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can you send my 1 Big boy to switzerland. i want to restore this steamlokomotiv. the U.S. i think is not able to do this...... they have the worlds biggest steamlokomotiv but no one is running, thats a big shame.....

Dosius1st 3 days ago

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drrgperrin 6 days ago

AWESOME!! Might need to tweak the emissions a bit, but what the hell...6000hp is gonna produce a bit of smoke....if the same load were put on trucks and hauled across the country I wonder how much pollution that would produce....great video, thanks for sharing :)

hermit1249 1 week ago

When I saw this video, my jaw almost hit the floor. What the HELL is that ridiculous music got to do with the greatest locomotives ever built? Ridiculous. Are you actually kidding me? This is absolutely insane. I guess the only people competent to make videos of our railroad treasures must be old enough to remember them! You MUST be kidding!

Broonzfan 2 weeks ago

I personally perfer the it with the music and without the original Big Boy sound. (Though when I clicked on this video I was hoping for sound) I actually went to a video with the lyics for the music and it just didn't feel the same and thus I came back here and liked this video.

Truthseeker4449 3 weeks ago

A nice video ruined by horrific music.

Exegete84 1 month ago

Beautiful machines, but today the EPA would shut then down in a second. Also, had to turn the sound off -- as far as I can tell, it had nothing to do with giant steam locomotives from the '40's and '50's. Thanks for uploading the video.

Curious142 1 month ago

@Curious142 Actually, from what I understand is the exhaust steam has no environmental impact compared to diesels.

996TwinTurbo911 2 weeks ago

@996TwinTurbo911 That dark black stuff obviously isn't steam. It's coal or oil smoke. And it comes out of the smokestack, not the steamstack.

Curious142 2 weeks ago

doesn't look to environmentally friendly :P

rippa86 1 month ago

muy buenas fotos !!!!! por ahi lei que pesaba algo asi como 500.000 kg y media 40 metros o sea una animala de locomotora ... que espectaculo haberla visto andar no ???

rodgt22 2 months ago

0:41 That photo is beautiful! Im not too keen in american locomotives but this is amazing!

XTGEcolditz 2 months ago

CUT the CRAP-pie music.

I appreciate Steam locomotive operation

and I certainly know music appreciation.

Do NOT poison us with your amateur sense of bad taste!

2011.12.11 - Sunday

TheWinnowingFan 2 months ago

steam is and will always be king. todays trains are no difrent than driving thw widow tweeds station wagon. is oil railroading? naw. coal and sweat and blood is railroading. back then it was better.

MrDannysuzy 2 months ago

Massive locos.. Great thanks !

1339LARS 3 months ago

i would give away every thing i could to ride in the cab of one of these

CreeperSsssMC 3 months ago

It brings on a rush of adrenaline and tear to my eye to turn it all the way up and listen to that recording of that beautiful engine

jointlinerailfan 3 months ago

I think the music doesn't do these kings of the rails any justice...

Vorahk3985 3 months ago

Where do I find live action video with live action audio of this beast ?

The sounds of this giant should be music enough...

ohlsen1973 3 months ago

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@ohlsen1973 I didn't watch this video to the end before I wrote...

ohlsen1973 3 months ago

wounder why you didnt see 3 of these bad boy hook to geather, like you see train now day.

mogges1 4 months ago

@mogges1 Mostly because they would be really expensive to restore and run. But you're right there. 3 of these beasts would be shaking everyone's house with that thunderous stack talk.

Fireheart528 3 months ago

@mogges1 It's because they were so powerful that they didn't need any help from anyone/anything that the UP had to offer.

Simonwannabe 3 months ago

Its really sad watching this video and feeling that you were born in the wrong era.....I mean Steam trains like the Big Boy were very elegant and very powerful in terms of sound and feeling as though they were alive. I almost wish that all the railroads would have a steam program to remember their heritage....but that won't happen. I wish it would be practical for UP to bring back the Big Boy...I would give up almost anything to see her run again. Hell they could make me pay them to work on her.

Simonwannabe 3 months ago in playlist Liked videos

the stupid music needs to go,

jdubbjazzbass 4 months ago

I hope they really restore the Big Boy, it would be great to see one in action today, people really need to restore the steam age!!

maxusgyaos 4 months ago

5:16 to 5:33 great footage

funny1647 4 months ago

What are the two strange things over the exhaust that could be opened and closed?

cektito87 5 months ago

@cektito87 Wondering that myself.Help anyone?

heliarche 4 months ago

great video, but one strong suggestion, please take down the music and just repeat the horn sounds threw the intir video. i mean common that girl singing is so not fitting to what we are looking at, it almost herts to hear it lol.

