Union Pacific No. 119

Union Pacific No. 119
No. 119 replica at Golden Spike N.H.P.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderRogers Locomotive and Machine Works (original)
O'Connor Engineering Laboratories (replica)
Serial number1558[1]
Build dateNovember 1868 (original)
1979 (replica)
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-4-0
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Career
OperatorsUnion Pacific Railroad
Numbers119, renum 343 in 1882
Official nameUnion Pacific No. 119
DispositionOriginal scrapped in 1903, replica operational at the Golden Spike N.H.P.

Union Pacific No. 119 was a 4-4-0 American type steam locomotive made famous for meeting the Central Pacific Railroad's Jupiter at Promontory Summit, Utah, during the Golden Spike ceremony commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. The locomotive was built by Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey in 1868, along with numbers 116, 117, 118 and 120. The original was scrapped in 1903, but a replica now operates at the Golden Spike National Historical Park.

  1. ^ Strack, Don (October 10, 2015). "UPRR Roster, 1864-1880". Utah Rails.