Rendezvous at Promontory: The wJupiter" and No. 119 BY GERALD M. BEST
The two locomotives which became famous in history at the joining of the rails at Promontory, May 10,1869. The top photograph is of the Central Pacific locomotive No. 60, the "Jupiter," photographed by Alfred A. Hart just after the driving of the last spike. This photograph was copied from a stereoscopic view at Stanford University, and is a gift of Roy Appleman. Below, a photograph of the Union Pacific No. 119 being used during the construction of the railroad. This photograph was furnished by the author.
