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Awesome!!!
Saw it in St. Paul last week.
I have some good photos of Norfolk and Western number 611.
Took several of it at Ridgecrest then drove down to Old Fort in time to get some even better ones.
One of the few times having a railroad easement on our property was a bonus: Big Boy rolled right past our back yard.
4-8-8-4
We are headed to Turner Junction in the AM.
My wife saw a gaggle on lawn chairs next to the tracks this afternoon.
Over a million pounds of rolling iron!
Loco weight 762,000 lb
Tender weight 342,200 lb (2/3 load)
My 77 year old cousin - a real trainophile who went to Russia last summer to ride the Siberia Express or whatever it’s called - is leaving his home in central Pennsylvania this weekend, stopping to see his sister and her family in Cleveland, than going on the Chicago to see this locomotive - he’s really looking forward to the trip......
I thought this would be about hamburgers.
Some Big Boys working, in the day. Huge, hot, iron beasts belching coal smoke and steam!
I remember watching its smaller sibling, “Challenger” #3985, passing through North Chicago on a special trip years ago. In the flatlands of Illinois, even with a 25+ car train, it was barely breaking a sweat. Still great to see though!
‘Superpower’ steam engine circa 1941
Oil Fired
Roller bearings
Super heaters (for higher steam pressure)
high speed freight 60mph+ (upto 80mph)
772,250-lb engine and 436,500-lb (more than a 747)
To think that jet planes were soon flying when this pinnacle of land steam locos was running freight in America
There were other period steam locomotives that were MORE powerful in HP