Promontory Summit, Utah, 2014
Introduction
In 2014, while visiting family in the Salt Lake City area, we took a side trip out to the Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory Summit, Utah. This was the site of the driving of the "golden spike", the point where the two teams met, while completing the transcontinental railroad. There is an interesting visitor center, operated by the National Park Service.
If you arrive early, you get to see the crews run the locomotives from their storage sheds, up to the static viewing area. Once at the viewing area, you can get a close-up view of the locomotives, and stand on a platform and see inside the cab. The locomotives stay in the static location all day, so if you want to watch steam locomotives operate, either come early or late.
We had a beautiful day, and managed to get a lot of photos. These replica locomotives were built by the same company that built the steam locomotives for Disneyland.
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![[Visitor Center, Promontory Summit, Utah]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/visitor_center.JPG )
![[Both Locomotives on the Same Track]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/both_locos.JPG )
![[Jupiter Backing (UP Engine)]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/jupiter_backing2.JPG )
![[Jupiter Bell (UP Engine)]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/jupiter_bell.JPG )
![[Jupiter Engineer (UP Engine)]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/jupiter_engineer.JPG )
![[Jupiter Front (UP Engine)]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/jupiter_front.JPG )
![[Jupiter Backing (UP Engine)]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/jupitor_backing.JPG )
![[Jupiter Releasing Steam (UP Engine)]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/jupitor_releasing_steam.JPG )
![[Jupiter Whistle (UP Engine)]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/jupitor_whistle1.JPG )
![[Jupiter Whistle (UP Engine)]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/jupitor_whistle2.JPG )
![[Jupiter Viewing (UP Engine) [now standing at her static position in front of the visitor center]]](http://swansongrp.com/pics/promontory/viewing_jupiter.JPG )