| UP 4011 has just topped off with coal and water in Rawlins on Halloween Eve, 1956. 4011 will be scrapped on June 14, 1963, the last Big Boy scrapped. By that point, only 8 remained, and, thankfully, they have all been saved, including 4014, which as since been returned to active service. Never did I think I would get to see a Big Boy running in the 21st Century with my own eyes, all thanks to the UP Steam Fleet. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger) |