The guys at Steamtown are saying - "Ha, ours looks like it was in better shape while on display". Cool shot, a Big Boy with Palms in the background.
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At long last, after all these years, homeward bound.
A great shot of a great loco, I hope to get the chance to see this one ruuning again.
Ron
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How come you didn't include me in your shot? Nicely done.
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It would be interesting to know where she's been all these years. If only she could talk. Perhaps I need to do some research to satisfy my curiousity. Your pictures are truly appreciated.
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I agree with the comment about the other Big Boy being in better condition! But this is what happens when you leave them out in the open. Where they are venerable to damage from souvenir hunters, (aka Vandals) taking parts. People scratching their names into the paintwork not to mention the ravages of time and weathering. Look what happened to the Memphis Belle !
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Well, this is the side that was away from the public eye and in shadow for decades. This would account as to the bedraggled condition. More to the point however is the asbestos was removed and boiler saved from being rust damageed in the dry So Cal climate. Steamtowns 4012 has been in the moist NE for 50 years and I shudder to think what condition it's steel is.
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| Posted by on November 17, 2013 | |
You dont really realize how long it is until you see a broadside shot like this.
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I want to see this beast run.
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| Posted by Tom on November 17, 2013 | |
I don't know whose looks better, but 4014 is one magnificent piece of railroad machinery and I again say a big "Thank you" to UP.
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| Posted by pjflstc on November 17, 2013 | |
The 150th anniversary of "Driving the Golden Spike", that joined Central Pacific & Union Pacific, will be in 2019. That same year, it's projected UP 4014 will become operational. While 2-4-0 's are more befitting for the celebration, it would be great to see this legend make an appearance for UP. I can't wait to see & hear this locomotive rumble by.
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I think you'll *feel* this locomotive as it goes by.
The dry climate and loving care by the Southern California Chapter Railway & Locomotive Historical Society have left this engine in the best condition of all of them for restoration. I would bet what lies beneath 4012's recent paint is in far worse shape than 4014 by a mile.
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A nice looking exterior does not necessarily translate to a well maintained interior.
Beauty is only skin deep.
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