ECHOES FROM THE PAST.—Two old-fashioned railway engines meeting on Promontory Summit, Utah, while taking part in the centennial celebrations of the joining of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, which created the first United States transcontinental railway. The engines, which are almost 90 years old, are similar to those used at the actual ceremony.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31991, 19 May 1969, Page 8
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54ECHOES FROM THE PAST.—Two old-fashioned railway engines meeting on Promontory Summit, Utah, while taking part in the centennial celebrations of the joining of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, which created the first United States transcontinental railway. The engines, which are almost 90 years old, are similar to those used at the actual ceremony. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31991, 19 May 1969, Page 8
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