A giant, 43-foot, gold-leafed railroad spike monument made its way to Utah State University for the public to admire on Tuesday. The spike is making stops around Utah before becoming a permanent ...

For more than 70 years, crowds have gathered at what is now Golden Spike National Historical Park to celebrate the joining of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads at Promontory Summit near ...

If you love national parks, railroads, or American history, a visit to Golden Spike National Historical Park deserves a spot on your Utah road trip itinerary. This fascinating site marks the ...

Brigham City • When two railroads met at northern Utah’s Promontory Summit in 1869, the country was joined from coast to coast for the first time — a connection sealed by a final spike, commonly known ...

Friday, May 10, 2024 is Train Day at This is the Place Heritage Park. It's the anniversary of the joining of the first Transcontinental Railroad across the United States and the driving of the Golden ...

OGDEN — Next week will be big for Union Station. May 3 will mark the Golden Spike Anniversary Whistle Stop Tour from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Hope Eggett, curator for the Museums at Union Station, told the ...

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