After the Golden Spike run, 119 led a similar life to Jupiter, and returned to service as a freight locomotive.

As was the case with the Jupiter, the Union Pacific only began to acknowledge the 119's historical significance well after it was scrapped.

The First transcontinental railroad, the National Park Service's Golden Spike site at Promontory, Utah, had exhibited representations of the 119 and Jupiter on a portion of restored track where the original ceremony was held.

Disney declined, but recommended the O'Connor Engineering Laboratories in Costa Mesa, California, for the task.

Disney animator and steam engine owner Ward Kimball did color matching and original artwork for the Jupiter and No.

119 and Jupiter's paint schemes were updated in 1994, replacing Kimball's color choices with new hues based on research from newspaper reports describing the original locomotives.