Thursday Tour includes
- Golden Spike National Monument
- Northrup Grumman Rocket Garden
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Thursday Tour includes
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Thursday June 8th bus tour starting at the Springhill Suites hotel - 9:00AM
We are offering an optional tour that will take participants to the Golden Spike National Monument, the Northrup Grumman (formerly Thiokol) Rocket Garden, and the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Visitors Center. This bus tour will take about 7 hours, beginning at the host hotel at 9:00 am.
Golden Spike National Monument:
This will be the first stop where full scale replicas of the two original Central Pacific and Union Pacific locomotives (Jupiter and No. 119) are rolled out for a live demonstration. The original locomotives met in Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869 when the East and West tracks of the Transcontinental Railroad met. A “golden spike” was driven to commemorate the event. There are replica poles and insulators from the Transcontinental Telegraph on display as well. There is a museum, gift shop, historic presentations, etc. Northrup Grumman (formerly Thiokol) Rocket Display:
A short distance away is the Northrup Grumman (formerly Thiokol) solid rocket motor plant with a large full scale display of many of the rocket motors Thiokol has built over the years. The display includes various satellite motors, defensive missiles, a full size Space Shuttle booster motor, etc. A box lunch will be provided. The cost is $35 per person and includes admission. The tour is limited to the 1st 34 people that sign up, but that number may be extended if there is enough interest early on. |
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