THIS TRAIN WAS PART OF THE "GOLDEN SPIKE" THE GOLDEN SPIKE CEREMONY WAS HELD AT PROMONTARY, UTAH ON MAY 10, 1869. A LAUREL TIE WAS PLACED ON THE GRADE, FOLLOWED BY THE TWO RAILS, AND FINALLY A GOLDEN SPIKE WAS PUT IN PLACE TO BE DRIVEN IN BY CHEIF ENGINEERS GREENVILLE M. DODGE AND DAN CASEMENT FOR THE UNION PACIFIC AND SAMUEL S MONTAGUE OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC'S JUPITER.
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