Been following Hell on Wheels? Then take some time to visit the real-life spot where the railroads came together –[…]
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Category: Utah
Golden Spike, Frontier Traveler Picture of the Day
Golden Spike, Utah – Where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met to form the first transcontinental railroad.
Read moreHovenweep Frontier Traveler Picture of the Day
Hovenweep National Monument is located along the border between southeast Utah and southwest Colorado, just north and west of Cortez,[…]
Read moreCompleting the Transcontinental Railroad: Golden Spike, Utah
On May 10, 1869, two railroad companies, the Union and Central Pacific, joined 1,776 miles of rail at Promontory Summit,[…]
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