Tourist & Museum Railways in

Utah

Replica locomotives at the Golden Spike National Historic Site re-enact the 1869 completion ceremony.

Golden Spike National Historic Site although it does not offer train rides, this museum site is included here for its great historic interest. Promontory is where in 1869 the last spike was driven on the railway which first made it possible to travel by rail from the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States. The line was later bypassed (by means of a long viaduct over the Great Salt Lake), and the original site is preserved as a memorial. The site is open daily throughout the year (except for certain holidays). On most days from May to mid October, exact replicas of the steam locomotives involved in the original ceremony can be viewed in operation.
Heber Valley Railroad Heber City to Viviam Park. Standard gauge, steam or diesel hauled. Operates most Fridays and Saturdays throughout the year, daily (except Mondays) from June to Early October, special services on certain other days, and by private charter.
Rocky Mountaineer luxury cruise train between Moab and Denver CO on the tracks of Union Pacific. Operates late summer and early autumn.

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