Name/Title
Driving the Golden SpikeEntry/Object ID
JON037Description
Acquiring rail from fruit dry yards across Santa Clara Valley, the Jones family and friends built a winding pike for the 2-Spot around the Daves Avenue prune orchard. Billy Jones' hunt for rolling stock and expertise led him to Louis M. MacDermot, builder of the 1/3-scale, 19-inch gauge Overfair Railway at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. On October 16, 1943, MacDermot, pictured to the left of Jones, had the honor of driving the golden spike on the Wildcat Railroad. JON037Collection
Jones Billy Family CollectionDimensions
Height
8.09 cmWidth
7.34 cmLocation
* Untyped Location
Billy Jones Family CollectionCopyright
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