Saturday marks the 139th Anniversary of the completion of the 1st Transcontinental Railroad. In celebration of the milestone, Amtrak held the Inaugural National Train Day.

As loud as they can be, sometimes trains are seen as a forgotten form of transportation. National Train Day was created by Amtrak in an attempt to bring awareness to trains and the vital role they play in both transportation and movement of freight.

"Especially with gas prices the way they've been lately, Amtrak is definitely becoming more and more viable entity and they just want to bring it to peoples' awareness. People forget about the train until they have a problem, sitting behind it at a railroad crossing or something like that," said Mick Nussbaum - Director, Meridian Railroad Museum.

Saturday was the anniversary of the driving of the ceremonial golden spike that marked the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, which linked the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads in Utah. And National Train Day also has special meaning for Meridian, because of the city's rich railroad history.