both engines are replicas of the originals that were scrapped after relatively short service for $1000. these replicas are fully operational and give demonstrations at the Promontory Point NPS Park.From Wikipedia
“The Jupiter was built in September 1868 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works of New York, along with four other engines of identical specifications, numbered 61, 62, 63, and 84, named the Storm, Whirlwind, and Leviathan, and Gazelle, 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 they were commissioned into service on March 20, 1869.”
So, Steven, this one is a replica of the original. But does it run?
Asher
yes, both replicas are fully operational and demonstrated daily at the park.From Wikipedia
“The Jupiter was built in September 1868 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works of New York, along with four other engines of identical specifications, numbered 61, 62, 63, and 84, named the Storm, Whirlwind, and Leviathan, and Gazelle, 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 they were commissioned into service on March 20, 1869.”
So, Steven, this one is a replica of the original. But does it run?
Asher