"Golden spikes & steam: Union Pacific marking 150th transcontinental railroad anniversary"

"Golden spikes & steam: Union Pacific marking 150th transcontinental railroad anniversary" by Stuart Chirls, © RailwayAge, May 11, 2017. (News Article)

"Union Pacific this week launched a two-year celebration commemorating the completion of the transcontinental railroad nearly 150 years ago. ...

Union Pacific representatives this week presented Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg with a commemorative golden spike in nearly the exact location where 1860s California Gov. Leland Stanford broke ground for CP in Sacramento. ...

The company introduced UP.com/goldenspike, an interactive website featuring rare photographs and animated maps illustrating the journey through 46 communities in Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California profoundly impacted by the railroad." [More]

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