"But I'm here to tell you, we're committed to 2021," Moore said. It had a maximum power capacity of more than 6,000 horsepower and could haul a 3,600-ton train unassisted up the Wasatch Mountain grade. UP 3985 was part of the 4664-4 group of Challengers built in 1943. 4000’s fate – almost one third of the fleet. Because of their great length, the frames of the Big Boys were "hinged," or articulated, to allow them to negotiate curves. Finally, as if the 4000s weren’t big enough, the Union Pacific actually contemplated ordering five additional 4-8-8-4s that would be even larger. Pulling freight on level track, it could achieve a speed of 70 miles (112 km) per hour.
Big Boy-class 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive Union Pacific #4014 built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady NY. 4014 is a Big Boy class steam locomotive having a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement.
4014 in November 2013, when it was extracted from the railroad museum at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds. Although these 25 steam giants last operated in 1959, their contribution to transportation history has not been forgotten. Union Pacific "Big Boy" #4014 "Union Pacific Railroad announced on July 23, 2013, that it reached an agreement with the Southern California Chapter - Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in Pomona, Calif., to transfer ownership of one of the world's largest steam locomotives, Big Boy No. Softcover, 8.5x11. Thankfully, eight of these magnificent beasts survive today. Big Boy #4014 delivered to Union Pacific. Big Boy was one of 25 built in the 1940's, taken off steam in the 50's, great shame. 4005 was the only Big Boy converted to burn oil as an experiment in 1946, during a miner’s strike. 4014 pulls into Union Depot in St. Paul Wednesday, July 6, 2019. Donated by Union Pacific Railroad in December 1961, locomotive number 4014 was the most famous locomotive in RailGiants Train Museum’s impressive display of locomotives during its 52 years here. 3985's builder plate. 4005 has more of a story than the others. A BIGGER Big Boy? The locomotives were 132 feet long and weighed 1.2 million pounds. Union Pacific No. Union Pacific Railroad. Join the Union Pacific Steam Club to be notified of future schedule announcements! Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 A Brief History Of This Engine. 4000, was scrapped in Cheyenne in August 1961, but eight other Big Boys escaped No. The Union Pacific's historic "Big Boy" steam locomotive No. The Challengers and Big Boys arrived on the scene just as traffic was surging in preparation for American participation in World War II. Train enthusiasts and history buffs are lining tracks across the Midwest to watch the journey of the world’s only operating Big Boy locomotive. 4014 was retired in December 1961 after 1,031,205 miles, and was presented to the Southern California Chapter of The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. July 20 & 21, 1959. Big Boy #4014 completed its final freight revenue assignment from Laramie to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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