Hell on Wheels and the Golden Spike

[Ulvetanna_imp]

You didn't say which motorcycle...

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kind of resembles a locomotive

[LongRanger_imp]

Locomotive? The Guzzi? Hardly. It's only rated at 39bhp at the rear wheel. Still, it was one of the most wonderful and endearing motorcycles I've ever owned.

[Frulk_imp]

Ferret...here's a brief video and some pics to get it back on track. We left at 9 AM today and headed out to the site under a blazing sun. Little over an hour and we were there. Normally they don't do the reenactment on Sundays but as luck would have it, this is Pioneer Day Weekend and just as we were pulling into the Visitor Center Ole 119 was making her way down the tracks to meet up with the Jupiter.

http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/Frulk/...a.mp4.html

We pulled in just as the reenactment started and sat through the whole show, which included actors in period dress that also used members of the audience as stand ins for notable individuals.

On the way out we stopped by the entrance sign and took a couple of pics. Good ride with minimal traffic and it was just getting hot as we neared the house.

[the Ferret]

Cool beans Frulk

OK legitimate question. If those two trains ended up head on, did one of them have to back up a long ways to get off the track? Did it only run one way or where there turn arounds?

[Ulvetanna_imp]

Locomotive? The Guzzi? Hardly. It's only rated at 39bhp at the rear wheel. Still, it was one of the most wonderful and endearing motorcycles I've ever owned.

looks can be deceiving

was?

that means you do not have it any longer?

about the same rwhp as my Hawk GT 647

sold that over 20 years ago

[LongRanger_imp]

Frulk that's awesome! I wish I could have been there. Really cool!

I sold the V7C to buy the CB1100. I couldn't commit to a long relationship with the bike due to the sketchy Guzzi dealership situation.

[Ulvetanna_imp]

Cool beans Frulk

OK legitimate question. If those two trains ended up head on, did one of them have to back up a long ways to get off the track? Did it only run one way or where there turn arounds?

That would depend upon what color of overalls the engineer was wearing.

[Frulk_imp]

Cool beans Frulk

OK legitimate question. If those two trains ended up head on, did one of them have to back up a long ways to get off the track? Did it only run one way or where there turn arounds?

They have a side spur there. But, both trains stay in the same building and the Jupiter backs out first, then the 119 comes out. The original track was deactivated there long ago when the Lucin Cut-off was built. Trains no longer run on in that area. The cut-off was built 28+ miles to the south and goes straight through the middle of the Great Salt Lake (Check it out on Google Earth). It in itself is a great achievement in modern construction and basically was built on top of a dump filled causeway.

This pic was taken looking due east at the causeway the Lucin-Cut off was built on. Turn left 90 degrees and the Golden Spike site is about 28+ miles to the north of where this pic was taken.

[Cormanus]

Great pics Frulk. What an amazing part of your country.

[Ulvetanna_imp]

Cool beans Frulk

OK legitimate question. If those two trains ended up head on, did one of them have to back up a long ways to get off the track? Did it only run one way or where there turn arounds?

They have a side spur there. But, both trains stay in the same building and the Jupiter backs out first, then the 119 comes out. The original track was deactivated there long ago when the Lucin Cut-off was built. Trains no longer run on in that area. The cut-off was built 28+ miles to the south and goes straight through the middle of the Great Salt Lake (Check it out on Google Earth). It in itself is a great achievement in modern construction and basically was built on top of a dump filled causeway.

This pic was taken looking due east at the causeway the Lucin-Cut off was built on. Turn left 90 degrees and the Golden Spike site is about 28+ miles to the north of where this pic was taken.

That is stunning, to say the least. It's sufficient cause in itself to warrant a trip to the area.