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• Chard Walker's Cajon, Rail Passage to the Pacific
  Chard L. Walker
  Trans-Anglo Books, 1985, 245pp, Hard Cover.
• Chard Walker's Cajon, A Pictorial Album
  Chard L. Walker
  Trans-Anglo Books, 1990, 184pp, Hard Cover.
• Cheyenne West, Part 1
  Wesley Fox
  1996, ISBN 1-884831-02-8. 96 pp. Photos w/ captions. Follow the Union Pacific Railroad on a twelve year photographic journey from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Ogden, Utah. 153 B&W photos. Hard Cover.
• Cheyenne West, Part 2
  Wesley Fox
  2000. 144 pp. Photos w/ captions. Covers the UP system from Ogden to Los Angeles, Oakland via the former Western Pacific and to Portland/Seattle, including the Pocatello-Ogden and Pocatello-Butte lines. Over 200 B&W photos. Hard Cover.
• Cheyenne to Ogden in the 1980s and 1990s.
  Colorado Rail Annual No. 15 inc. Utah & Northern, Mallory Hope Farrell; OSL&UN, Cornelius W. Hauck; Union Pacific, Montana Division, Cornelius W. Hauck; Gilmore & Pittsburgh, Rex. C. Meyers. 1981, Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, Colo. ISBN 0-918654-15-7 215 pp., photos, maps. History of UP and predecessor lines in Eastern Idaho and Southwestern Montana.
• Kansas Division Steam Finale, 1950-1956
  Lloyd E. Stagner, James J. Reisdorf (ed.)
  1989, South Platte Press, David City, Neb. 48 pp. Photos w/extensive captions. Steam power specifications and assignments.
• Ogden Rails
  Don Strack
  1997, Golden Spike Chapter, Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Ogden, Utah. 93 pp., Photos, maps. History of railroads in Ogden, Utah, from 1869.
• Ogden Rails (Republished)
  Don Strack
  2007, The Union Pacific Historical Society, Cheyenne, Wy. 172 pp., Photos, maps. History of railroads in Ogden, Utah, from 1869.
• Passenger Trains of Denver: The Decade Before Amtrack: 1960-1970 (Republished)
  Rev. John Mummert
  South Platte Press 2009, 64 pp. Soft Cover. This book provides an informative review of passenger train service to Colorado's Mile High City in the last full decade before the start of Amtrak in 1971. Synopsis histories are provided for Denver Union Station and for every passenger train from six major railroads (AT&SF) Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, (CB&Q) Chicago Burlington and Quincy, (CRI&P) Chicago Rock Island and Pacific - The Rock, Rock Island, (D&RGW) Renver and Rio Grande Western, DRG, (MP) Mopac - Missouri Pacific, and (UP) Union Pacific - that operated into Denver during this era. A brief overall operational history is provided for each train, plus sample equipment consists from different years - illustrating the rise and fall of some of the most famous passenger trains to operate across the western United States. Also included is a timeline showing the gradual demise of train service to Union Station, plus an example of why passenger service to Denver became a matter of nostalgia versus profitability. More than 50 black and white photographs by the author and others add to this tribute to the last years of commercial passenger train service to the base of the Rocky Mountains
• Powder River Coal Trains
  J Taylor
  Silver Brook Junction Publishing; 1997
• Railroads Through the Coeur d'Alenes
  John V. Wood
• Sherman Hill, A Guide to Facilities and Operations
  Donald K. Park II
  1985, Parkrail, Fort Collins, Colo. 25 pp. Photos, maps, diagrams. 1986 update sheet. Construction, signalling, operations, route profiles. Sherman Hill. The Union Pacific Railroad
  Ehernberger, James L. & Gschwind, Francis G.
  Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1978, 2nd printing 128 b/w photographs & illus
• Smoke Above The Plains. Union Pacific. Kansas Division.
  Ehernberger, James L. & Gschwind, Francis G.
  Cheyenne. Pioneer Printing and Stationery Co. 1965. 64 pps
• Smoke Across The Prairie. Union Pacific. Nebraska Division.
  Ehernberger, James L. & Gschwind, Francis G.
  Denver. Bradford-Robinson. 1964. 66 pps
• Smoke Along The Columbia. Union Pacific. Oregon Division.
