Articulating
At 132 ft in length, with a boiler 45 ft long, the Big Boys don't corner well. And that's why they're articulated. When the engine takes a curve sharp enough, the massive boiler swings outward and overhangs the rail as the leading wheels follow the radius of the track.
Here, UP 4014 demonstrates that articulating overhang as it brings the Heartland of America Tour through Tower 26 in central Houston. Upon first arriving in the Bayou City, the special headed to UP's Settegast Yard in northeast Houston for an employees-only event. The following day 4014 would head over to the Amtrak Station for Sunday's public display.
PBZHO 04 (Passenger- Brazos Yard to Houston, TX)
UP 4-8-8-4 #4014
Houston, TX
October 4th, 2024
Articulating
At 132 ft in length, with a boiler 45 ft long, the Big Boys don't corner well. And that's why they're articulated. When the engine takes a curve sharp enough, the massive boiler swings outward and overhangs the rail as the leading wheels follow the radius of the track.
Here, UP 4014 demonstrates that articulating overhang as it brings the Heartland of America Tour through Tower 26 in central Houston. Upon first arriving in the Bayou City, the special headed to UP's Settegast Yard in northeast Houston for an employees-only event. The following day 4014 would head over to the Amtrak Station for Sunday's public display.
PBZHO 04 (Passenger- Brazos Yard to Houston, TX)
UP 4-8-8-4 #4014
Houston, TX
October 4th, 2024