Steam Locomotive Jupiter
by Sue Smith
Title
Steam Locomotive Jupiter
Artist
Sue Smith
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Replica of steam locomotive Jupiter at the Golden Spike National Historic Site in Utah
In September 1868, Schenectady Locomotive Works of New York built Central Pacific locomotives Storm, Whirlwind, Leviathan and Jupiter. Like all Central Pacific locomotives built until 1870, they were dismantled from their frames, loaded onto a ship, and taken around South America’s Cape Horn to San Francisco, California. At San Francisco, the engines were loaded onto a barge and towed upriver to Central Pacific headquarters in Sacramento. There, they were reassembled and commissioned into service on March 20, 1869. Less than two months later, Jupiter pulled Central Pacific’s President, Leland Stanford’s, special train to Promontory Summit, Utah Territory, for the Golden Spike Ceremony.
After her glorious moment in 1869, Jupiter continued service as a Central Pacific passenger locomotive. In 1885, Central Pacific was absorbed into the Southern Pacific Railroad system. The Jupiter name was dropped in the 1870s when the locomotive was repainted, and in 1891, her number was changed from No. 60 to No. 1195.
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Comments (5)
Terri Waters
How wonderful! I had a toy engine just like this when I was a child, in fact, I still have it.
Sue Smith replied:
I still have many great things from when I was a child. Someday I may have to learn how to part with some of them. In the meantime...
Kellice Swaggerty
Wow Sue! What a classic! The colors and detail are wonderful! L/F Tweeted
Sue Smith replied:
Thank you, Kellice!!! It was fun to see the two locomotives and all the detail on them.
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