This Would Be Freaking Awesome
The Union Pacific Railroad is attempting to restore and run a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy locomotive next year. Seeing live steam locomotives run is a rare but fabulous spectacle, but most of what is still running is WAY smaller than this locomotive they are restoring. I am not sure most people have a sense of scale for these beasts. I chose the picture below because it has people in them for scale.
