Union Pacific’s brand-new #LincolnLocomotive #UP1616 is headed to Portland, Oregon, for its first-ever public stop on Saturday, May 10, National Train Day at the orhf ! Get an up-close look at this beauty fresh out of the paint shop – admission and parking are free! Learn more at orhf.org/blog/celebrate-train-day-at-the-oregon-rail-heritage-center Thanks to President Lincoln and the Pacific Railway Act, on May 10, 1869, Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad met in Promontory Summit, Utah, to complete the transcontinental railroad. More than 150 years later, we continue to honor this historic moment that connected the nation, igniting a period of unprecedented growth and laying the foundation for America’s freight rail supply chain.