Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Just watched video on Youe Tube of the 4014 being moved to the Colton-Covina yard. Now all they have to do is move it east for restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Easy Peasy, the Big Boy only weighs a Million pounds. Coffinmaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G #1840 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Huge thread on this over at Calguns. It looks like at least one poster works on the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Huge thread on this over at Calguns. It looks like at least one poster works on the project. Link would be good here. LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Culpepper 32827 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 search utube 4014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Well, they need to hurry, but do it right. Need to give ol' 844 a bit of a rest for Cheyenne Frontier Days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 May be 2015 before it's ready to haul again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchwater Jack SASS #88854 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 You figure out how much work would be involved, 2015 seems pretty descent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 One of the guys in the background on one of the videos said they had stopped every quarter mile or so at first to double check the wheel bearings during the move. Had crowds at almost every crossing along the way, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mushman Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Sheer, brute mechanical beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Goodnight Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Wonderful Video. Thank You. What a monster in motion. Can't wait to see it fully restored. I actually thought it was old than it is. It was built right before Pearl Harbor, Nov. '41. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 At one point, the UP had 20 of them. Basically the largest steam locos ever built. Started out burning coal, then switched over to fuel oil on some of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Art Tillery Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 THAT THING IS A BEAST!! I love old trains.... been on one in South Dakota, Colorado, and New Mexico, enjoyed ever one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancocas Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Check out "steam giants" on a YouTube search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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