Gerald Klingaman Last summer on my grand western tour I stopped by Promontory Point, Utah, to visit the site where the golden spike was driven on May 10, 1869, when the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific lines finally met, completing the first transcontinental railroad line. Because the trains were gone, I was left to only ponder the track. In a bid to be authentic, the track was laid with hand-hewn ties that can only be described as scrawny by modern standards. My, how railroad ties have changed. 1 7 2022 Friday, January 7, 2022 7:34:40 AM PST afranke@uada.edu