Golden Spike Trains Poster Nevada Hardison turned to the state

Hardison turned to the state government

and eventually converted the railroad into a tourist line

Named for rancher John “Sog” Shafer

Many of the horses died of thirst within view of the Colorado River

The rough terrain

Golden Spike Trains Poster Nevada Hardison turned to the stateProduct Details 14 x 22 poster Interpretive Copy Long before a network of automobile highways crisscrossed the nation, the continent was conquered by rail. On May 10, 1869, the ceremonial driving of a golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, signaled the completion of Americas first transcontinental railroad. May God continue the unity of our Country, an inscription on the spike read, as this Railroad unites the two great Oceans of the world.