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Our little group must have been not more that 20 feet away from the tracks. Most of the railfans there were well behaved, and obeyed the law of not climbing up the embankment or on to the tracks. I was hoping to see if the "Big Boy" legend was still chalked up on the smokebox door, but it was on the side facing away from where we stood.
And wouldn't you know it? My cantankerous little camera's LCD screen was an undefinable, dark grey rectangle, and the "On" LED was drowned out by the harsh, desert sun. I had to guess, and in the Jangle, the Thunder and the roar, I couldn't hear that tiny Piezo beeper telling me the camera was on, was drowned out. Thus I missed getting images of the drivers, wheels and working gear.
And wouldn't you know it? My cantankerous little camera's LCD screen was an undefinable, dark grey rectangle, and the "On" LED was drowned out by the harsh, desert sun. I had to guess, and in the Jangle, the Thunder and the roar, I couldn't hear that tiny Piezo beeper telling me the camera was on, was drowned out. Thus I missed getting images of the drivers, wheels and working gear.
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I was lucky enough to see that big magnificent beast roll through vegas yesterday, it wasnt intentional since i had no idea it was passing through until i had left the yard on my way to the jobsite...WOW that train was huge and loud! Its not everyday you get to see a massive steam engine chug though town, but it was impressive. If only i could've gotten a few pics tho.
I didn't know anybody had restored one of those! I knew that there was a challenger running, but not a big boy.
Since they very seldom left a single short section of track, very few ever saw them while active.
For the non railroad guys - The Challenger was almost identical to the big boy. It had one fewer axle, and was geared faster. The Big Boy mostly stayed on the rocky mountains, while the Challenger went coast to coast.
Both were what ... a million pounds or so. The peak of the steam age.
Expensive to run though.
Since they very seldom left a single short section of track, very few ever saw them while active.
For the non railroad guys - The Challenger was almost identical to the big boy. It had one fewer axle, and was geared faster. The Big Boy mostly stayed on the rocky mountains, while the Challenger went coast to coast.
Both were what ... a million pounds or so. The peak of the steam age.
Expensive to run though.
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