128 feet of steel and horsepower! (39 meters) - Lake County, Minnesota - 11-09-13
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There is some contention about whether or not this was the biggest engine ever built, or if the American Locomotive's "Bigboy" Series is. They were both roughly the same size, though Bigboys had one more pair of guiding wheels on the front, making them a 4-8-8-4 instead of a 2-8-8-4. Both sets of locos were used heavily in the Rockies to pull trains over steep long passes. One such pass was at Soldier Summit UT.
128 feet of steel and horsepower! (39 meters) - Lake County, Minnesota - 11-09-13
sorry for not getting the description up sooner ...
There is some contention about whether or not this was the biggest engine ever built, or if the American Locomotive's "Bigboy" Series is. They were both roughly the same size, though Bigboys had one more pair of guiding wheels on the front, making them a 4-8-8-4 instead of a 2-8-8-4. Both sets of locos were used heavily in the Rockies to pull trains over steep long passes. One such pass was at Soldier Summit UT.