Golden Spike centennial

Golden Spike centennial

By Angela Cotey | May 10, 2024

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


Railroad fans of all stripes congregate at Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1969, for the Golden Spike centennial celebration, including a trainload that came from New York City behind High Iron 2-8-4 No. 759 and a Union Pacific streamliner west of Kansas City.

Arthur W. Zimmerla, collection of Arthur A. Zimmerla

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