Sunday, May 06, 2007

"Replica trains head to This Is the Place: They'll re-enact historic event and haul visitors"

"Replica trains head to This Is the Place: They'll re-enact historic event and haul visitors" by Nancy Perkins, © Deseret Morning News, Sunday, May 6, 2007. (News Article)

"Replicas of two famous trains are on their way to Utah's This Is the Place Heritage Park to re-enact a defining moment in the nation's history. The small-scale, rubber-tired trains are authentic, realistic reproductions of the Central Pacific Jupiter and the Union Pacific 119 ... the park commissioned the handmade trains from Jerry Shipman in Phoenix ... a retired airline pilot who also happens to build small-scale passenger trains. ... " [More]

This Is the Place Heritage Park
2601 East Sunnyside Avenue
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
801-582-1847

[Courtesy Google Alerts.]

1 Comments:

Blogger CPRR Discussion Group said...

Not to be confused with the Promontory, Utah, National Park Services's Golden Spike National Historic Site where the rails were joined, with full size replica steam engines.

5/08/2007 12:10 PM  

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