Golden Spike National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

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Golden Spike National Historic Site

On May 10, 1869, two railroad companies, Union Pacific and Central Pacific, joined 1,776 miles of rail at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. This event sparked unforetold consequences still reflected in our great nation today. Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates this incredible accomplishment of the completion of this nation's first transcontinental railroad.

Locomotive Operations

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		Golden Spike Handbook Golden Spike: National Historic Site, a history of Golden Spike by Robert M. Utley, former Chief Historian of the National Park Service and Francis A. Ketterson, Jr. more...

Write to

Golden Spike NHS
P.O. Box 897
Brigham City, Utah 84302

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Phone

Visitor Information/Visitor Center
(435) 471-2209 ext. 29

Administration
(435) 471-2209 ext. 25

Fax

(435) 471-2341

Climate

Summers are generally hot and dry with temperatures frequently reaching into the 90s. Winters, generally cold with variable precipitation, temperatures into the 30s. Layers of clothing, especially in spring and fall, good walking shoes, and mosquito repellent are recommended. Current weather below reflects Brigham City, Promontory Summit is 32 miles West and can have different conditions - especially in winter.