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COUNCIL BLUFFS — Before automobiles, it was passenger trains that took Americans to see the wonders of this country’s national parks.

That certainly included the role played by the Union Pacific Railroad.

In celebration of this year’s 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, the Union Pacific Railroad Museum is now showing an exhibit, “All Set for the West,” showcasing the partnership between the National Park Service and the railroad. Ribbon-cutting ceremonies for this exhibit were held Saturday.

“This is our summer exhibit,” said Patricia LaBounty, museum and collections manager. “It’s the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service that was created on Aug. 25, 1916.”

According to information provided at the ceremony, this exhibit uses the vivid and rich imagery of decades of Union Pacific photography and parks-centric marketing materials to trace the partnership of the National Park Service and the railroad, as well as the impact on collateral interest groups, such as conservationists and native tribes.

The exhibit also features original motion picture film by the railroad’s movie department from the 1940s through the ’50s, filmed on location in various parks, including Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.