Union Pacific Provides Bush Historic Farewell

Union Pacific Provides Bush Historic Farewell

Yesterday, Union Pacific’s Heritage Fleet pulled into College Station, Texas, at approximately 3:45 p.m. CT, carrying former President George H.W. Bush and his family. Crowds lined overpasses and streets as the train traveled from Spring, Texas, to Texas A&M University for the former president’s burial at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

The UP No. 4141 George Bush Locomotive led the way for the 11-car presidential funeral train. The Council Bluffs car was specifically configured, allowing those along the route to view Bush’s flag-covered casket.

UP employees June Nobles and Randy Kuhaneck, U.S. Navy veterans, served as locomotive engineer and conductor, respectively.

Onlookers line the route in Navasota, Texas.

UP No. 4141 pulls the presidential funeral train into College Station with crowd in the background.