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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 ...
No. 119 was assigned to the Union Pacific Railroad's Utah Division, carrying trains between Rawlins, Wyoming and Ogden, Utah, [2] and was stationed in the latter when a call for a replacement engine came from vice-president Thomas C. Durant, to take him to Promontory Ridge, Utah Territory, for the Golden Spike ceremony celebrating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Winter Wonderland Laser Lights and Bites — 6-9 p.m. Fridays through Dec. 6, 13, 20 and 27, at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Park Trail, West Palm Beach. The center welcomes a ...
The Jupiter outdoor plaza sits a mile from the beach at the east end of the Indiantown Road bridge, its buildings straddling the Intracoastal Waterway and built around a Wyndham hotel.
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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 purpose of the railroad was to link the Lake Worth and Jupiter inlets, both of which had Plant System steamboat lines. The Indian River Steamboat Company went north through the Jupiter Inlet and connected waterways (now part of the Intracoastal Waterway) to Titusville. There were no turning tracks, so the locomotives always pointed towards ...