  Ehernberger, James L. & Gschwind, Francis G.
  Cheyenne. Pioneer Printing and Stationery Co. 1968. 64 pps
• Smoke Down The Canyons. Union Pacific. Idaho Division.
  Ehernberger, James L. & Gschwind, Francis G.
  Cheyenne. Pioneer Printing and Stationery Co. 1966. 64 pps
• Smoke Over The Divide. Union Pacific. Wyoming Division.
  Ehernberger, James L. & Gschwind, Francis G.
  Cheyenne. Pioneer Printing and Stationery Co. 1965. 64 pps
• Sterling Colorado Crossroads On The Prarie
  James R. "Jim" Jones and Russ Collman
  2000, Sundance Publications, Denver, CO ISBN 913582-70-0. Includes priceless photos from the glory days of steam-powered railroading. Includes both Burlington Route and the Union Pacific railroads which were active in the area. Includes 400 B&W photos and 32 color. Includes an amazing variety of steam-engine photos and views of modern-day diesel power - including the first Union Pacific streamliners. 352 pages, Hard cover
• The Camas Prairie, Idaho's Railroad on Stilts
  Hal Riegger
  1986, Pacific Fast Mail, Edmonds, Wash., ISBN 0-915713-13-6. 159 pp., large number of photos. Employee interviews. Maps. History of the Camas Prairie Railroad, jointly owned by Union Pacific and Northern Pacific.
• The Feather River Canyon: Union Pacific's Heart of Stone
  Steve Schmollinger
  1996, Pentrex, Pasadena, Calif. ISBN 1-56342-005-8. 104 pages. 100 Color photos. Western Pacific and Union Pacific operations in the 1990s.
• The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad: Union Pacific's Historic Salt Lake Route
  John R. Signor
  1988 Golden West Books, San Marino, Calif. ISBN 0-87095-101-7. 256 pp., 365 illustrations, 20 maps. History of the LA&SL and predecessors.
• The Overland Route, Union Pacific Railroad.
  Ross Grenard and John Krause
  19xx, Carstens Publications, Newton, N.J. ISBN 911868-36-4. 82 pages. B&W pictorial of 1937-1957 period.
• The Union Pacific Drama.
  Robert P. Olmsted
  Includes images, portraits, and impressions of UP locomotives and trains between 1950 and 2003. From steam, Es and Fs, through GP30s and SD40s to 6000-horsepower units. Also included are steam locomotives like the 2-10-2's, 4-6-6-4's, and 4-8-4's. Features top-quality photos of a railroad at work. The Union Pacific Drama,, in photos, through the years. B&W photos plus 16 color. Hard Cover.
• The UP in North Platte - At the Heart of the Railroad
  Donald K Park II
  Pub: Parkrail, Fort Collins; 1992.
• The Utah and Northern Narrow Gauge
  Merrill D. Beal
  1980, Idaho State University Press, Pocatello, Idaho. ISBN 0-937834-01-7. Photos. History of Utah and Northern. Revised second edition of 1962 The Caxton Printers publication.
• Union Pacific: Across Sherman Hill
  B. Arnold
  A narative of UP Railroad employees who rode the rails across southern Wyoming in the days of steam. Stories of humor and hazards, bravery and blizzards while working on Big Boys and other steam engines. Soft Cover
• Union Pacific Cheyenne
  Robert Darwin
  Covers the construction era 1868-1889, the bankruptcy & rebirth 1890-1929, the mecca of steam 1930-1959, the decline, retirement & demolition, the day of the diesel 1960-present. Also includes wrecks, shots of the depots and more. 400pp, 597 duotone and color photos. Hard cover
• Union Pacific Equipment
  William Kratville & Harold Rankd
  Includes detailed photos, diagrams, and mechanical information on passenger cars, engines, freight cars and more. Hard Cover.
• Union Pacific in Southern California: 1890-1990
  Donald Duke
  Golden West Books, 2005, 154pp Hard Cover. This pictorial history presents the 100 year story of the Union Pacific in Southern California, beginning with the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad, the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, and on to the Union Pacific. Presents an insight into the passenger and freight service, the transition from steam to diesel and the ups and downs of operation. Over 320 photos.
