Something a little different on this rainy, windy, cold AF Sunday: Daecon driving Big Boy.
Train nerd stuff ahead:
Big Boy, otherwise known as Union Pacific 4014, is the largest steam locomotive ever built. This baby had 24 wheels arranged in a 4-8-8-4 configuration (four idler wheels under the cab, eight driving wheels, eight more driving wheels, and four more idler wheels under the front truck). This amazing feat of engineering, built in 1941, was 132 feet (40 metres) long including the tender, weighed 1.2 million pounds (540,000kg), produced 6300-7000 horsepower, and had a top speed of 80mph (130 km/hr). There were 25 "Big Boy" class locomotives built. One survives and has been restored to active service. I have always wanted to see this machine operating in person. So far I haven't had the opportunity to do so.
I decided to give Daecon the thrill of my lifetime by not only giving him the opportunity to see it; He's DRIVING that MF!
