UP 5716 AC44CWCTE emerges from the Hermosa Tunnels in Wyoming belching smoke from the uphill climb. I can only imagine what it must have looked like when a Big Boy locomotive emerged.
For the California Zephyr trains that have been diverting from Colorado to Wyoming due to massive wildfires, the engine configuration has been back-to-back, giving a good visual of the design of t... (more)