Celebrate National Train Day! Golden Spike National Historical Park

May 9 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

May 9th 2026
National Train Day

Join us at Golden Spike National Historical Park to celebrate National Train Day! Scroll further down for the May 10th schedule of events.

9:00 am Visitor Center Opens

9:30 am Locomotive Demonstration – Ranger safety introduction and arrival of he Locomotives

9:45 am Chinese Lion Dance

10:05 am Hibernian Society of Utah: Speaker is Sophia Brophy, Irish Dancers by Rise Academy

10:45 am Northern Utah Youth Ensembles: America 250 Celebration Music

11:30 am Locomotive Demonstration & Reenactment: followed by Champagne Photo at Last Spike Site – Everyone Invited to Participate

12:30 pm Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation: Scout Society Drum Circle

1:30 pm Northern Utah Youth Ensembles: America 250 Celebration Music

2:30 pm Locomotive Demonstration & Reenactment: followed by Champagne Photo at Last Spike Site – Everyone Invited to Participate

3:30 pm Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation: Scout Society Drum Circle

4:30 pm Locomotive Demonstration – Ranger Program & departure of the locomotives

5:00 pm Visitor Center Closes