'Jupiter' steam locomotive (photo)

The narrow-gauge steam locomotive “Jupiter” was built in August 1876 by the Baldwin Locomotive Company, Philadelphia to the order of the Santa Cruz Railroad, in California, for the light freight and passenger service in the agricultural region between Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Jupiter was the third locomotive owned by the Santa Cruz Railroad; hence the bronze ‘number plate’ on the engine’s front with the big ‘3.’ Its SCR career was short. When SCR converted to standard gauge, Jupiter was sold in 1885 to a narrow gauge company in Central America. Jupiter ran under steam regularly until about 1960 completing a working career of nearly 84 years!