Union Pacific Museum in Council Bluffs

Our time for travel through Council Bluff, Iowa finally aligned with the hours the Union Pacific museum is open. This was most interesting for a railroad buff. It is found in a former Carnegie Library and is a well done display of the history of the Union Pacific Railroad.

You can find a RR Speeder car on the side yard of the Museum

I found these storage lockers to be very attractive

The video ticket agent gives a well done introduction to the museum

There was a good history of the M series streamliners and the various routes they covered

This was a most interesting exhibit regarding seating comfort for RR seats versus their  automotive and aviation competitors

Models of passenger cars interiors showed common arrangements

Interesting stairway wood work

Lincolns Presidency had a tremendous  effect on the railroads

Chinese labor was utilized to build the railroads

Other parts of the museum showed the technology of railroads

The former library architecture is quite attractive