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With my nickname I must write something about this topic I think. Yeah, a bigboy under steam would be great! To dream isn´t forbidden. A Bigboy that made a trip across Sherman Hill................ GREAT AND POSSIBLE IS ANYTHING! But I´m a realist, No chance! The Big Boys are out of service since near 45 years. Some looks good, some not. So the first part is that the group, I don´t say "the UP", that will make the restoration must find a Big Boy in good condition! I think that the 4005 in the Forney Museum in Denver is in the best condition for restoration. But will the owner - UP or the Forney Foundation? - give them for restoration! The restoration need lot of money! I think up to 2 or 3 Million $. Who pay this? The UP? Forgot it! Special trains with a Big Boy will be expensive trips. The Big Boy´s are hungry, needs a lot of coal. 40 to 50 tons for a trip from Cheyenne to Laramy and back to cheyenne are possible! Next problem: The mines that "produce" the coal for UP are closed since years. And the firebox was designed for this coaltype, use another coal and become new problems. So they convert the engine into an oilburner - (Oh no! Please, please not). I see no weight problems on mainlines because the axle weights are today higher than 40 years ago and the Big Boys were known as good runners and the top speed is also high enough. DOES EVERYONE SEE A REAL PLACE IN THE EXCURSION MARKET FOR THE TWO BIGGEST STEAMENGINES ON EARTH - THE BIGGEST ARE ALSO THE MOST EXPENSIVE!!! The 844 is cheap in maintenance against the 3985 or a BIg Boy.
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