Union Pacific Delivers Omaha's 2013 Christmas Tree

A sure sign that the holiday season is under way in Omaha is the annual raising of the Christmas Tree at Omaha's Durham Museum -- a Union Pacific tradition for more than 75 years. The tradition continued Nov. 18 when UP employees cut and transported this year's tree -- a 45-foot blue spruce -- from the home of Omaha residents Kevin and Linda Redlinger.
Union Pacific began the tradition more than 75 years ago by cutting a Christmas tree from along its right of way in the Pacific Northwest and transporting it to Omaha's Union Station. The tree greeted the thousands of passengers arriving on trains during the holiday season in the heyday of passenger rail service.

[northstar]

Hey, are you guys doing a Christmas train? do you guys do a Christmas train?

[jpsluderful]

Yeah leave it to Uncle Pete to cut down a 50 year old blue spruce.