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Took a picture at Steamtown of myself standing infront of the LARGEST and most powerful built engines ever, the 4884, or "Big Boy" legit not lying. This massive engine had 4 sets of front guide wheels, two sets of 8 drive wheels and another set of 4 rear guide wheels in the back. Despite its size it could get up to 80 miles per hour!
I'm a goddamned ant next to it ;w;
I'm a goddamned ant next to it ;w;
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The Big Boy 4000s are called "articulated" locomotives because the entire front engine pivots independent of the chassis and boiler so it can go around turns.
For mechanical perspective, this locomotive is the railroad equivalent of a V-16 engine.
ALL the knowledge:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union.....acific_Big_Boy
And EVERYONE's an ant compared to this class, which tips scales in excess of one million pounds.
I can't tell from this photo. Is this 4014, the engine undergoing restoration?
For mechanical perspective, this locomotive is the railroad equivalent of a V-16 engine.
ALL the knowledge:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union.....acific_Big_Boy
And EVERYONE's an ant compared to this class, which tips scales in excess of one million pounds.
I can't tell from this photo. Is this 4014, the engine undergoing restoration?
It's actually Union Pacific's 4012. It's at Steamtown in Scranton, PA. I'm unsure if it's undergoing restoration or not, but there were a bunch in the roundhouse itself.
Also, that's wild. I had no idea that it was articulated. I guess thats why it had so much stuff up front. I had such a blast looking at all the steam engines as well as the one streamliner they had outside near the parking lot.
Also, that's wild. I had no idea that it was articulated. I guess thats why it had so much stuff up front. I had such a blast looking at all the steam engines as well as the one streamliner they had outside near the parking lot.
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