Union Pacific No. 119

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'''Union Pacific No. 119''' was a [[4-4-0]] American type steam locomotive made famous for meeting the [[Central Pacific Railroad]]'s ''[[Jupiter (locomotive)|Jupiter]]'' at [[Promontory Summit]], Utah, during the [[Golden Spike]] ceremony commemorating the completion of the [[first transcontinental railroad]] in 1869. The locomotive was built for the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] by [[Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works]] of [[Paterson, New Jersey]] in 1868, along with numbers 116, 117, 118 and 120. The original was scrapped in 1903, but a replica now operates at the [[Golden Spike National Historical Park]].
'''Union Pacific No. 119''' is a [[4-4-0]] American type steam locomotive made famous for meeting the [[Central Pacific Railroad]]'s ''[[Jupiter (locomotive)|Jupiter]]'' at [[Promontory Summit]], Utah, during the [[Golden Spike]] ceremony commemorating the completion of the [[first transcontinental railroad]] in 1869. The locomotive was built for the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] by [[Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works]] of [[Paterson, New Jersey]] in 1868, along with numbers 116, 117, 118 and 120. The original was scrapped in 1903, but a replica now operates at the [[Golden Spike National Historical Park]].


==Promontory Summit==
==Promontory Summit==
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