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Golden Spike Centennial Limited
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| In celebration of the centennial of the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory, UT on May 10, 1869, a special train was run from New York City to Ogden, UT. On the return trip to New York City, the train traveled across the State of Missouri with a scheduled stop at Moberly. The consist of this special is listed below. |
| Train Consist: Locomotive: NKP #759 2-8-4 Crew Car: High Iron Co. Conneaut Ex-WAB RPO-baggage 450 Exhibit Car 1: PC 9002 Ex-PRR 60 ft baggage Exhibit Car 2: PC 9038 Ex-PRR 60 ft baggage Exhibit Car 3: PC 9051 Ex-PRR 60 ft baggage Coach: N&W 512 P.A. for train Coach: N&W 531 Diner: PC 4620 Diner: PC 4621 Coach: N&W 533 Coach: C&O 1627 Coach: C&O 1636 Dome-Coach: B&O 5550 Coach: High Iron Co. 597 Ex-CP 597 "Rocky Moutain" open air Observation: High Iron Co. "Mountain View" Ex-PRR |
May 14, 1969
| I drove to Moberly, MO to catch the American Railroads train returning from the Golden Spike Centenial in Utah. I chased the train from there to St. Louis. |
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| The train is seen approaching the brick station seen at the left of the picture below. |
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| We now see the engine being coaled using a modern technique. |
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| I got this shot of the front of 759 while it was being serviced in Moberly |  |
| Here we see the train leaving Moberly. |
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| I next shot the train east of Centrailia, MO. |
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| I learned from this shot that the last driver axle was hollow! |
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| The train is seen at Montgomery City, MO, about to meet a west bound freight. |
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| Here the train is passing the station at Martinsburg, MO. |
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| My next runby was near New Florence, MO. |
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| I will get the Flying Scotsman at this same location the next year. |  |
| The train got stopped just west of Warrenburg, MO when a track side hot box detector was tripped by the heat from the firebox. After a brief inspection, the train got started again. |
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| We then caught the train crossing I-70. |
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| We caught up with the engine again. |
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| Our next photo location was on the east end of the bridge over the Missouri River. |
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| I was expecting the train to pull under the 18th Street bridge in St. Louis and back into the station. However, unexpectedly, it pulled into the station, the only train I ever saw to do this. |
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| We then got some shots inside Union Station. |
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