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Some of the original track. The VC is made out of this incredible rock: Rock from the Visitors Center is from quarries in Park Valley, UT. The red is ferrous (iron) quartzite and the green is cupreus (copper) quartzite.
And you know I got lots of movies too:
Part 2 - [ youtube video ] Golden Spike National Park
Part 3 - [ youtube video ] Golden Spike National Park, Part 2. Antelope Island Sunset shoot
The Jupiter (officially known as Central Pacific Railroad #60) was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive owned by the Central Pacific Railroad. It made history when it joined the Union Pacific No. 119 at Promontory Summit, Utah, during the Golden Spike ceremony commemorating the completion of the First transcontinental railroad in 1869.
The Jupiter was built in September 1868 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works of New York, along with four other engines of identical specifications, numbered 61, 62, 63, and 84, named the Storm, Whirlwind, and Leviathan, and Gazelle respectively. These were then dismantled and sailed to San Francisco, California, loaded onto a river barge, and sent to the Central Pacific headquarters in Sacramento. After reassembly they were commissioned into service on March 20, 1869.
And you know I got lots of movies too:
Part 2 - [ youtube video ] Golden Spike National Park
Part 3 - [ youtube video ] Golden Spike National Park, Part 2. Antelope Island Sunset shoot
The Jupiter (officially known as Central Pacific Railroad #60) was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive owned by the Central Pacific Railroad. It made history when it joined the Union Pacific No. 119 at Promontory Summit, Utah, during the Golden Spike ceremony commemorating the completion of the First transcontinental railroad in 1869.
The Jupiter was built in September 1868 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works of New York, along with four other engines of identical specifications, numbered 61, 62, 63, and 84, named the Storm, Whirlwind, and Leviathan, and Gazelle respectively. These were then dismantled and sailed to San Francisco, California, loaded onto a river barge, and sent to the Central Pacific headquarters in Sacramento. After reassembly they were commissioned into service on March 20, 1869.
Sep 27 2022