Jupiter (locomotive)

Jupiter
Jupiter replica at Golden Spike N.H.P.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Schenectady Locomotive Works (original) O'Connor Engineering Laboratories (replica) Serial number 505 (original) 2050302 (replica)[1] Build date September 1868 (original) May 1979 (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, Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway Numbers 60 (CP), renum 1195 in 1891, GVG&N 1 in 1893 Official name Jupiter First run March 20, 1869 Disposition Original scrapped in 1909; replica built in 1979 and is operational at the Golden Spike N.H.P.

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.