Golden Spike National Historical Park

One of the greatest technological achievements of the 19th century is the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States. Visitors to the park can see the location of the Last Spike Site, 1869 railroad construction features, walk or drive on the original railroad grade, and get an up close view of Victorian era replica locomotives.

What you’ll hear

34 places to explore in this park.

• #18 Big Fill and Big Trestle Site
• Conclusion: A New Era
• Introduction: An Epic Story
• Stop 10-An Unlikey Meeting Place
• Stop 10-Drill Marks & Carmichael’s Cut
• Stop 11-False Cut & Stair-Step Construction
• Stop 11-Union Pacifics Last Cut
• Stop 12-The Telegraph
• Stop 12-Trestles and Fills
• Stop 13-Blasting
• Stop 13-Rock Shelter
• Stop 14-Choosing a Route
• Stop 14-Deterioration of the Union Pacific Grade
• Stop 15-Natural Memorial
• Stop 16-The Steepest Grade
• Stop 17-More to Discover
• Stop 1-Steep Grade and the Orange Special Legend
• Stop 1-The Last Climb
• Stop 2-Parallel Construction
• Stop 2-Parallel Grading
• Stop 3-Cut and Fill
• Stop 3-Cuts and Fills
• Stop 4-Spoils Pile
• Stop 4-Stair-Step Cuts
• Stop 5-A Hand-Built Railroad
• Stop 5-Towns and Camps
• Stop 6-Sidings
• Stop 6-The Big Fill and the Big Trestle
• Stop 7-Borrow Pits
• Stop 7-Ten Miles in One Day
• Stop 8-Gravel for Ballast
• Stop 8-The False Cut
• Stop 9-Approaching the Golden Spike
• Stop 9-The Big Trestle Abutments