I strongly recommend a visit to the Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory Summit, UT for any railfan......or any fan of historic sites period. The vast nothingness just getting to Promontory is awe-inspiring and a graphic example of just how significant the first transcontinental railroad was.
(I've been there twice now.....just fabulous.)
-------------------- David Pressley
Advocating for passenger trains since 1973!
Climbing toward 5,000 posts like the Southwest Chief ascending Raton Pass. Cautiously, not nearly as fast as in the old days, and hoping to avoid premature reroutes. Posts: 4203 | From: Western North Carolina | Registered: Feb 2004
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