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Steam & Excursion > Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in OmahaDate: 10/21/24 05:28 Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: bandob Not technically a museum, but Kenefick Park does feature both a Big Boy and one of Union Pacific's largest diesels.
https://www.lauritzengardens.org/About/Kenefick_Park/ These photos were taken in 2007. B&O Bill    Date: 10/21/24 06:24 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: ClubCar I have similar photos of those engines, Bill, and I only wish that I could have been there to see how they hauled those massive beasts up that extremely high hill from the main line below.
John in White Marsh, Maryland Date: 10/21/24 07:22 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: wp1801 ClubCar Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I have similar photos of those engines, Bill, and See the "Mega Movers" video about that move. > I only wish that I could have been there to see > how they hauled those massive beasts up that > extremely high hill from the main line below. > John in White Marsh, Maryland > Date: 10/21/24 08:48 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: refarkas First-class photos.
Bob Date: 10/21/24 09:06 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: CP8888 ----------------------------------
> I have similar photos of those engines, Bill, and > I only wish that I could have been there to see > how they hauled those massive beasts up that > extremely high hill from the main line below. > John in White Marsh, Maryland > That was Scrib's Moving and Heavy Haul in David City,NE Date: 10/21/24 12:31 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: PHall UP 4023 shows how a Big Boy should look.
Date: 10/21/24 15:36 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: longliveSP PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > UP 4023 shows how a Big Boy should look. Clean, untouched, unused, stuffed and mounted? Date: 10/21/24 22:22 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: PHall longliveSP Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > PHall Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > UP 4023 shows how a Big Boy should look. > > Clean, untouched, unused, stuffed and mounted? Clean, no extra paint, no "chalk" marks on the smoke box front. Date: 10/23/24 07:55 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: Pobo6 longliveSP Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > PHall Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > UP 4023 shows how a Big Boy should look. > > Clean, untouched, unused, stuffed and mounted? Clean, no extra paint, no "chalk" marks on the smoke box front. A lot less chrome, that's for sure. Wonder what happened to the number boards at each side of the headlight? Date: 10/23/24 18:30 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: MJV1988 Pobo6 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > longliveSP Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > PHall Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > UP 4023 shows how a Big Boy should look. > > > > Clean, untouched, unused, stuffed and mounted? > > Clean, no extra paint, no "chalk" marks on the > smoke box front. > > > A lot less chrome, that's for sure. Wonder what > happened to the number boards at each side of the > headlight? Been gone since the late 50's. Posted from Android Date: 10/23/24 20:04 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Big Boy 4023 in Omaha Author: coach It would have been classy for UP to keep 2- 4 DD40's around as passenger train diesels. I thought they'd always keep the 6936, being it was operating.
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