Golden Spike Railroad - Wating - 0749 E

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Golden Spike Railroad - Wating - 0749 E

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Image Takers Photography LLC - Laura Morgan

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Golden Spike National Historic Site is a U.S. National Historic Site located at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The nearest city is Brigham City, approximately 32 miles (51 km) east-southeast of the site.
It commemorates the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad where the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met on May 10, 1869. The final joining of the rails spanning the continent was signified by the driving of the ceremonial Golden Spike. Quote From Wikipedia

This historic site witnessed one of the most important accomplishments of the 19th century. On May 10, 1869, officials of the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad met here to drive four symbolic spikes (two gold), celebrating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. The Last Spike Ceremony is reenacted every year on the May 10th anniversary, as well as every Saturday and Holiday from May 10th to September, and at the annual Railroader's Festival held the second Saturday in August and during the Winter Steam Festival on the last weekend in December. (Schedule subject to change. Please check www.nps.gov/gosp for updates.)
Working replicas of the 1860's steam locomotives 'Jupiter' and '119' are in operation from May-September. (Schedule subject to change.)
There is an easy, flat 1.5 mile/2.4 km trail called the Big Fill Walk at Golden Spike. Rangers offer talks daily from May 31 to September 1. Visitors can also drive two self-guided auto tours at the site. (The West Auto Tour is a 14-mile round trip, the East Auto Tour is about a 2 mile loop.) Quote from Utah.com

https://www.nps.gov/gosp/learn/historyculture/upload/jupiter%202-2.pdf

https://utah.com/golden-spike

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October 22nd, 2016

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