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Posted by Kiernan (Member # 3828) on :

Here's something I found on the National Park Service website today.

http://www.nps.gov/gosp/historyculture/upload/Spikes.pdf

Posted by train lady (Member # 3920) on :

very interesting. thanks for posting it,Kiernan

Posted by notelvis (Member # 3071) on :

Very interesting. Thank You.

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.)