Union Pacific Big Boy

This is Part 2 of 2

Welcome back everyone! Today we're back with the Heartland of America tour and the Union Pacific Big Boy #4014, to finish our trip to St Louis!

This 132-foot long, 4-8-8-4 steam engine built in 1941 by the American Locomotive Company is the largest operating steam engine in the US. It produces 132,375 pound-feet of tractive effort (as many as 270 modern Ford F-150s), and has a top speed of 60 miles per hour. It's an articulated engine, meaning its front set of drivers and pilot truck (or bogie) can rotate separately from the frame to let it navigate tight corners in the track.

On the Heartland tour, the Big Boy and its train travels through ten US states, and today my friends @midnightrailfan and @jackboy317 are chasing it through Illinois. This is our second day, and following the service stop in Villa Grove the night of the 9th, we started chasing again in Arthur (near Villa Grove) and ending in St Louis, completing our chase! I hope you enjoy watching as much as we did chasing.

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