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PACIYIC
UNI O N
PACIFIC
M-10001
UNION PACIFIC'S Streamliner,
First Streamline, Pullman Equipped Train Ever Built.
Powered by 900 horsepower, 12-cylinder V-Type Diesel
engine, which in crossing the continent in October, 1934,
broke every existing world's record for fully equipped
railroad trains. Established mark of 120 miles per hour;
set new average of 84 miles per hour for distances over
500 miles; lowered the record running time Los Angeles
to Chicago to 38 hours and 50 minutes, and from Los
Angeles to New York to 56 hours and 55 minutes.
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UNION
PACIFIC
SYSTEM
Union Pacific System
OVERLAND
Union Pacific streamline trains are built of
aluminum, about one-third the weight of steel.
are completely air-conditioned, and represent
the last word in modern travel comfort.
