MothMonsterMan
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4-8-8-4 Big Boy. 1.2 million pounds of train. 25 built solely to transport cargo between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Ogden, Utah due to the incline between that section.
In operation for about 20 years before cheaper and more powerful diesel engines came into production.
This is the only 4-8-8-4 in operation after being restored in 2019. 1 of about 150 steam trains in operational condition within the United States.
BendadickCumabatch
"Look, it's the ol' 4014!" - (train people go nuts)
TheOneThatGotBanned
Incredible engineering
joeyecho101
SimplyWalkedIntoMordorAndBroughtPizza
Bugguts1957
That locomotive will be passing through south east Idaho on July 26th at Soda Springs as it returns to Cheyenne Wyoming
SLCtechie
I just saw that today. It’s currently parked at the Ogden station until tomorrow. Here’s a video I took of the insanely loud whistle:
OSCgal
It's so loud! It visits my hometown (Omaha) regularly and you can hear it all over downtown, even indoors, when it shows up.
galapas
I like trains
I like fast trains
I like trains
That call out through the rain
I like trains
I like sad trains
I like trains that whisper your name
I was born on a Greyhound bus
My mama was a diesel engine
They tried to put me behind the wheel
But I wouldn't let them
You shoulda seen the look in their eyes
And how it turned to tears
When I finally told them
I want to be an engineer
I like trains
ParaspriteHugger
I like big trains
Itty bitty trains
I like them full size
And in the toy aisle
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Don't put trains up your bum
notblubber
That's my grandpa, the engineer, on the far left.
CaptainHyperbole
How heavy was a normal steam train?
METROlD
At least 1 of your mom
CaptainHyperbole
MothMonsterMan
200 to 400 tons. Big Boy is the heaviest at 600 tons. Fun fact: engineers were paid based on the weight of the locomotive. Larger the engine the more skilled and more paid an engineer would be.