07-24-2013, 02:09 PM | #1 |
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Finally happening. UP restoring Big Boy locomotive
Union Pacific official announced that it acquired Big Boy 4014 from the museum in Pomona, Ca to restore it to operational status.
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07-24-2013, 02:20 PM | #2 |
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Cool!
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07-24-2013, 03:26 PM | #3 |
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VERY COOL......thats one BIG A$$ Locomotive!!
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That is great! I love trains and to see the old locomotives be preserved and operational is fantastic
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07-24-2013, 03:52 PM | #5 |
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I seen the SP 4449, and thought it was big, then seen the Cab Forward at the museum in Sacramento, ant thought it was bigger
I have only seen photos of a Big Boy and they look immense! Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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07-24-2013, 03:53 PM | #6 |
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That's so cool!
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That's pretty cool. I work for the railroad (KCS) and we have a restored locomotive from the 50s I believe. It's called the KCS 1. Google it, it's pretty neat. They use it when the big bosses come thru.
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It looks like it is going to my hometown, Cheyenne, WY to be restored. I remember looking at the restored one in Cheyenne years ago as a kid.
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WOW would be incredible to see one of those in action!!!!
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07-25-2013, 11:37 AM | #11 |
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Well, this is a Camaro forum and not a Honda forum, so that means we all like big engines. And thats one of the biggest.......
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07-25-2013, 02:13 PM | #13 |
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The Challenger class is a 4-6-6-4 locomotive and is almost as big as the Big Boy. UP runs it near Cheyenne but it has been down for maintenance. The 844 is a FEF-3 4-8-4 locomotive and has been ok continuous service since the day it was delivered. It is still running right now.
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07-25-2013, 03:37 PM | #14 |
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just curious how they will get the Big Boy from point A to point B? That is one massive piece of equipment there.
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