• Union Pacific Mainline West
  William E. Botkin, Victor Hand, Ronald C. Hill
  1986, Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, Colo. ISBN 0-918654-38-6. 80 pp. Photos w/extensive captions, maps. 1960s, '70s, '80s.
• Union Pacific: Montana Division
  Thornton Waite
  1998 184 pages, black and white, soft cover.
• Union Pacific Northwest The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company
  Jeff Asay
  Pacific Fast Mail, 1991. 335 pp, illus.
• Union Pacific Rails to the Mines - The Boise, Nampa & Owyhee Railway
  Thornton Waite
  1999, This book gives a complete history of the Boise, Nampa & Owyhee Railway from its construction at the turn of the century through its absorption into the Union Pacific Railroad and through to its abandonment. The book is 64 pages, with numerous black and white photos, softcover, and has color cover and back pages.
• Union Pacific Salt Lake Route.
  Mark Hemphill
  Erin. Boston Mills Books. 1995. 176 pps.
• Union Pacific Steam: Eastern District
  Ehernberger, James L. & Gschwind, Francis G.
  Callaway 1975 200pp, A Consolidation of - Smoke Across the Prarie (Nebraska Division), Smoke Over the Divide ( Wyoming Division) and Smoke Above the Plains (Kansas Division), B&W photos & illus
• Union Pacific Steam: Northwestern District
  Ehernberger, James L. & Gschwind, Francis G.
  Callaway 1977 135pp, A Consolidation of - Smoke Down the Canyon (Idaho Division) and Smoke Along the Columbia ( Oregon Division), B&W photos & illus
• Union Pacific West From Leavenworth
  I.E. Quastler
  1999, South Platte Press. 88 pages. Follows the story of the Kansas Central from its conversion to standard gauge and later operations as the UP controlled LK&W. The story of its motive power, operations and demise in 1935 are covered in many rare photos and descriptive text. Soft Cover.
• Union Pacific Yellow, Nebraska Central Red: A Study in Black & White
  M. Bartels & J. Reisdorff
  South Platte Press Soft Cover. Across the US in the past 3 decades, a large number of new short line or regional railroads have been formed to operate trackage that no longer fits the economic plans of a larger railroad company. These spin-offs use personalized service and lower costs to attract business. This book serves as a case study of the dramatic changes in operating methods that took place on one rail line between the decades of the 1960s and the 1990s. Soft cover.
• Union Pacific's Central Division Hub: Marysville, Kansas
  Blue River Press, 1997: 2 book set 256 pages, 374 photos, 110 page supplement of photos and blueprints.
• Union Pacific's Sherman Hill in the Diesel Era
  A.J. Wolff
  Highlights the diesel and turbine power that operated over Sherman Hill since 1960. 224 pages 500+ B&W and color photos, Hard cover
• \ Union Pacific's Stromsburg Branch
  James J. Reisdorff and Forrest H. Bahm
  1987, South Platte Press, David City, Neb. ISBN 0-942035-04-6. 52 pp. Photos w/ extensive captions. A pictorial review of a rural Nebraska rail line.
• Union Pacific's West
  Donald Sims
  1991, Trans-Anglo Books, Glendale, Calif. ISBN 0-87046-098-6. 191 pp. Photos. Contemporary general survey.
• West From Omaha, A Railroader's Odyssey
  Jack A. Pfeifer
  1990, Pacific Fast Mail, Edmonds, Wash. ISBN 0-915713-20-9. 207 pp. Color photos, extensive captions. Personal photo collection with detailed captions covering Nebraska, Wyoming UP lines in '50s, '60s and '70s.
• Yellowstone Bears of the Union Pacific Railroad
  Thornton Waite
  A portfolio of eight Union Pacific cartoon advertisements between 1923-1960. Also includes an 8-page history of the Bear Cartoons from the UP Museum collection. The back of each color print includes a description of the bear advertisement, events at Yellowstone National Park, what happened on the UP, plus national and world events for that year.
• Yellowstone Branch of the Union Pacific
  Thornton Waite
  History of the Union Pacific line from Idaho Falls, Idaho to West Yellowstone, Montana. softbound, 98 pages 1997:100 B&W photos