Friday, July 19, 2019

Big Boy Locomotive in Twin.

Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad’s Completion, Big Boy, one of the largest steam engines ever made is visiting Duluth this weekend. The Big Boy, built for the Union Pacific Railroad is an incredible machine to view.

Here you see it crossing a train trestle over the Nemadji River just outside Superior.

You can read more about Big Boy HERE




Big Boy - Dennis O'Hara

11 comments:

  1. Watched it at a railroad crossing in the Twin Cities. Really an amazing machine! She really draws a crowd!!

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  2. Thanks for the priceless picture. Please take more and post them.

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  3. This train went through Hampton, Iowa Tuesday July 16th at 12:45 PM, what a beautiful site, and the sound it made was incredible.

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  4. Love old locomotives. That shot looks like a painting. Well done!

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  5. The 4014 is an engineering marvel. You’ve captured this historic moment beautifully! Thanks, Dennis!

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  6. The age of craftmenship and design thankfully someone else can see the need to restore and preserve the quality of by gone days.

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  7. Sure it's not a painting? Just kidding, what a awesome photo!

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  8. A reminder of my teens! The whistle is fantastic! A step back in time.

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  9. Thanks Dennis for the picture of 4014. I see the press didn't do too much, but saw it in Superior getting water.

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  10. That is an awesome picture! Thank you. When I saw the 4006 years ago in St. Louis I was pretty sure there wouldn't be an example in steam ever. Glad to see the resurgence.

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