| UNION PACIFIC-OPOLY |
A game for train lovers across
America!
More than 140 years ago,
President Abraham Lincoln signed
the Pacific Railroad Act. With this
historic stroke of a pen, the stage
was set for Union Pacific to open
the American West to settlers and,
in the process, connect a
continent. The transcontinental
route heralded the Industrial
Revolution and modernized
transportation, turning the
grueling, six-month, $1,000
America!
More than 140 years ago,
President Abraham Lincoln signed
the Pacific Railroad Act. With this
historic stroke of a pen, the stage
was set for Union Pacific to open
the American West to settlers and,
in the process, connect a
continent. The transcontinental
route heralded the Industrial
Revolution and modernized
transportation, turning the
grueling, six-month, $1,000
journey from New York to San Francisco into a week long trip costing a mere $70.
It took an army of 20,000 men, working 12 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week,
for six years, to connect America east to west by rail. It was a remarkable feat, as
the system was built primarily by hand. With the driving of the Golden Spike on
May 10, 1869, the route was complete, and a vast, largely unpopulated region was
poised for growth.
Today, the 50,000 men and women of Union Pacific still connect America’s
communities, transporting the raw materials and finished goods that keep our
economy, and our country, moving.
Tokens include: Railroad crossing signal; Engineer’s cap, Golden Spike, Caboose,
Locomotive, and a Lantern.
It took an army of 20,000 men, working 12 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week,
for six years, to connect America east to west by rail. It was a remarkable feat, as
the system was built primarily by hand. With the driving of the Golden Spike on
May 10, 1869, the route was complete, and a vast, largely unpopulated region was
poised for growth.
Today, the 50,000 men and women of Union Pacific still connect America’s
communities, transporting the raw materials and finished goods that keep our
economy, and our country, moving.
Tokens include: Railroad crossing signal; Engineer’s cap, Golden Spike, Caboose,
Locomotive, and a Lantern.