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Big Boy 4014 was sitting stagnant at the Pomona Fairgounds for years.
Kind of a highlight of going to the fair just to see it.
Back in 2013 Union Pacific decided to bring it back to life.
Took 6 years.
I can watch these all day. Something Magical and Regal about these old steamers.
Kind of a highlight of going to the fair just to see it.
Back in 2013 Union Pacific decided to bring it back to life.
Took 6 years.
Big Boy No. 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...
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I can watch these all day. Something Magical and Regal about these old steamers.
