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 Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 07:45 PM
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where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.�
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 08:07 PM
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NORML as can be
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I'll never get to see that thing. 
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 08:47 PM
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All the videos that I've seen show a diesel locomotive about three cars back from the steam engine. While the steam engine is running, it's not blowing as much smoke and steam as others I have seen in person. I have to wonder if the diesel is actually pulling most of the load. Or maybe it's just there as a backup.
Every steam locomotive that I've watched that was pulling a load produced a lot of exhaust steam from the drive pistons near the front of the wheels.
Last edited by Texas Dan; 11/05/19 08:50 PM.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 08:50 PM
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Dude Lebowski
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![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2019/11/full-25396-206866-2ec3065d_f362_4a23_a2fd_b7f7a7f321ca.jpeg) It came through Comstock on Sunday. He started pouring the coal to it when he saw us waiting on the hill.😁
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 08:52 PM
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 08:56 PM
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Dude Lebowski
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There is an engine behind it. That probably saves some wear and tear. It was originally a coal fired steam locomotive that was converted to fuel oil.
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 09:03 PM
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 09:05 PM
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Wonder what the EPA would say about that???
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 09:19 PM
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Wonder what the EPA would say about that??? Who cares.
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 09:23 PM
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Stops in Navasota and college station on Friday.
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 09:31 PM
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I'll never get to see that thing. Neither will I. 
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 09:34 PM
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I'll never get to see that thing. Neither will I. There is a schedule posted on the Internet.
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 09:39 PM
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I’m guessing it didn’t have a caboose.
Funny thing about getting older:
Your eyesight starts getting weaker but your ability to
see through people's BS gets much better.
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 09:40 PM
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I’m guessing it didn’t have a caboose. It does not!
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 09:41 PM
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I'll never get to see that thing. Neither will I. There is a schedule posted on the Internet. I'm aware of that but I still won't be able to see it.
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 10:19 PM
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My favorite YouTube video that shows it passing by. Of course I could be wrong, but I suspect the chance to blow the whistle on a steam locomotive is on someone's bucket list. If I still had kids at home, I would definitely consider taking them out of school to see it pass through our area.
Last edited by Texas Dan; 11/05/19 10:22 PM.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 10:54 PM
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Didn’t the town of West, Texas stage a big train crash and sell tickets back in the day?
I just googled it. Turns out they did not sell tickets but had some 40,000 people there to watch two trains crash head on. Was a bigger crash than they thought would happen and 2 people died.
Last edited by Greg; 11/05/19 11:00 PM.
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 11:45 PM
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![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2019/11/full-34454-206887-2f206880_35ee_4a08_869a_7ca54562d8ec.jpeg) Seeing it pull up was awesome, my kids had a blast.
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/05/19 11:52 PM
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Awesome. 
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/06/19 12:00 AM
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Gonna try to catch it departing tomorrow
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/06/19 12:47 AM
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Great time for the kids!!!  4018 built in 1942 is at the new Frisco Tx new Rail museum.
�Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in,
where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.�
~ John Muir
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/06/19 01:00 AM
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I would to smell the burning coal, hear the whistle blow, and feel the ground shake as it passed by one more time.
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/06/19 01:29 AM
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Wonder how many furloughed UP employees it took for this little publicity stunt?
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/06/19 01:35 AM
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My favorite YouTube video that shows it passing by. Of course I could be wrong, but I suspect the chance to blow the whistle on a steam locomotive is on someone's bucket list. If I still had kids at home, I would definitely consider taking them out of school to see it pass through our area. It should have a caboose.... 
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 heads through West Texas
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11/06/19 01:49 AM
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Wonder how many furloughed UP employees it took for this little publicity stunt? Excellent question
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