About Us The Golden Spike Tower is a private non-profit organizations, offering guests a bird’s eye view of the World’s Largest Classification Yard.The …
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Dec 22, 2024
The Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center is at The Union Pacific Railroad Yard in North Platte, Nebraska. There is a small museum and a short video downstairs and then you can take the elevator to … Full review by DarylJ552
Nov 2, 2024
A historic centre that was filled with interesting actual historical artefacts! Also volunteers who knew the history and area ! Full review by James N
Sep 12, 2024
My husband is all about trains so of course we had to stop there. In all fairness I have to say it’s really cool. This is the largest train sorting station in the world. First you need to watch the … Full review by ncccyndi1
Just wondering what the best time of day is for watching them build the trains.
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There is usually action going on all day long. There is a shift change at 3:00 pm and things typically stop and don't pick back up until about 4:00 pm. It is hard to say the very best time …
There is usually action going on all day long. There is a shift change at 3:00 pm and things typically stop and don't pick back up until about 4:00 pm. It is hard to say the very best time because it really depends on yard traffic and that varies from day to day.
When you first get there, there's a short video on the ground floor about the history of the Bailey Yard. I think that lasted about 10 minutes, and it repeats continuously. It's worth …
When you first get there, there's a short video on the ground floor about the history of the Bailey Yard. I think that lasted about 10 minutes, and it repeats continuously. It's worth watching. After that, how long you spend in the tower is totally up to you. All you're doing is going up to one of the two observation floors and watching the operation of the yard. You can stand there for 5 minutes or you can stay all day depending on your interest level (we found it fascinating). There's a lot going on in the yard to watch (I'd recommend bringing binoculars), and when my wife and I were there, there was a very informative volunteer that we spent some time talking with. Between the video, the small gift shop, and the two observation levels, I believe all in all we spent somewhere between an hour and a half and two hours there. I'd plan on a minimum of an hour.
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Why the name Golden Spike?
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Because North Platte, Nebraska is where East meets West on Union Pacific’s rail line – just as East met West in Promontory Summit, Utah when the Transcontinental...
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