Golden Spike

The Golden Spike State Monument is coming to Brigham City in 2026 to honor the workers who built the transcontinental railroad. The new state park is expected to open in fall 2026.

Early this spring, a semi-truck with a long flat bed pulled into the USU parking lot next to the cemetery and parked. Lashed down firmly on the flat bed was a giant railroad spike, covered in gold leaf and very impressive to see from a distance.

Utah State University collaborated with the Golden Spike Foundation to bring the 43 ft Golden Spike replica to USU’s Logan campus before it is installed in Brigham City.

In other news: U.S. Senate candidate Clark White has stopped his campaign after his wife's unexpected passing, and the Family Place's annual Blue Ribbon benefit auction will include signed guitars from Taylor swift and Ed Shereen and more.

A 43-foot-tall Golden Spike has been commissioned by the Golden Spike Foundation to honor the tens of thousands of railroad workers who built the transcontinental railroad. The public art piece - Golden Spike Monument - was welcomed to its home in Utah with two days of fanfare and celebration on Monday and Tuesday. Today we’ll hear from USU History Professor Ross Peterson and Golden Spike Foundation President Robyn Kremer.

At a panel last week, Utah state Sen. Nate Blouin discussed solutions for the Great Salt Lake and its condition.

When the last tap pounded the Golden Spike into place, the telegraph operators standing alongside tapped out the word DONE. Whistles blew and hats flew through the air – the Transcontinental was done but railroading in Utah had really just begun.

Let’s travel back to a day that will always be part of our national memory - May 10, 1869. It was a dream come true: a railroad connecting the East and…