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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.
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 earliest locomotives, such as Stephenson's Rocket, had no cab; the locomotive controls and a footplate for the crew were simply left open to the elements. However, to protect locomotive crews against adverse weather conditions, locomotives gradually came to be equipped with a roof and protective walls, and the expression "cab" refers to the cabin created by such an arrangement.
Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5. Schreyer, George (1999). "The Southern Pacific Narrow gauge" Boyd, Ken (2018). Historic North American Locomotives: An Illustrated Journey (E-book). Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 9781627005098 – via Google Books.
Southern Pacific 4294 is a class "AC-12" 4-8-8-2 cab-forward–type steam locomotive that was owned and operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March 1944 and was used hauling SP's trains over the Sierra Nevada, often working on Donner Pass in California.
On Tuesday, NASA released the first set of images from Juno's in-orbit view and as expected, they are spectacular.
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 ...
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