National Train Day - May 10th
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 12:00 AM
Friday, May 10, 2013
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2 Comments:
"Golden Spike reenactment to take place Friday as part of anniversary."
The rails were joined at the completion of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869. So what's with the National Train Day celebration being a day late this year?????
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