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yes, but not the strongest train of all time. the Union Pacific centennial locomotive holds that record

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What is the biggest steam locomotive?

it is the big boy people


What locomotive weighs 500 tons?

Big boy


What is the most powerful locomotive produced?

In steam it was either the UP "big boy" or the C&O 2-6-6-6. But the UP built some gas-turbines that were monsters.


How many horse power could be produced by Big Boy Locomotive?

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How has the steam locomotive changed through time?

Significantly. In the last 200 years the railroads, the locomotive builders, and significant industrial designers have all left a mostly beneficial mark upon the colorful history of steam locomotion. However the basic principals of boiling water to make steam, then forcing it into the pistons where the steam expands 40 times to push the piston back and forth haven't changed from the beginning. Most notably, the means of producing good steel helped boilers carry higher pressure steam, valve gears to regulate steam into the cyliners, wheel arrangements and major design changes for improved tractive effort, speed, ease of maintenence or reliability have all been implemented since the birth of the locomotive in 1804. To see the most drastic comparison, compare stephenson's rocket to a UP 4-8-8-4 big boy.


What the biggest steam trains?

the union pacific big boy and the union pacific challenger


How has the locomotive changed through time?

Significantly. In the last 200 years the railroads, the locomotive builders, and significant industrial designers have all left a mostly beneficial mark upon the colorful history of steam locomotion. However the basic principals of boiling water to make steam, then forcing it into the pistons where the steam expands 40 times to push the piston back and forth haven't changed from the beginning. Most notably, the means of producing good steel helped boilers carry higher pressure steam, valve gears to regulate steam into the cyliners, wheel arrangements and major design changes for improved tractive effort, speed, ease of maintenence or reliability have all been implemented since the birth of the locomotive in 1804. To see the most drastic comparison, compare stephenson's rocket to a UP 4-8-8-4 big boy.


What has the author William W Kratville written?

William W. Kratville has written: 'The Union Pacific type' -- subject(s): Union Pacific (Locomotive), Union Pacific Railroad Company 'Little look at Big Boy' -- subject(s): Big Boy (Locomotive), Union Pacific Railroad Company 'The war engines' -- subject(s): Locomotives, Union Pacific Railroad Company 'Little look at the Challengers' -- subject(s): Challenger (Locomotive), Union Pacific Railroad Company


Where is the largest steam locomotive in the world?

It is generally regarded the Union Pacific (UP) Big Boys where the largest steam locomotives. They had a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement, with a overall length of 132 ft 9 1⁄4 in (40.47 m), and a total weight of 1,250,000 lb (762,000 lb locomotive, 342,200 lb tender). They had a traction effort of 135,375 lbf and a adhesion factor of 4.1, and burned coal. It last ran in July of 1959. There is some disagreement on the size, there where other locomotives with higher wheel arrangements, but these were not as heavy or as powerful. UP holds the claim though that their Big Boy was the largest.


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