| Posted by Phil on October 27, 2011 | |
I remember when this particular locomotive was at the old Steam Town in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Forty years ago, I took my 5 year old son to see it and all the other exhibits. He still hasn't recoverd from the experience nor for that matter, have I. Great photograph.
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Greatn example of what can be done with a 'static' display in a museum.
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Nice photo! The reflecting sunlight off of the locomotive highlights the details just right. I'll say it again as I've said it before....with at least 5 of these ladies still in existence, one of them should be restored and out pounding the rails again!
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According to Wikipedia, there are eight still in existence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy
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Nicely captured, Mitch. I'm torn between which I like better.. Your Big Boy glint or the Acela zoom pan.. Regardless, I'm really enjoying the recent series.
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Superbly lit Mitch.
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That is one sweet shot.
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Amazing lighting and reflection Mitch! She still looks grand!
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| Posted by E.Glorg on October 27, 2011 | |
A power of beauty and a beauty of power! A very good shot! Thank you, Mitch!
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Mitch, you are right! The light is perfect for this shot. I've tried shooting the BigBoy in Cheyenne, Wyoming but that one is fenced in. This shot is what the BigBoy looked like on real track, I.E. not fenced in. Great photo, should be photo of the week.
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Excellent indeed! It looks just beautiful my friend. (And if you were to pan to the left, I'd be in the shot!)
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Fabulous, Mitch -- even though it's a static display, the glint lighting and looming clouds still manage to give me chills.
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One of the best steam engines to ever rule the rails mitch! Nice catch, glad to see one of these monster engines still existing!
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Hey, if UP can get a 4-6-6-4 up and running, how hard can it be to do a Big Boy? Any one else agree?
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Roland, it's likely more an issue of where you gonna run it vrs how you gonna fund it. Besides, UP keeps #3985 in service as a public relations "vehicle", lol. I do not think you'll find anohter entity willing to raise that kind of cash and the required insurance and fuel to maintain it. Do a quick Google search on 4018 restoration, however - rumor has it that engine was to be restored to be featured in a movie called "Big Boy".
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| Posted by on July 1, 2013 | |
I live around Steamtown (where this Big Boy is located). I remember when they brought the Big Boy to Scranton, PA. My favorite part was when they brought this cocomotive over the Nicholson Bridge. They used two diesels (type, I don't know) to pull the Big Boy, and they used chains, not couples, so that railfans could get an incredible view of the Big Boy. If you know what the Nicholson Bridge is (almost everybody does, it's one of the 7 wonders in the train world) you know that the bridge goes right over a small town. The folks in that small town, sure had a sight to see. (I was one of them.)
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| Posted by Cuervo8 on January 28, 2016 | |
BIG BOY!!
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