Big Boy 4014!!!
Source: Douglas Hildebrandt
As part of Union Pacific's celebration of the transcontinental railroad being finished, they are sending Big Boy to tour across the system. In this video, we'll start off in Mason City, Iowa, and chase it all the way to Saint Paul, MN. We'll see Big Boy in many different places as it traverses the various countrysides, farms, and towns along the way. In Manly, Iowa, the Iowa Northern Railroad staged its E units for a unique side by side shot with Big Boy as it pulled up. Both of these units were built in 1941, and mere months apart! Another highlight of this chase includes some AMAZING sounds of Big Boy working hard up hill at Castle Rock, MN. Every run by was amazing, and the classic steam engine was a sight to be seen.
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Cool still of the boys and the drive wheels.
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to imagine the size of that engine! I would LOVE to see it in person!
DeleteI was visiting my brother in law about a week before it came through Minnesota...darn.
ReplyDeleteDarn! I would have asked you send pictures!
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