The million pound, 6,200 horsepower 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy." Located in Steamtown National Historic Site National Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
The "Big Boys" were built for size and power. They did the work of three smaller engines, pulling 120-car, 3800 ton freight trains at forty miles per hour in the mountains of Utah and Wyoming. Built in Schenectady, New York by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) to the Union Pacific's design
Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Steamtown National Historic Site, National Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Photo credit: © Thomas Takacs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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