Locomotive manufacture's photos

[Anonymous]

I'm looking for photos of locomotives being built,primarily steam.Especially UP Big Boy
Thanks
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[Anonymous]

Many steam engines were photographed after completion and before leaving the builder's factory. Builder's photos can be found as reprints. I have one of Cotton Belt 810, built by the SSW Railroad at Pine Bluff.

Someone may have a few photos of steam engines being built but probally your best chance at these would be in a book.

Richard Steinbrenner, a leading ALCo historian, might be able to come up with some builder's photos.

Good luck on your hunt.

[Eriediamond]

Also you may want to check out www.rr-fallenflags.com, There are a lot of photos there with some builders photos. You'll just have to sift through them, but it's still a lot of fun seeing the old engines and such, plus you can go directly to railroads that no longer exist and see their motive power, rolling stock and such. Ken

[nobullchitbids]

The book, Big Boy, by I believe Wm. Kratville, has photos of this engine type both at delivery and even before, while being assembled.

Big Boy is part of a series of books about U.P. steam which include 4-6-6-4s, 4-8-4s, and the three-cylinder locos. All have assembly and builder's photos in them.

MR Cyclopedia I think has a builder's photo in it of an early Big Boy.

I have many big-boy photos but mostly of engines on the road.

One site worth monitoring is George Koh's. Koh's, Inc., currently has an O scale big boy in production, and Koh's engines are well known for their prototypical authenticity. Koh's also did several versions of the 4-12-2.

Finally, you might check your library to see if they have copies of Railway Age. This publication commonly carried builder's photos. Big Boys were made in 1941 and 1944, so you would want to look in those years.