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I have stood on a UP "Big Boy", and you are right, thats one "awe inspiring" piece of machinery. As are the Challengers of the eastern roads. But for reasons that include practicality, a spot in my heart, and physical as well as economic performance, those Lima Berkshires were hard to beat. Years ago, I was in a bar near a railroad track, and unknown to all of us, #765 was "resting" nearby, either in route to, or from some ceremonial excursion tour. Well, when they had raised steam, and started to depart, the pulse thundering through the ground, and up through the floor of the bar was incredible. Half the bar poured outside seeking the source, just in time to see a really beautiful sight. The power those things pound down is incredible.... It was the first time I had even seen 765 since the restoration, sure hope it was not the last..;) For straight appearance, those Raymond Loewy Pennsy T-1's are hard to beat, but then anything Loewy did is pretty impressive...But I'd like to see a nice color feature on the T-1 in the magazine someday..
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