Union Pacific Big Boy - Wikipedia
The Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of simple articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until 1962.
The 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" Locomotive: UP's Legendary Behemoth
Aug 25, 2024 · Few steam locomotives compare to Union Pacific's (UP) colossus 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy." It was designed during the zenith of seam technology and earned celebrity status as soon as the first debuted in 1941.
Union Pacific "Big Boy" Steam Roster - NE Rails
"The 25 Big Boys were built in two groups. The first group, called "class 1", were built starting in 1941. They were numbered 4000-4019. The second group, "class 2", were built in 1944. They were numbered 4020-4024. The last revenue freight pulled by a Big Boy was in July of 1959. Most were retired in 1961. The last one was retired in July of 1962.
Union Pacific Big Boy 4008 - YouTube
Mar 16, 2017 · UP Big Boy 4008 pulling a box car train with aux water tenders on the MEMRR layout in the George L Carter RR Museum on the campus of ETSU in Johnson City TN.
Big Boy 4008 - conrail4601.rrpicturearchives.net
In just two months, the Union Pacifics fellow western railroad Southern Pacific will end all steam operations on their lines, and in just two and a half more years UP will follow suit. 4008 would be retired at the end of steam in 1959, and scrapped on August 7, 1962.
Union Pacific VISION Big Boy Locomotive #4008
Bicolor illuminated classification lights on the front of locomotive where applicable. Using a Legacy controller, change the color of the classification lights between white or green.
Union Pacific Big Boy - Locomotive Wiki
The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 4000 Class, better known as the Union Pacific Big Boy, is a 4-8-8-4 simple articulated type of steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) specially for the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) between 1941 and 1944.
Union Pacific Big Boys - keymodels.net
Big Boy is the popular name of the American Locomotive Company 4000-class 4-8-8 -4 articulated, coal -fired, steam locomotives manufactured between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad until 1959.
UNION PACIFIC 4000 CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVES "BIG BOY …
This silent documentary film "Big Boy and his Brothers" shows the big steam locomotives of the Union Pacific Railroad. Shot by Gene Miller primarily in western Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado, this film gives a rare look at some of the largest locomotives ever built.
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Union Pacific "Big Boy" #4013 and F7B #1478-C on Sherman Hill at Granite, Wyoming, circa 1957.