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For those of you who don't know what that is: https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/4014/
Twenty-five Big Boys were built exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad, the first of which was delivered in 1941. The locomotives were 132 feet long and weighed 1.2 million pounds. Because of their great length, the frames of the Big Boys were "hinged," or articulated, to allow them to negotiate curves. They had a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement, which meant they had four wheels on the leading set of "pilot" wheels which guided the engine, eight drivers, another set of eight drivers, and four wheels following which supported the rear of the locomotive. The massive engines normally operated between Ogden, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyo.
There are seven Big Boys on public display in various cities around the country. They can be found in St. Louis, Missouri; Dallas, Texas; Omaha, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in December 1941. The locomotive was retired in December 1961, having traveled 1,031,205 miles in its 20 years in service. Union Pacific reacquired No. 4014 from the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California, in 2013, and relocated it back to Cheyenne to begin a multi-year restoration process. It returned to service in May 2019 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's Completion.
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm
Since it's restoration, Big Boy has been making a trip around the country. It's supposed to hit Casa Grande, AZ (about an hour drive from where I live) in the month of October. It's scheduled to arrive, sit overnight, then move to Tuscon AZ and sit on display for awhile. I unfortunately wont be able to make it to Tuscon, but since it's arriving in Casa Grande i'm contemplating as to rather or not I should be there for its arrival! For those of you who have been following this (and i'm not expecting a big number of responses lol), do you know what happens when it arrives? Will you be able to get up close for pictures or viewing?
Twenty-five Big Boys were built exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad, the first of which was delivered in 1941. The locomotives were 132 feet long and weighed 1.2 million pounds. Because of their great length, the frames of the Big Boys were "hinged," or articulated, to allow them to negotiate curves. They had a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement, which meant they had four wheels on the leading set of "pilot" wheels which guided the engine, eight drivers, another set of eight drivers, and four wheels following which supported the rear of the locomotive. The massive engines normally operated between Ogden, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyo.
There are seven Big Boys on public display in various cities around the country. They can be found in St. Louis, Missouri; Dallas, Texas; Omaha, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in December 1941. The locomotive was retired in December 1961, having traveled 1,031,205 miles in its 20 years in service. Union Pacific reacquired No. 4014 from the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California, in 2013, and relocated it back to Cheyenne to begin a multi-year restoration process. It returned to service in May 2019 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's Completion.
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm
Since it's restoration, Big Boy has been making a trip around the country. It's supposed to hit Casa Grande, AZ (about an hour drive from where I live) in the month of October. It's scheduled to arrive, sit overnight, then move to Tuscon AZ and sit on display for awhile. I unfortunately wont be able to make it to Tuscon, but since it's arriving in Casa Grande i'm contemplating as to rather or not I should be there for its arrival! For those of you who have been following this (and i'm not expecting a big number of responses lol), do you know what happens when it arrives? Will you be able to get up close for pictures or viewing?