Genesee & Wyoming continues to add to its series of locomotives marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, with the latest unit also honoring railroading’s place in U.S. history. Arizona Eastern Railway No. 4028, a B40-8, features an image of the Jupiter, the diamond-stacked Central Pacific 4-4-0 that took part in the Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869. It is the fourth locomotive in the anniversary series, following units on the Buffalo & Pittsburgh, Kyle Railroad, and Connecticut Southern [see “News photos: Genesee & Wyoming releasing …,” Trains.com, Nov. 25, 2025].
The Arizona Eastern operates a total of 195 miles in Arizona and New Mexico, with G&W-owned lines to Miami, Ariz., and Clifton, Ariz., linked by trackage rights on Union Pacific between Bowie, Ariz., and Lordsburg, N.M. Genesee & Wyoming acquired the railroad in 2011.