IIIJFRIII 5 months ago

Man I LOVE this video. to me the music fit this video PERFECTLY. I've watched this so many times and I hope youtube never takes it down.

Doublethumbsup to whoever made this video!!

starguard 6 months ago 8

@starguard I did the video, do not worry if you do not ever want it down I can send you or you can download it from youtube ... Thank you for your comment, I hope that one day emerge again the BigBoy!

juancarlos85i 6 months ago 2

@juancarlos85i this is the locomotive tht got me into trains when i was 6 im 15 now i remember seeing shows about trains and tht was my favorite locomotive of all time

1998ChevroletS10 2 months ago

the music is a very badly choice for a big boy, I think, the "steam music" was more beautiful symphony.

chrisvk08 6 months ago

@chrisvk08 Well i think they chose it because Steam is a love story and it was sad to see the Big Boy the Y Class and The A class die and its gonna be ok with out them but we all know it wont be

MasterNinjaDM 5 months ago in playlist MasterNinjaDM's Favorited Videos

I know ive comented on this video before but every time i see a Big Boy move all i can think of is LIKE A BOSS and i wonder what would happen to a car if it was hit by one of these things on a full head of steam

MasterNinjaDM 6 months ago

que fue lo que hico desaparecer a big boy ?

fabipuchis68 6 months ago

This is a really cool video. That song playing with it really makes it super awsome :thumbsup:

starguard 6 months ago

s u b l i m e

SteffanLlwyd 7 months ago

Could someone tell me what that is closing over the smoke stack at 2:17 and what it was used for.

stwright1977 9 months ago

@stwright1977

that thing was called either

smoke (stack) hood

smoke deflector

smoke stack cover

to prevent stack blast damage to tunnel linings

ie, only used when the loco was inside a tunnel.

simhopp 7 months ago

@simhopp Thanks a lot! It's pretty cool!

stwright1977 7 months ago

strongest?? no ....Y6b strongest!!

ikefemula 9 months ago 3

@ikefemula No the C&O Allegheny is the strongest

trainboy94 5 months ago

Is this REAL audio from an actual big boy or different steam loco. I NEED to know cause i want to record the whistle and put it in Auran's Trainz Railroad Simulator (trainz is the actual name of the game) and I want authentic sounds. If anyone knows any videos of a big boy and a "solid" (not much background noise),long whistle blast, LET ME KNOW!

jakarate11 10 months ago

@jakarate11Ok look at all the videos I have. but the sound of the whistle of the video is from 4018

juancarlos85i 10 months ago

2 foot narrow gauge is cool -

TheBeechingAxe 11 months ago

Great footage. But why put in the stupid music, no sound would been ok, or you could have used sound from the 3985

cbrhs819dc 1 year ago

@cbrhs819dc Thanks for your opinion, but at the beginning of the video is the original sound of the Big Boy and then use the music in the video, because there were comments and remove the sound and use the music.

juancarlos85i 1 year ago

thats not just a train that is a monster.

worseto 1 year ago

The largest, the strongest, the best. Big Boy steam locomotive.

raulox71 1 year ago

Steam is still more efficiant than an 18 wheeler......fire the old girl up!

BigUnitBeef 1 year ago 13

ah yes the big boy the gently giant of the 20th century

Henryfan3 1 year ago

These things could haul a 5.5 mile train at 80MPH over a mountain pass. Holy fucking shit

Cardinals525 1 year ago 4

@Cardinals525 well that what they were designed for so although its impressive it did haul longer trains

Henryfan3 1 year ago

@Cardinals525 You are talking out of your exhaust pipe! ! That would be over 550 freight cars, also, they were engineered with a margin of safety which meant they didn't break down at normal running speed. There are a lot of myths out there concerning these fabulous beasts, which were designed to haul 3500 tons up the Wahsatch hill without helpers then 60 mph on the flat, and yes, they hauled bigger tonnage, especially after 1945, when they ran through to Cheyenne, over Sherman Hill.

grahamtrain 4 months ago

@Cardinals525

If you divide what you said into three parts, then you're right. However, if you say them all together, you're not right. "Big Boy" was built to be able to pull a 5.5 mile train on level track. He was never tested like that, but that's what he was built to 'theoretically' do. Also, "Big Boy" was built to reach 80 m.p.h., but I doubt they reached that on the mountains. Lastly, "Big Boy" mostly operated in the mountains, but I'm sure that's not where he went really fast.

razgrizaceblaze259 4 months ago

@razgrizaceblaze259

One slight change to my last statement in my previous comment. "Big Boy" most operated in the mountains, but he was also used outside of the mountains. As far as I know, he just wasn't used outside of the mountains that frequently.

razgrizaceblaze259 4 months ago