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Thanksgiving Point
June 20, 2000
Part Two
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By June 2000 this massive layout has become the largest Garden Railroad in the United States. It was larger than a soccer field and had more than a thirty foot change in elevation. There was more than a mile of Stainless Steel Track, crossing more than 1000 feet of trestles. Some of the highest trestles tower to almost ten feet.
There were over one thousand buildings and structures along with hundreds of miniature animals, figures, barrels, oil drums and other accessories. There was at times thirty or more trains on the layout including both electric and live steam locomotives.
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| Dr. Catherall, Bruce Alger and more than fifty volunteers from BYU and the Utah Garden Railroad Society and many others worked for more than two years to build this layout. Although the railroad was not totally finished they put some finishing touches on the railroad in preparation for the first public opening which was on July 14, 2000. |
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| Alice and I were at Thanksgiving Point from July 10th -14th, 2000 for this Open house for family members and friends of the Ashton family, a viewing by Thanksgiving Point employees, and for the viewing by the media. See Thanksgiving Point July 14, 2000 for the pictures during these events. |
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Click Here to find out more about our Stainless Steel Track For Your Garden
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