| Mayhem - 5/31/2026 20:42 That thing is an engineering marvel. It took real craftsmanship especially with the technology back then. I keep reading it weighs 1.2 million pounds, is that true? Seems like an awful lot.
Yes. If you stand 30 feet from the track and feel it through your shoes, you won't doubt that figure a bit. Big Boys are 132 feet long, and they were built purposely to be heavy to eliminate needing a second locomotive to scale mountain grades- not engineered to save weight wherever it is not necessary like trucks, ships, aircraft. |
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