Union Pacific Locomotive #119 and Central Pacific Locomotive #60 ...

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historic gftotograghs tafeea at Promontory Suanit on May 10
that most of the teats there ^ere an the north side, of the
railroad t:raek, 33ier© «ere a few* perhaps three or four &t most,
QB the south side. Ths torn, of Frcaaontory that grew tip later at
this poiat vsts mostly on the Bortk side of t2^s track, and this fact
should be tafcen iato aecdaat ia the developments at th© sita and
subsequent interpretation. o£ the smmit
Ifc is ia© at this point • fbe Union
Pacific grade ran to t&e south of the Central Pacific across the
staomit area* distant from it 1C0-SDC feet.
. The coneection ^as cisde at the end of the Central Pacific
track at the stasaait because it had its rails laid down first and
t&e Uaioa Pacific bad to make coimection to it. Tbs historic
photographs show this couditioa clearly. At ths present tisne4 the
comity dirt»®raval,raad tiat nm3 west from the Golden Spike sits
is, I Tselieve, on the alignment of idjo origioal t&ioa Pacific grade.
At tb« tine of the ceresaoay, the Union Bacif ic g??ad« did sot Have
ties or rails