tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post4642822168669484362..comments2024-03-28T00:37:20.261-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Saturday - Golden SpikeMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-74462136687739640112012-04-17T15:29:36.458-07:002012-04-17T15:29:36.458-07:00I live about 20-30 miles south of Promontory and y...I live about 20-30 miles south of Promontory and yet have only been out there once but it was on May 10, so that was cool. I keep intending to take my kids back out there. It's such an interesting and often forgotten/neglected bit of history.<br /><br />Thanks for the photo find/share. :)Okiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393689307300304035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-84177700036686529202012-04-08T02:03:45.575-07:002012-04-08T02:03:45.575-07:00@major: Promontory Summit really is a dry, dusty,...@major: Promontory Summit really is a dry, dusty, horrible place in the middle of nowhere. Other than the trains and the visitor's center, there's nothing out there but sage brush, brine flies and mosquitoes. Promontory Summit is on the obverse of the Utah state quarter, and that's probably the closest I ever want to go.Benson Myershttp://nametagmuseum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-41546986311282361042012-04-07T22:34:43.517-07:002012-04-07T22:34:43.517-07:00K. Martinez, I don't find myself in the Sacram...K. Martinez, I don't find myself in the Sacramento area very often (I passed through on my way to Tahoe a few years ago), but it would be worth it just to see that museum, from the sound of it.<br /><br />Vaughn, I've never been to Utah at all… yet another place I need to visit!<br /><br />Snow White Sanctum, I agree, it would have been cool to be there.<br /><br />Chiana, now I know that I missed something cool in Tahoe! Who knows when I'll ever go back there. What I need is plenty of time and money so that I can just tour the whole country at a leisurely pace!<br /><br />Benson, I'm amazed that you haven't been there, given your family connection. I'll have to look for that photo and find your ancestor! Very cool.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-1614101869306135452012-04-07T21:32:54.189-07:002012-04-07T21:32:54.189-07:00Great pictures! Sadly though I must admit, I'...Great pictures! Sadly though I must admit, I've lived in Utah my entire life and I've never gone up there. In fact, when the weather is clear I can even see the site from my house! And what's more, one of my ancestors is in the original picture they took in 1869. He's the guy leaning against the funnel of the train on the left, with his legs crossed and hands behind his back. He's one of the Wheelwright clan that made the timbers for the railraod.Benson Myershttp://nametagmuseum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-20865049338665625552012-04-07T15:18:43.849-07:002012-04-07T15:18:43.849-07:00Yup, Maj - I have seen these two in person. Just l...Yup, Maj - I have seen these two in person. Just like with the train at Knott's, in person you get a much greater sense of just what a great work these were/are. Do at least see the museum in Carson City if you can (but if you're staying in the region, stay in Tahoe...). :)<br /><br />Thanks for the pics, I'm smiling like Nancy. :)Chiana_Chathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329208224763179478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-15261483669622909352012-04-07T14:39:31.133-07:002012-04-07T14:39:31.133-07:00Terrific post and sharp looking photos. That would...Terrific post and sharp looking photos. That would have been cool to actually be there in 1969.Snow White Archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715594290214114608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7385426713222270292012-04-07T10:41:40.021-07:002012-04-07T10:41:40.021-07:00If you ever get the chance to go to Promontory Sum...If you ever get the chance to go to Promontory Summit in Utah, it is worth the trip. There is an exhibit, some tracks where they re-create the joining every summer, and you can see the locomotives in the barn.Vaughnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-58007061914305747532012-04-07T09:55:47.315-07:002012-04-07T09:55:47.315-07:00Major, I originally went to the Sacramento RR Muse...Major, I originally went to the Sacramento RR Museum, because they have a large toy train exhibit there including the Thomas W. Sefton collection. (I'm a fan of pre-war and post-war Lionel.)<br /><br />What I found there was so much more than that. I can’t remember when I had such a good time. It was an absolute blast.<br /><br />The Orange Empire Railway Museum is on my list too.K. Martineznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-912131685041097282012-04-07T08:23:39.669-07:002012-04-07T08:23:39.669-07:00TM!, I love novelty radios... I have one that look...TM!, I love novelty radios... I have one that looks like an old Rolls Royce. <br /><br />Pilsner Panther, I think that Walt had some serious train experts helping him to make his locomotives as authentic as possible.<br /><br />Nancy, it WOULD be fun to see these trains in person!<br /><br />K. Martinez, I really want to go to the RR museum in Sacramento! I also want to go to the Orange Empire Railway Museum where some of Ward Kimball's trains are kept now.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-5774961850856463212012-04-07T07:51:36.842-07:002012-04-07T07:51:36.842-07:00Absolutely beautiful! I've always enjoyed my ...Absolutely beautiful! I've always enjoyed my visits to the Californai State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, but didn't know there was a railroad museum in Carson City. I'll definitely have to check that out this year.K. Martineznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-57318975410740742242012-04-07T07:08:58.229-07:002012-04-07T07:08:58.229-07:00WOW! Would I have loved to have been in this crowd...WOW! Would I have loved to have been in this crowd. These are incredible, the colors are so beautiful. Now I have a great smile on to start the day!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-62412739054269512492012-04-07T02:57:04.543-07:002012-04-07T02:57:04.543-07:00These engines are just gorgeous! If these are accu...These engines are just gorgeous! If these are accurate replicas of the original paint schemes, it's easy to see where Walt got the colors for the Disneyland Railroad locos.Pilsner Pantherhttp://www.pilsnerspicks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-77556708340499594602012-04-07T02:23:29.048-07:002012-04-07T02:23:29.048-07:00I have a radio that my grandfather gave me in the ...I have a radio that my grandfather gave me in the late seventies/early eighties and it looks exactly like the Jupiter. You turn those round things on top of the engine to adjust the volume, change the channels, and to turn it on and off!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38293524950964396782012-03-30T09:29:39.739-07:002012-03-30T09:29:39.739-07:00The National Park Service did eventually build ful...The National Park Service did eventually build full size replicas of the CP 60 (Jupiter) and the UP 119. But in 1969, the two locomotives were on loan from Paramount Pictures.<br /><br />Originally, the two locomotives had been built for the famed Virginia & Truckee Railway in service between Reno and Virginia City, Nevada. <br /><br />The CP 60 was orginally the V&T 22 , "Inyo". The UP 119 was originally the V&T 18, "Dayton". Both survive today in the state of Nevada as part of the collection of the Nevada State Railroad Museum. The "Inyo" still operates occasionally at the Museum in Carson City. The "Dayton" is now on display in Virginia City.<br /><br />Check the links for more information - http://www.nsrm-friends.org/movietrains.html<br /><br />http://www.nsrm-friends.org/nsrm09.html<br /><br />http://www.nsrm-friends.org/index.htmlRoger Coltonhttp://www.theblueparrot.infonoreply@blogger.com