![]() 05/13/2014 at 02:50 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
The Allegheny is 125-ft long, 11-ft 2-in wide, 16-ft 5 ½-in tall and weighs approximately 771,000-lbs. It could pull 160 coal cars, each with a 60-ton load, and if only pulling passenger cars, could run at 60 mph.
Held in Henry Ford Museum in Detroit.
![]() 05/13/2014 at 07:47 |
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That looks pretty intimidating. It would be nice to hear it going with with full power.
![]() 05/13/2014 at 08:06 |
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That's pretty awesome. It also led me to this set of lists.
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/misc/largest.p…
It's amazing how some of the ones on this list dwarf the 2-6-6-6 class.
![]() 05/13/2014 at 08:15 |
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Also, if you're in to locomotives, Steamtown USA in Scranton, PA is an awesome place to go. They have a Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 'Big Boy' there.
![]() 05/13/2014 at 08:16 |
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In my mind i didn't think it would be possible to have any bigger locomotives. Damn
![]() 05/14/2014 at 10:23 |
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I've been there plenty. Love Steamtown.
![]() 05/14/2014 at 18:20 |
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Might I just add that your username is fantastic, in a tormented reincarnation kind of way.
![]() 05/14/2014 at 20:55 |
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Thank you.
![]() 08/03/2014 at 18:33 |
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Union Pacific is restoring Big Boy 4014 to steam as part of their Steam Excursion Program. It will be rebuilt at the UP steam shops in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
![]() 08/03/2014 at 18:33 |
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Union Pacific is restoring Big Boy 4014 to steam as part of their Steam Excursion Program. It will be rebuilt at the UP steam shops in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
![]() 08/03/2014 at 18:33 |
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Union Pacific is restoring Big Boy 4014 to steam as part of their Steam Excursion Program. It will be rebuilt at the UP steam shops in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
![]() 08/03/2014 at 18:46 |
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The Allegheny at the Henry Ford Museum is in much better condition than the one at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, which is currently stored outside in the yard.