Leviathan (locomotive)

Leviathan
Leviathan replica at 2009 train festival in Owosso, Michigan
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Schenectady Locomotive Works (original) Dave Kloke (Kloke Locomotive Works) (replica) Serial number 512 (original) [1] Build date September 1868 (original) 2009 (replica)
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Fuel type Wood, converted to coal in 1893
Career Operators Central Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad Numbers 63 (CP), renumbered 1197 in 1891 Replica renumbered PRR 331 in 2018 Official name Leviathan First run April 5, 1869 Current owner Stone Gable Estates (Replica) Disposition Original scrapped in 1901, replica built in 2009 and is operational on the Harrisburg, Lincoln and Lancaster Railroad

The Leviathan, officially known as Central Pacific #63, was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive owned by the Central Pacific Railroad. It was notable for helping construct the First transcontinental railroad before hauling Leland Stanford's special train, which was then passed on to sister engine #60, the Jupiter, to take part in the railroad's completion in 1869.

The Leviathan was built in September 1868 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in New York, along with three other identical engines, numbered 60, 61, and 62, respectively named the Jupiter, Storm, and Whirlwind. These were dismantled and sailed to San Francisco, California, before being sent to the Central Pacific headquarters in Sacramento for reassembly. The Jupiter was the first to be commissioned into service on March 20, 1869, followed by the Whirlwind on April 4 of that year, and the Storm and Leviathan entered service the following day, April 5, 1869.