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Title	Central Pacific’s “Jupiter” en Route to Promontory Point, Utah
Date	1869
Description	Making its way to Promontory Point, Utah, in May 1869, is the Central Pacific Railroad’s locomotive “Jupiter,” known also as number 60. Once there, the legendary driving of the golden spike would consummate the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. Leland Stanford was aboard “Jupiter” at time of this photograph. The 4-4-0 “Jupiter” was built at the Schenectady, New York, Locomotive Works just a year earlier, disassembled and sent by ship to San Francisco. In the foreground are several Conestoga wagons, heading west.
Format	7.5 x 9.5 in.; b&w
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Subjects	Railroads Railroad, Central Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotives
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	855