kids encyclopedia robot

Image: GTP Tracklayer at Last Spike Ceremony

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image ‎(450 × 620 pixels, file size: 96 KB, MIME type: image/gif)

Description: The ceremony for the completion of the Grand Trunk Railway (the "last spike") began with a race between the track-layers and crews from the eastern and western ends of construction. The last mile had been left unfinished and each crew was timed to see who could complete their last half mile the fastest. The eastern crew won by a margin of only a few minutes and then the western crew placed the last rail. Image shows a track-laying crew ready to race.
Title: GTP Tracklayer at Last Spike Ceremony
Credit: British Columbia Archives, reference no. E-01743
Author: Unknown authorUnknown author
Permission: Public domain works must be out of copyright in both the United States and in the source country of the work in order to be hosted on the Commons. If the work is not a U.S. work, the file must have an additional copyright tag indicating the copyright status in the source country. Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings.PD-1923Public domain in the United States//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GTP_Tracklayer_at_Last_Spike_Ceremony.gif
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.