Finally happening. UP restoring Big Boy locomotive

Bhobbs · 07-24-2013, 02:09 PM

Union Pacific official announced that it acquired Big Boy 4014 from the museum in Pomona, Ca to restore it to operational status.

http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/release...723_4014.shtml

This is awesome.

Steve Dallas · 07-24-2013, 02:20 PM

Cool!

Sir Nuke · 07-24-2013, 03:26 PM

VERY COOL......thats one BIG A$$ Locomotive!!

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cam62 · 07-24-2013, 03:44 PM

That is great! I love trains and to see the old locomotives be preserved and operational is fantastic

rray · 07-24-2013, 03:52 PM

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!

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Overflow · 07-24-2013, 03:53 PM

That's so cool!

DRAIL'D · 07-24-2013, 04:00 PM

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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doomsdayjesus081 · 07-24-2013, 05:58 PM

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.

Bhobbs · 07-25-2013, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by doomsdayjesus081

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.

Cheyenne is where the UP steam shop is and where they work on the historical locomotives they run.

MLL67RSSS · 07-25-2013, 10:45 AM

WOW would be incredible to see one of those in action!!!!

MikeSVX · 07-25-2013, 11:37 AM

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.......

*Mindz* · 07-25-2013, 12:17 PM

That really is a BIG locomotive.

Bhobbs · 07-25-2013, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MLL67RSSS

WOW would be incredible to see one of those in action!!!!

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.

hrpiii · 07-25-2013, 03:37 PM

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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