{"product_id":"bli-r5674-refurbished-up-big-boy-4024-1944-wilson-aftercooler-25-c-400-coal-tender-sound-dc-dcc-ho","title":"REFURBISHED R5674 UP Big Boy #4024, 1944, Wilson Aftercooler, 25-C-400 Coal Tender, Sound\/DC\/DCC, HO","description":"\u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Language\" content=\"en-us\"\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"GENERATOR\" content=\"Microsoft FrontPage 5.0\"\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"FrontPage.Editor.Document\"\u003e\u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=windows-1252\"\u003e\u003ctitle\u003eNew Page 1\u003c\/title\u003e\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" bordercolor=\"#111111\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" bordercolor=\"#111111\" width=\"85%\"\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003eOften called The largest steam loco ever made, and certainly a contender for the Worlds Most Famous Locomotive, the Big Boy was forged under some of the most strenuous demands ever placed on a locomotive. The UP Railroad needed a locomotive that could be used to pull a 3,600-ton train over Sherman Hill and the 1.14% grade from Ogden to Wasatch, Utah without the need for helpers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003eWhen the design specifications were complete, it was decided on the use of a simple articulated, high speed, 132 ft. long locomotive sporting sixteen 68 diameter drive wheels. What they created was the longest and among the heaviest, most powerful steam locomotive legends in the world. And had not the worker at ALCO chalked Big Boy on the side of the smoke box of one of the 4-8-8-4s under construction, a name that immediately caught on, it is rumored that the name of the type would have been Wasatch, for the mountains they were built to conquer.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003eQuote from Worlds Greatest Steam Locomotives by Eugene L. Huddleston:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003eThere were 25 locomotives fabricated in two different groups. Class 1 were locomotives #4000-4019 and Class 2 was numbered 4020-4024.  The first Big Boy #4000 was delivered to Omaha, NE on September 5, 1941. UPs commitment to the Big Boy required them to replace the lighter rail and straighten out many miles of trackage for clearance as well as to resize elements of their service areas (such as turntable lengths, etc.) for the entire line these locos would run on.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003eThe Big Boys demonstrated fantastic strength and speed as they faced these challenges throughout their storied careers. With the total mileage on the Big Boy fleet being approximately 1,000,000 miles for each locomotive, one must say that they earned their reputation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003eSeveral examples remain in museums around the country but silently they sit as a visual echo to the thunder that once made them revered throughout the landscape that the Big Boys dominated.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Swis721 Cn BT\" size=\"1\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" bordercolor=\"#111111\" width=\"85%\"\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003cp align=\"LEFT\" dir=\"LTR\"\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp align=\"LEFT\" dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNEW\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e                Paragon3 Sound \u0026amp; Operation System FEATURING \u003cb\u003eROLLING THUNDER\u003csup\u003eTM\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e                with Authentic Sounds and Prototypical Operation in both DC and \u003cbr\u003e                DCC environments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                - \u003cb\u003eNEW Steam from the Whistle!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                - Factory Installed Engineer \/ Fireman Figures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                - Synchronized Puffing Smoke with each Chuff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                - Variable Puffing Smoke Intensity and Timing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003e- Lighted Number Boards\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Swis721 Cn BT\" size=\"1\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003e- Lighted Marker Lights\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003e- \u003cb\u003eLocomotive Composition:\u003c\/b\u003e Die Cast Body with Die Cast \u003cbr\u003e                Chassis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                - \u003cb\u003eTender Composition:\u003c\/b\u003e Die Cast Body with Die Cast \u003cbr\u003e                Chassis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                - \u003cb\u003eCouplers:\u003c\/b\u003e (2) Operating Kadee or Compatible\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                - \u003cb\u003eCompatible Tracks:\u003c\/b\u003e Code 83 and 100 Rail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                - Equipped with Traction Tires\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                - Minimum Operating Radius: 18 in or greater\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Swis721 Cn BT\" size=\"1\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Paragon3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36159377014938,"sku":"R5674","price":487.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0479\/9781\/2890\/products\/BLIParagon3UPBigBoyHO7of10.1_80f9eb45-a7a0-4103-aed1-c61f5735cbae.png?v=1599756590","url":"https:\/\/broadway-limited.com\/products\/bli-r5674-refurbished-up-big-boy-4024-1944-wilson-aftercooler-25-c-400-coal-tender-sound-dc-dcc-ho","provider":"Broadway Limited Imports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}