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Daily Archives: October 6th, 2015

Day 269: Golden Spike Part 7

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Bits & Pieces!  Part 1. There is always something to photograph on a steam engine!  It is better than Robyn’s Junk Pile!  (If the engine is making steam, anyway…) * This is a neat view of the wheels and brass… …but if you look closely at the bottom of the wheel, you will see the […]

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Day 268: Golden Spike Part 6

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Here the 119 backs up prior to the famous reenactment of the meeting of the rails! *** *** Now the 119 slowly… …slowly… …slowly meets with the Jupiter at the final spike! Bits and pieces to come! ~Curtis in Utah!  {!-{>

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Day 267: Golden Spike Part 5

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

After backing up to the switch, the 119 starts a low speed run-by of the Visitor’s Center.  The white steam is the whistle blowing. Here She comes! There She goes! Blowing off a bit if steam to clean the lines. And the whistle, long, loud and lonesome! ~Curtis in Utah! {!-{>

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Day 266: Golden Spike Part 4

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

“After the ceremony, Jupiter continued in service for the Central Pacific. In the 1870s, the railroad decided to end their practice of naming their engines, and thus, the Jupiter name was dropped and the engine was simply known as C.P. #60. The locomotive also received many new upgrades such as a new boiler, cowcatcher, domes, […]

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Day 265: Golden Spike Part 3

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

The first view upon coming out of the Visitor Center! There are a lot of interpretive signs, and of course Wikipedia always has info! The Last Spike! Coast to Coast Jubilation!  We don’t get that nearly enough anymore… Original Rail. *** It all looks pretty close to the original event, but without so many people. […]

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Day 264: Golden Spike Part 2

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

A much more important place in our History than this small outpost in a field would indicate. ~Curtis in Utah!  {!-{>

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