Appendix III
Nomenclature of the Union Pacific Railroad.
There are two versions of the name Union Pacific. One that it was the expression of the union sentiment prevalent among its projectors and builders, it being named during the dark and gloomy days of the War of the Rebellion; the other being that the whole project was the union of many and varied projects all looking to the building of a Pacific Railroad, and it was natural that the proposition that embraced them all should be called the “Union Pacific.” We would rather believe it was somewhat of both these reasons that brought about the name in question.