Big Boy 4014

MichaelB

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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.

 
6000 HP and they can’t pull a wheelie. But they can pull 100 fully loaded ore cars up a 2% grade.
I wish I could have heard the sound of their booming exhaust on such a pull.

Slick
 
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