UP Big Boy 4023 and Challenger 3985 together
Aug 21, 2019 21:28:20 #
I was going thru some old images (2003) and found this picture I had taken of the 4023 and the 3985 together when they were on display in downtown Omaha (3985 in the background). The huge diesel 6900 was there also. The Big Boy and the diesel remain on permanent display at another location in downtown Omaha. I believe the Challenger is presently being worked on in Cheyenne. I was told by a UP employee that they had to rob some pieces off the 3985, including the entire tender and part of the firebox, to restore the 4014.
I apologize for the very marginal quality of the image.
I apologize for the very marginal quality of the image.
Aug 21, 2019 21:33:33 #
GreyOwl40
Loc: Quebec City
Love old locomotives and no more so than the Big Boys. Glad that you posted them!
Aug 21, 2019 22:33:23 #
Aug 22, 2019 10:16:53 #
GreyOwl40 wrote:
Love old locomotives and no more so than the Big Boys. Glad that you posted them!
Thanks GreyOwl.
JackM
Aug 22, 2019 10:19:27 #
stumbo wrote:
Worked for the UP as a summer job. Good pay for a temporary school kid.
Thanks stumbo. One of my daughters has been with the UP for nearly 30 years.
JackM
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