Names of the two trains that met at Promontory
From: "Dana Younts" laneyyounts@charter.net
What were the names of the two trains that met at promontory point?
—Dana
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 10:11 AM
Thursday, October 19, 2006
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1 Comments:
The engines that met at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869 were the CPRR Jupiter and the UPRR No. 119. We know of no evidence that the trains had names. See the CPRR Schedule of October 18, 1869 for designation of the four trains in regular service.
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