Union Pacific Big Boy
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This photo was taken by Otto Perry in 1941.
My favorite steam engine is the Union Pacific Big Boy. They were built between 1941 and 1944. Only twenty-five were built.
They were the largest and fastest steam engines ever made.
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This is golden model of the Union Pacific Big Boy.
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Union Pacific Big Boy 4004 in Wyoming. Photograph taken by Stan Kistler in 1958.
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This is what the inside of the cab and the opening of the firebox in a Big Boy looks like.
My favorite train.
Labels: railroading history, trains, Union Pacific Big Boy
3 Comments:
Cool post dude. By the way if you see Figment tell him I moved or something. He drives me crazy.
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Calzone, at 7:57 PM
CHOOOOO CHOOOOOO!
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Calzone, at 1:21 PM
Nice post! Waiting for another one. How about the one you did the research project on? Love you, Nana
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