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No. 119 Locomotive of the Union Pacific Railroad was completed in 1979 with $1.5 million in federal funding. It is a replica of one of our country's most renowned locomotives. The original No. 119 and the Jupiter of the Central Pacific Railroad represented the Union and Central Pacific Railroads during the completion of the transcontinental railroad across the United States. The replicas of each train were the first steam engines constructed in the United States since 1955.

Commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States, the Golden Spike National Historic Site is located at the place where the driving of the last spike of the first transcontinental railroad occurred on May 10, 1869. The connection of the railway system across our country, had a tremendous impact upon the growth and westward development of the United States.

Beautifully painted, elaborate detail depict the Victorian Era style used on this famous locomotive originally built in the 1860s.

Painted and lettered by Disney employees, the "iron horse" is an extremely accurate replica of the original. Ward Kimball, one of Disney's first animators, lead the restorative painting operation.

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