Central Pacific Jupiter No. 60
An ordinary engine at an extraordinary meeting.
Bring the engine
to life.
Start with the suggested palette or choose your own colours. Build gentle layers around the engine's distinctive shapes.
Suggested pencil shades and approximate screen swatches. These are not historical paint specifications.
Start lightly and build the darker surfaces gradually. Preserve the printed details.
Leave fine white highlights to separate the moving parts.
Keep the surroundings quieter than the locomotive. Retain light sky areas.
Look a little closer.
Modern Jupiter replica viewed head-on, with a blue pilot, black smokebox and colourful chimney and headlamp decoration. Read each caption before using it as a colour or configuration reference.
Modern Jupiter replica viewed head-on, with a blue pilot, black smokebox and colourful chimney and headlamp decoration. Modern Golden Spike National Historical Park replica of the Central Pacific Jupiter. The original locomotive was scrapped.
Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Full side view of the Jupiter replica showing red wheels and cab, blue tender panels and pilot, gold-coloured lining and a black boiler. Modern Golden Spike National Historical Park replica of the Central Pacific Jupiter. The original locomotive was scrapped.
Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
The Jupiter replica in a landscape setting, with blue pilot and tender panels, red wheels and cab trim and a black boiler. Modern Golden Spike National Historical Park replica of the Central Pacific Jupiter. The original locomotive was scrapped.
NPS Photo · Public domain · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
A wider operating view of the colourful Jupiter replica against the dry hills at Golden Spike National Historical Park. Modern Golden Spike National Historical Park replica of the Central Pacific Jupiter. The original locomotive was scrapped.
NPS Photo · Public domain · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Close side detail of the Jupiter replica showing red driving wheels, a blue-and-red cab and tender, green window shutters and gold-coloured lining. Modern Golden Spike National Historical Park replica of the Central Pacific Jupiter. The original locomotive was scrapped.
Road Travel America · CC BY 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Know the version.
The source below supports the locomotive identity and history. The photographs record the finish visible when each image was taken. A preserved or replica finish does not establish the original paint specification. Exact original paint shades and all period marking details have not been established for this guide.
The pencil example uses blue and crimson. Its palette is interpretive. The gallery records the particular appearances described in its captions; preserved engines, replicas and monochrome photographs cannot establish every original shade or marking.
US National Park Service: Jupiter history and colour researchDid you know?
Jupiter reached California by ship around Cape Horn. It was dismantled for transport and reassembled in Sacramento before entering service.
Make the details count.
Use short irregular strokes on the wood fuel.
Keep the large headlamp bright without colouring every fitting gold.