Union Pacific recently restored this magnificent steam engine to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of The Transcontinental Railroad. Recently it traveled the Union Pacific railroad circuit and made scheduled stops in multiple locations for the public to view. The nearest location for me to see it was in Salina, KS, where I went the evening it arrived and again the next morning for its departure. I wanted to see the power and hear the steam drive the wheels. This engine was one of twenty-five delivered to Union Pacific, and only two are still in operation. The locomotive is 132 feet long (with tender) and weighs 1.2 million pounds. It was in service 20 years before retiring, and traveled 1.03 million miles. Restoration took several years and was done in Cheyenne, WY.
Amazing!!
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