Worlds Largest Operating Steam Locomotive, Union Pacific #3985 almost a million pound Challenger class 4-6-6-4 streches her legs at speeds near 70 mph high balling to Cheyenne, WY after a run to Omaha
1 interesting fact about the challenger class locomotives is the fireboxes were so big that it would take too long to shovel anough coal into them to get them up & running so the factory built a special auger into them running from the tender to the firebox that fills the coal.
i live in wisconsin so we got a train museum in greenbay that has a UP Big Boy No. 4017 stored in the Train shed along with a PRR GG1, an Aero Train, & a LNER/British Railways A4 No. 60008 "Dwight D. Eisenhower"
@dueltruckman
wow that's 1 thing i did not know thnx for telling me that.
as far as i knew it was just the 4-6-6-4 Challenger & 4-8-8-4 Big boy both had augers
Multi80sfan 5 days ago
@Multi80sfan Most big steam locomotives has a augar to feed coal.
dueltruckman 1 week ago
1 interesting fact about the challenger class locomotives is the fireboxes were so big that it would take too long to shovel anough coal into them to get them up & running so the factory built a special auger into them running from the tender to the firebox that fills the coal.
i live in wisconsin so we got a train museum in greenbay that has a UP Big Boy No. 4017 stored in the Train shed along with a PRR GG1, an Aero Train, & a LNER/British Railways A4 No. 60008 "Dwight D. Eisenhower"
Multi80sfan 1 week ago
@clam502
the only reason it's still running is they converted it from Coal to Oil.
but man she looks gr8
Multi80sfan 1 week ago
.......great! and she doesn't even seem to be trying!
johnniebj 3 weeks ago
These locomotives weren't meant to be stored, they're only happy when their out on open track.
clam502 1 month ago
great video
lmogden1 2 months ago
super 112 km/h
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