Union Pacific Big Boy.......

[Justdroppedin]

[Gates07]

Isn't that stored at North Platte Nebr.? saw it going down the tracks many years ago in Omaha, put out lots of smoke, lots of folks lined up to watch it.

[dogdayz]

Back To The Future..............

[HubzPub]

The Specs on this beast are amazing. The 16 Drive wheels are 68" tall!

Power type Steam
Builder American Locomotive Company
Build date 1941–1944
Total produced 25
Specifications
Configuration:
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• Whyte 4-8-8-4
• UIC (2′D)D2′ h4
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia. 36 in (914 mm)
Driver dia. 68 in (1,727 mm)
Trailing dia. 42 in (1,067 mm)
Wheelbase 72 ft 5 1⁄2 in (22.09 m)
Length Locomotive: 85 ft 3 2⁄5 in (25.99 m)
Overall: 132 ft 9 1⁄4 in (40.47 m)
Width 11 ft (3.35 m)
Height 16 ft 2 1⁄2 in (4.94 m)
Axle load 67,800 lb (30,800 kg)
Adhesive weight 540,000 lb
(245,000 kg)
Loco weight 762,000 lb
(345,600 kg)
(762,000 lb
(345.6 t; 381.0 short tons; 340.2 long tons))
Tender weight 342,200 lb
(155,220 kg) (2/3 load)
Total weight 1,250,000 lb
(567,000 kg)
Fuel type Coal (No. 4014 converted to No. 5 fuel oil)
Fuel capacity 28 short tons
(25.4 t; 25.0 long tons)
Water cap 4884-1: 24,000 US gal
(91,000 l; 20,000 imp gal)
4884-2: 25,000 US gal (95,000 l; 21,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Firegrate area 150 sq ft (14 m2)
Boiler 95 in (2,413 mm)
Boiler pressure 300 lbf/in2 (2.1 MPa)
Heating surface 5,735 sq ft (533 m2)
• Tubes and flues 5,035 sq ft (468 m2)
• Firebox 720 sq ft (67 m2)
Superheater:
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• Type Type E (Nos. 4000-4019), Type A (Nos. 4020-4024)
• Heating area 2,043 sq ft (190 m2)
Cylinders 4
Cylinder size 23.75 in × 32 in
(603 mm × 813 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed 80 mph (130 km/h)
Power output 5,300–7,000 hp (4,000–5,200 kW) @ 41 mph
Tractive effort 135,375 lbf (602.18 kN)

[The Noof]

Three quarters of a million pounds?GEEZUZ H.