The Union Pacific Railroad (UP) is the largest rail transportation company in the US. Established in 1862, it has grown both by construction and by acquisition; its system now includes such railroads as the Southern Pacific, Western Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Rio Grande, Chicago & North Western, and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas. Its system stretches from Chicago and New Orleans in the east to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle in the west. For auction is a desk calendar from the UP; it is for the year beginning July 1953 through June 1954. The calendar, which measures appx 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches and is printed on medium-weight cardstock, features monthly calendars for the 12 months in this period. Holidays are marked in red.
