UP Big Boys

Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Oct 18 2003 10:51 PM

Does anybody have information where all UP Big Boys are?
I've only seen the one in Scranton Pa.

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Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Oct 18 2003 10:58 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by leichner

Does anybody have information where all UP Big Boys are?
I've only seen the one in Scranton Pa.

http://www.steamlocomotive.com/bigboy/

I've got several pics of the one at MOT in St. Louis

Loyd L.

Posted by Anonymous

on Mon, Oct 20 2003 3:08 PM

The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wis. has one on display.

Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH

on Fri, Oct 24 2003 10:27 AM

Don't forget the one in Cheyenne.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul

Posted by Anonymous

on Fri, Oct 24 2003 4:22 PM

Go to www.steamlocomotive.info. You can search for any kind of locomotive currently still in existance by type, loco number, manufacturer, etc.

BTW, the cover shot is mine. (I'm not proud, am I?)

Posted by Anonymous

on Fri, Aug 13 2004 10:05 AM

Their home is the steam shop in Cheyenne, but they keep stuff out all over the US, not enough room since the old roundhouse was knocked down to 7 stalls I guess!

Posted by ndbprr

on Fri, Aug 13 2004 2:33 PM

Let's see,
1. Denver museum has one
2. Cheyene on the east side of town in a city park
3. Steamtown in Scranton, PA
4. Omaha at the UP headquarters (I think)
5. Green Bay
6. Museum of Transportation in St. Louis

Probably a couple of others ut they are the ones I know of.

Posted by Anonymous

on Fri, Aug 13 2004 3:06 PM

Check out steamlocomotives.com. He has the complete list of all eight survivors. Another good source is "Last of the giants " by Pentrex video. There is a good interview with Steve Lee where he points out that the U.P. doesn't own any Big Boys like some people think. He also says that restoring one to operable condition is pretty much not going to happen. Hope this helps
Ken

Posted by Anonymous

on Fri, Aug 13 2004 3:15 PM

I am looking for an overall view of the UP Cheyenne yards, in particular the old wooden coaling station. Can anyone here direct me to an online site? Thanks!

Posted by Anonymous

on Tue, Aug 17 2004 5:14 PM

ndbprr Wrote
1. Denver museum has one
2. Cheyene on the east side of town in a city park
3. Steamtown in Scranton, PA
4. Omaha at the UP headquarters (I think)
5. Green Bay
6. Museum of Transportation in St. Louis

Add to the list below
7. Pomona Fair Grounds, Los Angeles Ca
8. Age of Steam Dallas Texas

WE have one in Los Angeles at the Pomona Fairgrounds, the 4014 and the Age of Steam in Dallas has the eighth engine for your list of the remaining Big Boys.
I have seen them all and they are always great to look at and enjoy what was once the pride of the Union Pacific. They are listed below by numbers and locations.

1. 4005 in Denver museum has one
2. 4004 at Cheyene on the east side of town in a city park
3. 4012 at Steamtown in Scranton, PA
4. 4023 (Moved recently to Station near Western Heritage Muesum)
5. 4017 at Green Bay Museum (Moved inside recently)
6. 4006 at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis
7. 4014 at Pomona Fair Grounds, Los Angeles Ca
8. 4018 at Age of Steam , Dallas Texas

Posted by Big_Boy_4005

on Wed, Aug 18 2004 12:37 AM

The Pentrex DVD entitled "Union Pacific Big Boy Collection" has a complete list of the disposition and shows all 25 in action. The ones listed above represent most if not all that remain.

My namesake, the 4005 was actually moved some years ago when the Forney Museum moved away from the Downtown Denver area. It had been stored outside for many years, but is now inside an enclosed shelter, and has been restored to some extent.

I'm back!

Follow the progress:

http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/displayForumTopic/content/12129987972340381/page/1

Posted by miniwyo

on Wed, Aug 18 2004 2:03 AM

The one in Cheyenne is in Holliday Park on Linclon Way on the north side of the road just drive and you will see it. And if you want to get into the steam shop to see the 3985 & the 844 you have to call first so they know that you are coming. (Just informing you incase you are going to Cheyenne. Learned from experience last week.) Pics Coming soon at http://www.geocities.com/miniwyo/homestead

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Posted by ndbprr

on Wed, Aug 18 2004 8:19 AM

When I was a kid back in 1957 (seems like yesterday! I must be getting old) we spent the night at the hitching post motel at the west end of the Cheyene yard just east of the C&S overpass. My dad walked my brother and me over to the roundhouse and shops and the workers couldn't have been nicer to us. I remember them working on one of the 4-12-2's which was huge close up. I have some pictures of me standing on the pilot of a challenger in the dead line. My brother and I were in the swimming pool when a Big Boy started a train out of the yard up Sherman Hill. We could feel the concussions from the pistons vibrating through the water in the pool. Later that night in bed a Burlington 2-10-2? came over the C&S and behind our room which I watched for about five minutes until it was out of sight. When I was back in Cheyene in the spring of the mid 80's after skiing in Colorado the challenger and 484 were in the two stalls of the roundhouse with the doors wired shut to the coupler of the challenger tender since it was too big to fit. I was really tempted to undo it and take my son inside but decided not to. I didn't recognize it as the same roundhouse I was in roughly thirty years earlier since everything else concerning steam was gone along with the rest of the roundhouse and the people.