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America at 250: First Transcontinental Railroad had immediate impact on nation that continues to be felt today
It's very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before.
Steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 meets head-to-head with Living Legend No. 844 during the ceremonial reenactment of the wedding of the rails on Thursday, May 9, 2019, just south of Union Station as part of the Ogden Heritage Festival to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
The Golden Spike Monument, a sculpture by artist Douwe Blumberg, is displayed in front of Union Station on Friday, May 3, 2024. The 43-foot, gold leaf-covered monument was commissioned to honor the power and diversity of those who built the transcontinental railroad. …
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