First thing that came to mind for me, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delfuego
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First thing that came to mind for me, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delfuego
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Not so much a joke as a curiosity. About 1940 Germany quit supplying coal to Switzerland. Switzerland had practically no coal of their own but they had a lot of hydroelectric power. So they strung wire above the tracks and use electricity to boil the water in their steam locomotives. That got them through WW2. These were smaller locomotives that were used in the mountains.Quote:
Originally Posted by arbol
Can you imagine the wires that would be needed to boil water for the Big Boy?
For anyone that can’t see the one coming to Denver, there is one on static display in Cheyenne in a park right on the main drag. Pretty impressive piece of machinery.
There is also one at the Forney Museum. Of special note, it was the only one to be involved in a crash.Quote:
Originally Posted by wctriumph
I grew up with Kip's Big Boy, so the humor is not lost.
Went out to Deer Trail to see it.
https://i.imgur.com/0ZUT8MS.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/dxzJNE8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jiIeZIM.jpg?1
We caught it at Manilla Rd. Very cool!
Heading up tomorrow to see it. Will try out the light rail from Park Meadows just for fun.
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I'm not a big train nut, but stuff like that is really pretty cool.
Very cool! I saw 844 when it was here some years back. The crew told me that Big Boy weighs over a million pounds. Kinda mind-boggling.