Union Pacific Celebrates its 163rd Birthday with New Commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive in President Lincoln's Hometown

  • SPRINGFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Railroad celebrated its 163rd birthday today in the hometown of its famed founder – President Abraham Lincoln – with the help of numerous dignitaries and its newest commemorative locomotive that honors Lincoln's role in laying the foundation for America's best-in-the-world freight rail system. The event was sponsored by Union Pacific, the Lincoln Presidential Foundation, Looking for Lincoln and Hanson Professional Services. Special guests at the.