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Union Pacific (UP) 818 & 2295 on "Pony Express"
A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 818, 4-8-4, and 2295, 2-8-2, running extra with passenger train No. 37, "Pony Express", on C&S track near Westminster, CO, due to burned up bridge. Train was made up backwards to avoid urning at Cheyenne, 15 cars, 30 mph. UP paid C&S $1.50 per mile for every train on C&S tracks.
Date:
June 16, 1940
Creator:
Kindig, Richard H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History