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Union Pacific Big Boy is almost ready to pull trains again

Postby Prince Noah » Sun Feb 3, '19, 5:05 am

Yeah yeah, I haven't logged in in a very long time. Been busy with my personal life. :P

Anyway, for those who didn't already know, one of the biggest steam locomotives ever built has been going under a restoration since January 2014, and it's nearly finished. Here's the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plt6UgV ... 1LKvaHnPsU
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Postby myau56 » Sun Feb 3, '19, 4:19 pm

Happy return/Come Back ! (sure the second is more correct !) Dear Prince Noah ! :)
And thank you for the link ! This is a great work and this steam locomotive is so great ! :)
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Postby Silver_Surfer1 » Sun Feb 3, '19, 7:09 pm

Always great to see you here Prince Noah! Hope things are going well with you.

Thank you very much for the link! What an impressive task these fellows have undertaken and accomplished. Looking forward to seeing this steam locomotive running again. :clap:
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Re: Union Pacific Big Boy is almost ready to pull trains aga

Postby Prince Noah » Mon Apr 29, '19, 5:03 pm

UPDATE! Big Boy 4014 is full of steam and the crew is making some final adjustments! It blows it's whistle after about 40 years of sitting in a museum. :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWpODg11xkI
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Postby myau56 » Tue Apr 30, '19, 11:43 am

Impressive video ! Thank you so much for the link ! :)
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Postby Silver_Surfer1 » Wed May 1, '19, 6:37 pm

Thanks for the update Prince Noah!! :)

Remarkable!!
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Re: Union Pacific Big Boy is almost ready to pull trains aga

Postby Prince Noah » Tue May 7, '19, 1:55 am

(UPDATE! again :P) He's on a main line pulling trains again :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7Q27cIEvo A much better view than through a fence hole XD
EDIT: If you prefer not to watch the whole 30+ minute video, skip to about 6:31 to see a better camera angle :D

To give you an idea of how giant this train is....
https://www.google.com/search?q=person+ ... VmkrDne8AM:

It has 16 drive wheels, each about 68 inches in height, from coupler to coupler, it's about 132 feet long, with fuel and water it weighs about 1.2 million pounds, and on level track can pull 7,000 tons of freight at 80 mph, without help from another engine. :D It was made along with 25 other 'Big Boys' to help fight WW2. German spies reported it to their leader as a 'super train', and their leaders dismissed it as impossible. Big Boy proved them wrong. :D

Sadly, when Diesels took over in 1960, only 8 Big Boys were saved from scrap. But at least this one is back showing it's magnificence :D
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Postby myau56 » Tue May 7, '19, 12:26 pm

Great and giant ! :) :fiery:
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Postby Silver_Surfer1 » Tue May 7, '19, 4:40 pm

Wow, very impressive train and congrats to all who worked to make this happen. :clap:

Thanks for the links, etc., and keeping us informed on this Prince Noah. :)
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Re: Union Pacific Big Boy is almost ready to pull trains aga

Postby Prince Noah » Wed May 8, '19, 11:56 pm

Silver_Surfer1 wrote:Wow, very impressive train and congrats to all who worked to make this happen. :clap:

Thanks for the links, etc., and keeping us informed on this Prince Noah. :)

Of course Silver Surfer. I'm glad you like it :)
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