Jupiter (Steam locomotive)
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- Work cat.: 94066380: Dowty, R.R. Rebirth of the Jupiter and the 119, 1994.
- Wikipedia, 13 July 2009(the Jupiter, officially known as Central Pacific #60, was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive which made history as one of the two locomotives to meet at Promontory Summit during the Golden Spike ceremony commemorating the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad; built in September, 1868 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works of New York; in the 1870s it was renamed No. 1195 and the Jupiter name was dropped; in 1893 it was sold to the Gila valley, Globe and northern R.R. and designated GVG & N #1; in 1909 the locomotive, which no longer resembled the original Jupiter, was scrapped)
The Jupiter (officially known as Central Pacific Railroad #60) was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive owned by the Central Pacific Railroad. It made history when it joined the Union Pacific No. 119 at Promontory Summit, Utah, during the golden spike ceremony commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. The Jupiter was built in September 1868 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works of New York, along with three other engines of identical specifications, numbered 61, 62, and 63 named the Storm, Whirlwind, and Leviathan, respectively. These were then dismantled and sailed to San Francisco, California, loaded onto a river barge, and sent to the Central Pacific headquarters in Sacramento. After reassembly the Jupiter was commissioned into service on March 20, 1869, with the Whirlwind, Storm, and Leviathan entering service within the following month.
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