Trivia: The “Final Spike” of the Transcontinental Railroad was placed where?
Sacramento, California
Omaha, Nebraska
Promontory Summit, Utah
Cheyenne, Wyoming
The correct answer is Promontory Summit, Utah
So why is this answer correct? : Also called the “Golden Spike,” the “Final Spike” famously connected the two sections of the Transcontinental Railroad — the Central Pacific Railroad in the west and the Union Pacific Railroad to the east. This railway was a major innovation for the United States, allowing goods and passengers to travel from the East Coast to California within days instead of weeks or months.