Tuesday, June 25, 2013
We had a great day traveling north to Paradise, Utah. We did make a stop in Brigham City to see the new Brigham City Temple. Then on to Paradise, which is in Cache Valley, to arrive at the 'country' home of our friends Carol and Nick Nielsen. They served their mission in Visakhapatnam, India at approximately the same time that we did. So, we are never short of "war stories" and we enjoy catching up; talking about the great people, interesting places and memorable events. We admired their garden flowers, neighboring farm fields, the 'forever' views and the cool air. After a great lunch, we spent the afternoon at The Golden Spike National Historic Site. Fortunately at 4:30 we were able to experience the power of the #119 as it was returned to the engine house with steam, puffs of smoke and its loud toot.
We had a great day traveling north to Paradise, Utah. We did make a stop in Brigham City to see the new Brigham City Temple. Then on to Paradise, which is in Cache Valley, to arrive at the 'country' home of our friends Carol and Nick Nielsen. They served their mission in Visakhapatnam, India at approximately the same time that we did. So, we are never short of "war stories" and we enjoy catching up; talking about the great people, interesting places and memorable events. We admired their garden flowers, neighboring farm fields, the 'forever' views and the cool air. After a great lunch, we spent the afternoon at The Golden Spike National Historic Site. Fortunately at 4:30 we were able to experience the power of the #119 as it was returned to the engine house with steam, puffs of smoke and its loud toot.
Brigham City Temple, Utah
Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah
National Park Service
The Central Pacific Railroad, from Sacramento and the Union Pacific Railroad, from Omaha built railroads to tie the West to the eastern states. They met at Promontory Summit on May 10, 1869 with the Jupiter and the No. 119 facing each other and the golden spike was symbolically tapped into place to connect the rails. They had crossed 1,776 miles of desert, rivers, and mountains and employed 8,000 to 10,000 workers. What used to take 6 months by ox-drawn wagon would now take six or seven days by train.
The #119; one of two engines on display is an exact replica of the original.
Our good friends, Carol and Nick Nielsen from Paradise, Utah
The #119 being returned to the engine house at the end of the day.
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