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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.
Abandoned in the Maine North Woods following Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad service. 4807 4-8-0: October 1898: Southern Pacific Railroad #2914 Kern County Museum, Bakersfield, California: 5007 4-6-0: March 1899: Rio Grande Southern Railroad #20 Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, Colorado - Recently restored to operation on July 2, 2020 ...
North Carolina Midland Railroad: Dan Valley and Yadkin River Narrow Gauge Railroad: SOU: 1881 1883 North Carolina Midland Railroad: Danville, Mocksville and Southwestern Railroad: SOU: 1880 1899 Danville and Western Railway: Danville and New River Railroad: SOU: 1873 1890 Danville and Western Railway: Danville and Western Railway: D&W SOU: 1891 ...
The funding efforts come alongside recent economic data showing the impact of North Carolina rail, where a recent NCDOT economic report indicated passenger and freight rail contributes to over $20 ...
The Carolina and Northwestern was incorporated by special acts of the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, March 11, 1895, and February 17, 1900, respectively, for the purpose of acquiring the property, rights, and franchises of The Chester and Lenoir Narrow-gauge Railroad Company and extending this railroad to a point on the North ...
The Carolina Southern Railroad acquired the Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad in September 1995. In 1987, the South Carolina Department of Transportation declared the section east of the Pine Island Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway to be unsafe. The state spent $4.2 million to restore the 50-year-old bridge, which reopened in summer 1997.
The railroad operated two C class shay locomotives numbered 1925 and 1926, which they were numbered the same years they were built. The railroad also had one other steam locomotive numbered 1923. Steam locomotive # 2147 was used for display. The Railroad at one time also owned a 2-6-2 Prairie. [9]
The DuBois Pioneer Home is turning 125 years old. The home, pictured here, was built in 1898 along the banks of the Jupiter Inlet by Harry DuBois as a wedding present to his new bride, Susan.