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Published: 2008-04-30 02:03:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 968; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 37
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Description Another shot of Union Pacific Challenger (4-6-6-4) on a fan trip in 2002.
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Comments: 17

Bawetta [2009-07-19 18:59:53 +0000 UTC]

Big boy!

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classictrains In reply to Bawetta [2009-07-21 00:59:44 +0000 UTC]

Actually no. The Big Boy was a 4-8-8-4. This is it's smaller (yes!) cousin... a 4-6-6-4. Kinda makes you realize how big a Big Boy must have been.

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Bawetta In reply to classictrains [2009-07-21 14:10:23 +0000 UTC]

Oh, right. But it's still big

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TarryAGoat [2008-07-19 17:35:28 +0000 UTC]

Sweet deal. What a machine!

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classictrains In reply to TarryAGoat [2008-07-19 23:48:25 +0000 UTC]

And still alive!

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TarryAGoat In reply to classictrains [2008-07-19 23:49:18 +0000 UTC]

Nice!

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Sampug394 [2008-05-01 01:52:18 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, now this is an Awesome photo of Mega Steam!

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classictrains In reply to Sampug394 [2008-05-01 02:33:36 +0000 UTC]

I shoulda taken my weed-wacker along

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Ookami-Oni [2008-04-30 22:34:44 +0000 UTC]

By the look of the smoke it doesn't seem to be working to hard.

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classictrains In reply to Ookami-Oni [2008-05-01 01:56:32 +0000 UTC]

It was coasting quite comfortably... not wasting any steam. usually if you see smoke pouring out it is intentionally done for show. It usually means there is too much draft across the fire and the fuel is burning inefficiently.

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factorone33 [2008-04-30 18:18:18 +0000 UTC]

Rumor has it, through an official UP employee from Omaha, that this bad boy will be out running again with the 844 sometime this summer, between Denver, Omaha, KC, and North Platte.

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classictrains In reply to factorone33 [2008-05-01 02:01:38 +0000 UTC]

details please when you find them out... I have a friend with a small plane... I asked him this winter if we could go train chasing this summer and he said yes... I wonder how far I could talk him into going

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Ookami-Oni In reply to factorone33 [2008-04-30 22:36:48 +0000 UTC]

Cool. I've been wondering when it would roll back through Omaha. thanks. Still don't care if it is only a rumor.

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yankeedog [2008-04-30 14:26:05 +0000 UTC]

I'll bet you could feel the earth shake when that went by.
-YD

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classictrains In reply to yankeedog [2008-05-01 02:25:07 +0000 UTC]

actually Don... no... these were very smooth running engines with well balanced drivers... the only thing odd was the double exhaust...chuf-chuff.. chuf-chuff

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paploothelearned In reply to classictrains [2008-05-01 04:30:20 +0000 UTC]

I'll never forget the time SP4449 was doing a slow move down the yard, about 6 feet in front of me.

If I closed my eyes, the hissing of steam was the only clue I would've had it was there. It was a perfectly made machine.

That was back at Sacramento Railfair '91.

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classictrains In reply to paploothelearned [2008-05-01 18:33:54 +0000 UTC]

I liked the Q's steam engines but they always clanked and clunked... like there was something loose just waiting to fall off... when I first when to see 3985 I expected twice the noise but instead got half as much... I almost felt cheated

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