As of December 2012, union pacific is interested in restoring engine 4014
Union Pacific Big Boy was created in 1941.
the union pacific big boy and the union pacific challenger
the union pacific big boy weighs 1.2 million puonds or 1,208,750 pounds
The Union Pacific Big Boy is the largest
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
Yes, you would need a college degree to drive a train for Union Pacific. THe smarter you are, the more easy for you to understand the controls and manuals. Education can be a big factor for this job.
http://www.trainsim.com/vbts/content.php?505-Union-Pacific-4-8-8-4-Big-Boy
yes, but not the strongest train of all time. the Union Pacific centennial locomotive holds that record
It's anyones guess when California will secede "from the Union" after the big one arrives and sends it floating away into the Pacific!
Big Boys didn't pull passenger cars, they were built to haul heavy long freight trains over the Wasach Mountains.
One Big Union - Canada - was created in 1919.
The largest locomotive in the terms of horsepower where the Union Pacific GTELs -- Gas Turbine Electric Locomotive, delivered 1958-1961. They where first rated at 8,500 HP, but certain altitudes where able to put well over 10,000 HP. Built by General Electric, they where the third generation of the gas turbines. Call the Big Blows, they where in a two piece set, or A/B with a dedicated tender which gave them an over all length of about 165 feet long. While they had the most powerful prime mover in the United States, the UP also had the an experimental coal turbine/diesel that had an over all length of 214 feet, but produced only 7000 HP, however it was deemed a failure and was scrapped in 1968.