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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:7/1/1982 - 7/1/1982
Album Info:This was one of the stops that an unidentified railroad fan while on a railroading vacation in July of 1982. The album was reposted after the RRPA site crash.
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Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point
Title:  Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point
Description:  The National Park Service sponsors the re-enactment of the Golden Spike Ceremony near the famous Promontoy Point area. The "East" meets "West" in the form of two locomotive reporductions of the Union Pacific #110 and Central Pacific Jupiter who met nose to nose at the ceremony. An unknown rail fan photographer took this photo. No exact day in July of 1982 was given.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 1/19/2025 4:42:20 PM
Location:  Promontory Summit, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 119(4-4-0) CPRR 60(4-4-0)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
UP 4-4-0 #119 & CPRR 4-4-0 #60 "Jupiter"
Title:  UP 4-4-0 #119 & CPRR 4-4-0 #60 "Jupiter"
Description:  Here is a closer view of the two famous engines that met on May 10, 1869 to celebrate the completion of the western expansion. An unknown rail fan photographer took this photo. No exact day in July of 1982 was given.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 1/19/2025 4:42:21 PM
Location:  Promontory Summit, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 119(4-4-0) CPRR 60(4-4-0)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
CPRR 4-4-0 #60 "Jupiter" - Central Pacific RR
Title:  CPRR 4-4-0 #60 "Jupiter" - Central Pacific RR
Description:  Representing the western half of the western expansion project was Central Pacific RR 4-4-0 #60 "Jupiter." An unknown rail fan photographer took this photo. No exact day in July of 1982 was given.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 1/19/2025 4:42:22 PM
Location:  Promontory Summit, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  CPRR 60(4-4-0)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point
Title:  Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point
Description:  The two locos meeting in this remote location was made famous by the photograph showing the event and the people involved in completing the western railroad expansion. An unknown rail fan photographer took this photo. No exact day in July of 1982 was given.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 1/19/2025 4:42:23 PM
Location:  Promontory Summit, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  CPRR 60(4-4-0) UP 119(4-4-0)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
UP 4-4-0 #119 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-4-0 #119 - Union Pacific
Description:  This Union Pacific 4-4-0 represented the eastern half of the ceremony. Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point. An unknown rail fan photographer took this photo. No exact day in July of 1982 was given.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 1/19/2025 4:42:24 PM
Location:  Promontory Summit, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 119(4-4-0)
Views:  12   Comments: 0
UP 4-4-0 #119 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-4-0 #119 - Union Pacific
Description:  Great roster shot of the Union Pacific 4-4-0 #119 reproduction that is used each year in the Golden Spike Ceremony. An unknown rail fan photographer took this photo. No exact day in July of 1982 was given.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 1/19/2025 4:42:25 PM
Location:  Promontory Summit, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 119(4-4-0)
Views:  6   Comments: 0


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