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News Wire: Crowds greet Big Boy in Laramie

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Monday, May 6, 2019 8:51 AM

Huge crowds gather at the Union Pacific depot in Laramie, Wyo., to greet the arrival of Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 and 4-8-4 No. 844 as they make the first stop on their journey to Utah for the Golden Spike sesquicentennial. Follow Trains News Wire f...

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Monday, May 6, 2019 1:59 PM

   What must the ROI fanatics be thinking?   A train of 16 units-- the first 13 dedicated to power and support of power, and a "payload" of three cars.

   Judging by the crowds, though, it looks like a successful PR event.

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Posted by ATSF2499 on Monday, May 6, 2019 9:36 PM
Max and I were there to see 4014 and 844 come into Laramie, from the engineer's side. Later I saw video taken from the fireman's side of the track. It seemed to me that the piston rod packing on that side was leaking again. Has anyone else noticed this?
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Posted by Electroliner 1935 on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 8:38 PM

I asked about that yesterday on the video page. Looked like a packing issue to me because the steam (condensate cloud) was from the firemans side front engine cylinder and there was no similar emmision from the rear engine's cylinder. 

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