I experienced Big Boy last month in Oklahoma, how awesome is it to get that horn shaking up inside your bones? And to feel the chugga chugga as it picks up steam (no pun intended) and that monstrous size of iron passing by! I'm so glad you also got to experience it. In my 48 years on this planet, it's been the only time so far and I'm so glad for it.
Not to mention the overwhelming heat as the firebox passes you by. I'll admit, I shivered when I heard it whistle for the first time. Definitely a spectacular experience!
@@madisonataglance It's interesting that they converted it from coal to an oil burner when they rebuilt it. I knew they tried that back in the day unsuccessfully on the Big Boys. I suspect they have better burners and nozzles now.
I experienced Big Boy last month in Oklahoma, how awesome is it to get that horn shaking up inside your bones? And to feel the chugga chugga as it picks up steam (no pun intended) and that monstrous size of iron passing by! I'm so glad you also got to experience it. In my 48 years on this planet, it's been the only time so far and I'm so glad for it.
Not to mention the overwhelming heat as the firebox passes you by. I'll admit, I shivered when I heard it whistle for the first time. Definitely a spectacular experience!
@@madisonataglance It's interesting that they converted it from coal to an oil burner when they rebuilt it. I knew they tried that back in the day unsuccessfully on the Big Boys. I suspect they have better burners and nozzles now.
Did that lady put pennies on the nearby track, expecting the Big Boy to run them over, from the opposite tracks ??? 😅
She picked them up later, deciding to take her two cents elsewhere.