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Steam locomotive, Jupiter, 1876
Made in Philadelphia in 1876, Jupiter was the Santa Cruz Railroad's third locomotive. Built for narrow-gauge track (36 inches between rails), Jupiter became obsolete in 1883 when the line switched to standard gauge (56-1/2 inches). Jupiter was sold to Guatemala, where it hauled bananas for more than 60 years. In 1976, it came to the Smithsonian as part of the United States bicentennial exhibition. |