Golden Spike National Historical Site

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.

One year ago, Tim savage walked into the UPR recording booth at Promontory Summit and told us how he and his father-in-law, a lifetime steam engineer, had…

Utah Republican Rep. Rob Bishop wants to turn northern Utah's Golden Spike National Historic Site into a national park.Bishop said that he's introducing…