Union Pacific (1977)

Union Pacific TV (1977)

[wgang]

Interviewer: How many times did you play the jingle in your commercials?

Union Pacific: *Yes.*

[AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan]

UP sure had fun in even the 60s and 70s. Meanwhile most other railroads would have been plugging their ears over this song while trying to just stay alive while suffering horribly

[MilesL.auto-train]

From the engineer in Portland, to the clerk in Idaho -
We're the people of the railroad, and we make the engines go!
From the tower out in Denver to the welder in LA;
we're the Union Pacific, and we've got the right of way!

From our switchyards in Nebraska to the blue Pacific Shore,
We can load up all your cargo - and come rollin' home for more!
From the brakeman in Wyoming, to the men who run our show -
We're the Union Pacific, and our people make us go!

We're a million miles of history, a-shinin' in the sun;
we're the Union Pacific, and our story's just begun!

[Moltar_Railfan]

Petition for UP to remake every single one of their commercials

[TomedysTrains]

I never saw this Union Pacific commercial or heard this jingle before, but it's really catchy! I'd love to see Union Pacific produce a 21st Century remake of this commercial shown nationwide. They could have their "Powered by Our People" unit in at least one shot in the commercial too and update the lyrics to reflect the current and larger Union Pacific where it would go as such:

From the engineer in Vegas, to the clerk in Chicago -
We're the people of the railroad, and we make the engines go!
From the tower out in Dallas to the welder in LA;
we're the Union Pacific, and we've got the right of way!

From our switchyards in New Orleans to the blue Pacific Shore,
We can load up all your cargo - and come rollin' home for more!
From the brakeman in Seattle, to the folks who run our show -
We're the Union Pacific, and our people make us go!

We're a million miles of history, a-shinin' in the sun;
we're the Union Pacific, and our story's just begun!

[Yeetus_The_Trainz_Tutorial_Guy]

0:16 this scene is so cinematic i love it, why didnt other railroads think of this shot?

[shanestrains]

At the beginning of the video if you pause you can see a news Station!!! Also absolute JAM!!!

[UNF]

Well I now have an ad that I'm obsessed with lol

[rightwingkid]

If UP rewrote this song today it would be all about how valuable their investors are and how their employees are worthless to them.

[TNRR-qr]

the part where the crew was polishing the steam locomotive was absolutely charming.

[ginofilippi]

My late uncle Bill Fox was included in this version. He loved the UP and UP Employees. 😊

[robertmoir]

I do recall 1977 but I don t recall this advertisement

[QLDrailfan]

I genuinely love this song, it’s really got a country sorta vibe

[michellepost]

I remember this ad on TV when I was in high school, late 1970s. It was usually an evening ad. Back when ads on TV were good.

[nikerailfanningttm]

*PLAY THIS AT MY FUNERAL with a U50C on my casket*

[TrolololGaming]

"Our people make us go"
That did not age well given the current situation with UP lmao

[martinbachmann]

Always loved this commercial! Used to frequently sing it out loud around the da house back in da day, & pretty much drove other family-members absolutely nuts with it? One other thing - didn't the Girls back then look a LOT prettier too?? 😺

[harrisonofcolorado]

0:43 They're polishing up a 2-8-0 Consolidation.

[thehernandezmediacorporation]

Who else is watching this for the 100th time?

[randomdude]

Back in the day when people loved doing their job