Santa Cruz Railroad 3
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| Santa Cruz Railroad 3 | |
|---|---|
International Railways of Central America | |
| Numbers | 3, renumbered GRwy #61 in 1904, IRCA #84 in 1928 |
| Official name | Jupiter |
| Retired | 1883 (SCRR); 1960 (IRCA) |
| Restored | 1976 |
| Current owner | Smithsonian Institution |
| Disposition | static display |
The Santa Cruz Railroad 3 is a narrow gauge steam locomotive in
Jupiter, "King of Gods", and other mythological figures to attract attention, thus the engine should not be confused with the engine of Golden Spike fame
.
History
The locomotive was built in 1876 for the
International Railways of Central America.[3]
The engine was renumbered 84 by the IRCA in 1928, and continued to transport fruit as well a small number of passengers along one of the railroad's branchlines in the northwestern part of the country until 1960.
In the 1960s, United Fruit was purchased by
John H. White, Jr., who had taken particular notice of the engine's year built. White convinced Chalk to donate the engine to the Smithsonian as part of their upcoming Bicentennial Exhibition of 1976. The engine was cosmetically restored to its as-delivered appearance, and placed on display in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building in 1976 for the exhibit, which was a recreation of the displays of the Centennial Exposition of 1876.[4] The engine was displayed in this building until 1999, when it was relocated to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on the opposite side of the National Mall, initially placed beside Southern Railway engine 1401. The engine was relocated again in 2004 (though it remained within the museum building) when the exhibits were reconfigured into the America on the Move
exhibition, which features the engine displayed as part of a diorama recreating its arrival in Santa Cruz in 1876.
References
- ^ "Santa Cruz Railroad No. 3". Steamlocomotive.info.
- ^ "Las Vegas, Nevada". Official City of Las Vegas. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ^ Best, Gerald M. “The Railroads of Guatemala and Salvador.” The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin, no. 104, 1961, pp. 31–53. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43517987. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
- ^ "Steam locomotive Jupiter". America on the Move. National Museum of American History.