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Re: bar1080 post# 213878

Wednesday, 07/12/2023 11:09:57 AM

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 11:09:57 AM

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PTI. He was last seen in NE driving the Big Boy 4014 on a rescue mission.

Watch the Retired ‘Big Boy’ Steam Train Rescue a Stalled Freight Train in Nebraska
Once one of the heaviest steam locomotives in the world, the Big Boy 4014 recently stumbled into a mission.


https://www.thedrive.com/news/watch-the-retired-big-boy-steam-train-rescue-a-stalled-freight-train-in-nebraska

It's quite the story. The design was meant to lay down sand in front of the drive wheels when they started to slip. And amazing it was converted to oil instead of coal so the coal car was replaced with an oil tanker and the necessary water car since it is steam driven.

The guy was lucky to be in the right place at the right time.


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