Thursday, January 31, 2019

150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's Completion and 2019 National Railway Historical Society Convention May 2019

2019 National Railway Historical Society Convention
Tuesday, May 07, 2019 - Saturday, May 12, 2019

Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown
 215 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
United States (801) 531-7500

2019 ​marks ​the ​sesquicentennial ​of ​the ​completion ​of ​the ​transcontinental ​railroad ​at ​Promontory ​Summit, ​Utah. ​To ​celebrate ​this ​historic ​event, ​the ​National ​Railway ​Historical ​Society ​is ​holding ​the ​2019 ​National ​Convention ​in ​Utah. ​

Celebrations ​will be held at ​the ​Ogden ​Union ​Station ​museum ​on ​Thursday, ​May ​9th. ​Two ​operating ​Union ​Pacific ​steam ​locomotives ​are ​slated ​to ​re-enact ​the ​touching ​of ​the ​couplers. ​The ​following ​day, ​May ​10th, at ​the ​Golden ​Spike ​National ​Historic ​Site ​at ​Promontory ​Summit, ​the ​150th ​anniversary ​ceremonies ​will be at ​the ​exact ​location ​of ​the ​joining ​of ​the ​Central ​Pacific ​and ​the ​Union ​Pacific ​lines.  These ​events ​at ​Promontory ​Summit ​are ​controlled ​by ​the ​National ​Park ​Service ​and ​the ​U.S. ​Department ​of ​the ​Interior.

On ​Saturday, ​May ​11th, ​​the ​NRHS ​has ​been ​invited ​by ​the ​Southern ​Pacific ​Historical ​and ​Technical ​Society ​to ​attend ​their ​celebration ​banquet ​in ​Ogden. ​

Some ​other ​sites ​in ​Salt ​Lake ​City ​to ​consider ​visiting ​include ​the ​former ​Union ​Pacific ​and ​ ​the ​former ​Denver ​and ​Rio ​Grande ​Western ​passenger ​stations

https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UPSteamClub/

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