pacific history remembered
Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...
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Statewide Underground Railroad exhibit makes stop in Central Illinois
The Pontiac Public Library is hosting the month-long exhibition with special events scheduled for Feb. 11 and 22.
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‘Big Boy,’ the 1.2 million pound Union Pacific train, arrives in Kansas this week
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Big Boy No. 4014, the historic Union Pacific railroad engine, will arrive in Kansas this week. The 1.2 million-pound locomotive has been on the “Heartland of America ...
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Talk draws attention to untold stories of freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad in Illinois
Larry McClellan, a founding professor at Governors State University, has spent decades researching, writing and speaking ...