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Union Pacific Railroad reenacts the Golden Spike for the event's 150th anniversary
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:00 am
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:00 am
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Not a huge fan of UP but gotta admit this is pretty awesome.
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The three-day “Golden Spike” celebration opens on Friday at Promontory Summit, 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Salt Lake City, where the Central Pacific Railroad from the west was joined to the Union Pacific Railroad from the east on May 10, 1869.
Now a national historic park, the wind-swept site saw the culmination of a six-year feat of 19th-century engineering that transformed the American West as the nation was emerging from a bloody civil war. The festivities will feature full-size working replicas of the two steam engines that faced each other, nose to nose, in an iconic photograph taken of a celebration held the day the cross-country rail line was completed.
Not a huge fan of UP but gotta admit this is pretty awesome.
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Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:01 am to VolsOut4Harambe
The foamers are out in force.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:03 am to chinhoyang
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The foamers are out in force.
You ever want to see what Asperger's looks like, pull up to a Class 1 mainline during a steam excursion.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:09 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Are they going to hire a bunch of Chinese to role play as slave labor for the event? Maybe get a couple of burly guys to slap them around a bit for authenticity.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:25 am to VolsOut4Harambe
quote:Aren't the replica engines there all the time? The locomotives in the picture are more modern than the ones there in 1869.
The festivities will feature full-size working replicas of the two steam engines that faced each other, nose to nose, in an iconic photograph taken of a celebration held the day the cross-country rail line was completed.
I thought I read that the UP was sending one of their Big Boys locomotives built in the 1940s that has just been completely refurbished as a special attendee.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:26 am to PJinAtl
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I thought I read that the UP was sending one of their Big Boys locomotives built in the 1940s that has just been completely refurbished as a special attendee.
They did; that's the one in the picture on the left. They ran it in an excursion last weekend.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:28 am to VolsOut4Harambe
i just read "nothing like it in the world" by Ambrose. If you are into American history i recommend it.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:33 am to VolsOut4Harambe
They’re just trying to get a little track laid, not dance around like a bunch of Kansas City f@gg0ts
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:36 am to jbgleason
A railroad enthusiast friend told us that there is an organization made up of descendants of the Chinese labor imported to build the lines.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:50 am to real turf fan
Once again, the Irish are left out.
ETA: I just read the story. Entire 2nd half dedicated to America bad bullshite.
and the Irish were left out of the article too.
ETA: I just read the story. Entire 2nd half dedicated to America bad bullshite.
and the Irish were left out of the article too.
This post was edited on 5/10/19 at 10:56 am
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:59 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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You ever want to see what Asperger's looks like, pull up to a Class 1 mainline during a steam excursion.
Don't even need a water heater. I had guys jumping up and down (seriously) when I came by with a SD90MAC-H in the lead.
Some serious freaks in the foamer crowd.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 11:01 am to PhilemonThomas
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and the Irish were left out of the article too.
Apparently PC culture in play with them talking up the Chinese as the UP was built mostly with Irish.
The Central Pacific is the one that used boatloads of Chinamen.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 11:12 am to VolsOut4Harambe
I learned all about this from the Charlie Brown special about it.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 11:14 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Are they gonna have anyone guarding that 2# chunk of gold?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 11:15 am to BuckyCheese
What are y’all talking about? Is this really a thing people get worked up about?
Posted on 5/10/19 at 11:16 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Posted on 5/10/19 at 11:17 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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Union Pacific Railroad reenacts the Golden Spike for the event's 150th anniversary
Can they also reenact actually working people to death?
Posted on 5/10/19 at 11:17 am to VolsOut4Harambe
I like opening my window and letting my arm hang out. That pisses off foamers every time I go by them.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 11:18 am to VolsOut4Harambe
My cousin reminds me of this every year. He retired from the Union Pacific and May 10 is my birthday.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 11:20 am to Jack Daniel
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Is this really a thing people get worked up about?
Foamers bust a nut when you roll by in a BNSF unit that has an older paint scheme. Heck we have a few older units (used mostly for yard switching) that are still Santa Fe or BN. They go apeshit over those.
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