Golden Spike National Historical Park - August 4, 2022

These pictures were taken with my Panasonic Lumix FZ80 and Cathy's iPhone at the Golden Spike National Historical Park in northern Utah on August 4, 2022. Images are shown at a resolution of 800x600. Larger image formats are available by clicking the links below each image.

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We'll soon learn that this crossing is just for the demonstrations here. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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We arrived just in time for the ranger presentation. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Video of the train demonstrations (hosted on YouTube).

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After the engines both did their demos, we had a chance to walk up and check them out. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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On the one-way loop we overlook some salty areas. [Larger: 2448x1836]

The Last Cut. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Some of the old grade for one of the railroads. [Larger: 2448x1836]

And here's the Chinese Arch. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Looking over at the Northrup Grumman site. [Larger: 2448x1836]

Looking at the Big Fill. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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terescoj+pics@teresco.org - Sat Aug 13 21:50:14 CDT 2022

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