The biggest steam locomotive is whistle-stopping across the U.S.

ssl-3 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Schedule of stops is here: https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule

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nickhalfasleep 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not quite the biggest steam locomotive, the DM&IR Yellowstone class outranked them in many measures.

https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=USA&whe...

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ggm 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Article has "operating" headline here doesn't. Those that are left are (apparently) all on static display.

Articulated steam locos: I was delighted to finally see Bayer Garrets in Delhi, and coastal NSW loco caches. I'd mentally assumed to be an articulated steam engines, it would be enormous: these are actually surprisingly small.

(Made in England, mostly for export)

	▲	ghtbircshotbe 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Sorry, just copy pasted the headline they gave me at the time. One interesting thing I noticed about the big boy locomotive is that the whistle is much lower pitched and more pleasant sounding than typical operating locomotives today

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dzhiurgis 28 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

I took a steam train yesterday. They should be called coal train, because it was beyond disgusting. If you like fresh air - highly recommend to avoid such experience.