When I was a boy, I SO wanted to be there for the 100th Anniversary. 50 years later, I was still not able to make it. Thanks for posting and sharing this.
A great moment in our nations history. Got misty eyed watching the reenactment. Those engines have a beauty all their own. From sea to shinning sea. God bless America.
The Golden Spike National Park in Promontory Utah is an incredibly sad location today. There is no activity, few visitors, and no restored or replica combine and passenger care to ride in (lettered UP or CP) to get the feel of 1800's era stem train. The state does not seem to care about investing for Tourism dollars for an Railroad line No longer having a "living railway" like Union Pacific or tourist line rolling through that location for railfans to enjoy is shameful. UP pulled up the rails saying (it was needed to fight WWII). If you believe that I have land to sell you in the FLA wetlands). On the Plus Side the 2 4-4-0' steam engine replicas (Jupiter and 119) are indeed well done, beautiful and worth seeing. But it would be great to have an active train a two passenger cars there to run down the extended old trackage.
Ah, the people in charge were to inexperienced to complete the task they're remembered for, so they call in a worker. Really says something about the capitalist mode of production.
Shame on you!! After 150 years, you felt no need to mention the contributions of the Chinese in building of the railroad which has been long overdue? There’s no picture with a Chinese face for this celebration?? And this was right before the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, yet this was not included in the American History books that are taught in schools!!
They recently recreated the photo with people who were related to the original Chinese workers. No one forgot about their accomplishment of building the railroad.
When I was a boy, I SO wanted to be there for the 100th Anniversary. 50 years later, I was still not able to make it. Thanks for posting and sharing this.
I love these both western trains
Great! Thanks.
A great moment in our nations history. Got misty eyed watching the reenactment. Those engines have a beauty all their own. From sea to shinning sea. God bless America.
Great job everyone! 150 years on the right track #done !
Nicely #DONE! Thanks for sharing.
My desire is to be there.
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That’s awesome! And the UP #4014 and #844 is gonna be at there too on the 8th and 9th of May
They Going on a Displayed.
Tammy Mills I know their gonna be displayed
1869-2019
I wonder how many of those old 4-4-0 steamers it would take to equal the length of 4014? Those two 4-4-0s would look like toys sitting next to 4014.
Gorgeous steam engines!
😎👍
I have one of the original Central Pacific Railroad Spikes from 1860
They didn't mention Cullen Bohanon, a man who played a great part in Manifest Destiny and meeting east to west.
Glad my mother was Utah
The Golden Spike National Park in Promontory Utah is an incredibly sad location today. There is no activity, few visitors, and no restored or replica combine and passenger care to ride in (lettered UP or CP) to get the feel of 1800's era stem train. The state does not seem to care about investing for Tourism dollars for an Railroad line No longer having a "living railway" like Union Pacific or tourist line rolling through that location for railfans to enjoy is shameful. UP pulled up the rails saying (it was needed to fight WWII). If you believe that I have land to sell you in the FLA wetlands). On the Plus Side the 2 4-4-0' steam engine replicas (Jupiter and 119) are indeed well done, beautiful and worth seeing. But it would be great to have an active train a two passenger cars there to run down the extended old trackage.
#done
Ah, the people in charge were to inexperienced to complete the task they're remembered for, so they call in a worker. Really says something about the capitalist mode of production.
Shame on you!! After 150 years, you felt no need to mention the contributions of the Chinese in building of the railroad which has been long overdue? There’s no picture with a Chinese face for this celebration??
And this was right before the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, yet this was not included in the American History books that are taught in schools!!
They recently recreated the photo with people who were related to the original Chinese workers. No one forgot about their accomplishment of building the railroad.