Union Pacific's Big Boys: The Complete Story from History to Restoration - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162700792X ISBN 13: 9781627007924

Publisher: Kalmbach Books, 2020

Synopsis

Union Pacific’s Big Boys: The complete story from history to restoration covers the who, what, why, and when of the 25 popular 4-8-8-4 steam locomotives. This book gives the historical background on the early 1940s development, explains why they were built, how they were used, and traces their history until they were retired in the 1950s. It also covers the much anticipated and well covered restoration of No. 4014 starting when it was recovered in a park in 2013 all the way through to its restoration and tour across the United States in the summer of 2019. Trains magazine has been published for almost 80 years, much of which has included extensive coverage of Union Pacific’s Big Boys since they were created. Everything you need to know about these popular steam locomotives can be found in this 224-page book.

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About the Author

Since 1940, Trains has been offering railroad news, industry insight, railroad preservation, history and more! They have covered Union Pacific’s Big Boys extensively in both print and digital mediums including in several top selling special magazine issues and DVDs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kalmbach Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 162700792X
• ISBN 13: 9781627007924
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224