Big Boy – Back In Steam
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The 25 steam locomotives that ruled the West
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How this happened, how UP moved No. 4014 home, and the restoration
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Before the crowds arrive, Big Boy stretches its legs for the first time in 60 years
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For the Golden Spike’s 150th anniversary, an assault of famed Sherman Hill
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The trip home to Cheyenne sends the Big Boy up the legendary Wasatch grade
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Railroads had their reasons for choosing one or the other
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2019 — Big Boy plus three little sisters
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Where to find seven other Big Boys in museums or on display
Also in this issue:
Big boy inside and out, pg. 21
Cutaway drawings show the guts behind the king of steam’s glory