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The Golden Spike

Postby flyboy 28 » Wed May 10, 2006 2:16 pm

Heres something for you train fans. Today in 1869 I think it was the first trans-continental railroad was connected in Utah. One group started on the east coast and the other in the west coast and joined together. It was symbolized by driving a golden spike at the joining point.

Cool eh? I think Fozzer was a wee lad then.. :)
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Re: The Golden Spike

Postby dcunning30 » Wed May 10, 2006 4:38 pm

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Re: The Golden Spike

Postby Papa9571 » Wed May 10, 2006 6:14 pm

Look....

Its Fozzer on the front of the left engine getting ready to throw a marmalade bomb ;D ;D ;D
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Re: The Golden Spike

Postby Smoke2much » Sat May 13, 2006 4:35 am

One of those truley awesome acheivements.  I watched a documentary about it a while back.  Some impressive terrain that they had to go through/under/over.
Who switched the lights off?
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