Page 2 of the Golden Spike Tower,
its observations decks and the outside area. |
After enjoying the
first floor in the Golden Spike Tower's visitor building, Lee and Karen
Duquette rode in the elevator to the 7th floor open-air observation deck
and experienced the sights and sounds coming from Bailey Yard. They also
visited the 8th floor for a fully enclosed 360° view of Bailey Yard. |
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Below: There were
lots of trains in Bailey Yard. Yes, several were incoming, outgoing, and
some were still. Here at the top of the two observation decks, Lee and
Karen Duquette watched the action as the crews of Union Pacific Railroad
sorted and connected over 10,000 cars each day on two classification hump
yards, with nearly 20 bowl rows over 400 tracks. (bringing binoculars
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Below: Looking down
at the courtyard that proudly displays 23 flags representing each state
that The Union Pacific Railroad serves. Lee and Karen will soon go down
there to study each flag and the monument below the flags. It was not
possible for Karen to photograph them all through the window, so she took
several photos to try and show most of the flags.
The "train" shown in the photo below on the right
is for kids to enjoy climbing on. |
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Below: Then Lee
and Karen Duquette took the elevator down to the outside area to view
the courtyard (shown above and below) |
Below: Flags and The "train"
shown for kids to enjoy climbing on. |
On the grounds of the Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center was a vintage
dining car currently being renovated. When completed, the car will take
visitors back to the romance of passenger trains with both the look and
feel of a real railroad dining car with all the amenities. |
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As can be seen in above photos
taken from inside the building, each state plaque had its own state flag.
Shown below are 23 USA state flags proudly displayed to represent each
state that The Union Pacific Railroad serves, plus the Brick Pavilion
that honors members of the community, employees of Union Pacific and others
with commemorative bricks embossed with the name of the person for which
the brick was purchased. |
So Karen Duquette photographed
each plaque under the corresponding state flag, but not the flag itself
while she was outside. She did look up at the flags, but they were blowing
in the wind and would not have photographed properly. Each plaque gave
some history and the number of miles of track for that individual USA
state. Read, learn and enjoy! |
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