As of lately, I’ve been chasing the Union Pacific Big Boy No, 4014 as it makes its way into California. Will give the full report later, but wanted to share this cute moment of Michael posing with the engine at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola CA.
Finally managed to get a Sketch of my boy Heavy! He's a UP Big Boy with number 4015. Man's has seen a lot already being abandoned on a siding but he's a nice guy...if you are too...
Sketch from @moffittarts ! Still very grateful for this and absolutely loved how it turned out!
I've been on a lil bit of a train kick here recently so have Micky with one of my favorite classes of locomotive
I choose in my heart of hearts to believe that a Big Boy survived into the fallout: new vegas timeline
They dragged this monster out of retirement in Cheyenne and it's been touring the west for the past couple of weeks. The engine weighs over 1,000,000 lbs, or 500 tons, and they operated from the 40s and 50s to haul freight over mountains. Only eight survive.
Heading for Salt Lake City on it's westbound tour to Roseville, California, Union Pacific 4014 thunders past Henefer, Utah with AC44CW No. 6388 (Ex-Southern Pacific No. 342) as the Big Boy heads onward to Morgan for a servicing stop.
As the 4014 will be coming back through my home state on the return trip back to Cheyenne, I'll post another photo so stay tuned, and happy 4th of July!