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Will Gant

July 24, 2013 07:34PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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There were a lot of places they could not go.....in the 1950's

Times have changed.

Technically speaking, in the 50's, the Big Boys were cleared all to way to LA, but they never ran that far. Even though at the time the rail to Denver was too light for their rating, they were also common in Denver

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U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Jason Rose	July 23, 2013 02:35PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	guymonmd	July 23, 2013 02:42PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update	Ryan Masecar	July 23, 2013 02:45PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Jason Rose	July 23, 2013 02:50PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Samart	July 23, 2013 04:36PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rick Steele	July 24, 2013 03:20AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Samart	July 24, 2013 07:24AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	CoasterMike2105	July 24, 2013 11:22AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Joseph The Steam buff	October 01, 2013 07:24PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	michael	July 23, 2013 04:58PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Jeff Taylor	July 23, 2013 05:05PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Stewart Rhine	July 23, 2013 05:15PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	mransr	July 24, 2013 01:55PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Greg Scholl	July 23, 2013 05:18PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	jim pallow	July 23, 2013 05:33PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rick Steele	July 24, 2013 03:22AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Tower Operator	July 23, 2013 05:46PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Jeff Taylor	July 23, 2013 06:05PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Kevin Cook	July 25, 2013 02:52AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	cdaspit	July 23, 2013 06:12PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Jeff Taylor	July 23, 2013 07:06PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	michael	July 23, 2013 07:35PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	BrianJ	July 23, 2013 07:58PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Mccaf	July 23, 2013 08:01PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Tomstp	July 23, 2013 08:36PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Tower Operator	July 23, 2013 09:27PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	540MB	July 23, 2013 10:46PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Tower Operator	July 24, 2013 02:05PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	michael	July 23, 2013 09:13PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	christopher king	July 23, 2013 10:23PM
Re: "An Engine for An Engine" ...	Russo Loco	July 23, 2013 10:49PM
Re: "An Engine for An Engine" ...	Dirk Ramsey	July 24, 2013 10:00AM
Re: "An Engine for An Engine" ...	CoasterMike2105	July 24, 2013 11:29AM
Re: Trade #5511 for #4014 ...	Russo Loco	July 23, 2013 10:38PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Trade?	Jeff Taylor	July 24, 2013 07:42AM
Re: Will U.P. trade 2-10-2 #5511 for Big Boy #4014	Russo Loco	July 25, 2013 12:17PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Trade?	Jeff Taylor	July 25, 2013 01:04PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Trade?	Tom Dittmer	July 25, 2013 07:55PM
Re: Trade #5511 for #4014 ...	Joseph The Steam buff	October 07, 2013 06:28PM
Re: R&LHS to Trade #4014 for #5511 ...	Johnson Barr	October 07, 2013 08:48PM
Re: R&LHS to Trade #5511 for #4014 ...	christopher king	October 07, 2013 08:53PM
Re: R&LHS to Trade #5511 for #4014 ...	Jeff Taylor	October 08, 2013 04:13PM
Re: R&LHS to Trade #4014 for a DISEASEL? ...	Johnson Barr	October 08, 2013 05:12PM
Re: R&LHS to Trade #4014 for a DISEASEL? ...	CoasterMike2105	October 08, 2013 07:26PM
Re: R&LHS "to trade Big Boy for 4014 excursion" ...	Johnson Barr	October 08, 2013 09:30PM
Re: R&LHS "to trade Big Boy for 4014 excursion" ...	CoasterMike2105	October 09, 2013 12:43PM
Re: "Just sittin' on a rock in de Nile" ...	Johnson Barr	October 09, 2013 03:23PM
Re: "Just sittin' on a rock in de Nile" ...	CoasterMike2105	October 09, 2013 04:35PM
Re: "Just sittin' on a rock in de Nile" ...	Will Gant	October 09, 2013 11:11PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rick Steele	July 24, 2013 03:11AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	nedsn3	July 24, 2013 06:01AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rike	July 24, 2013 06:50AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rick Steele	July 24, 2013 09:20AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rike	July 24, 2013 09:51AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	nedsn3	July 24, 2013 03:16PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Tom Platten	July 24, 2013 11:41AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Will Gant	July 24, 2013 07:34PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	jim pallow	July 24, 2013 06:24AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	christopher king	July 24, 2013 06:26AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rick Steele	July 24, 2013 09:25AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Jeff Taylor	July 24, 2013 10:41AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rick Steele	July 24, 2013 12:13PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Dirk Ramsey	July 24, 2013 10:27PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rick Steele	July 25, 2013 07:18AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Tower Operator	July 24, 2013 02:09PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Popeye8762	July 24, 2013 11:14AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Jason Rose	July 24, 2013 11:25AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Popeye8762	July 24, 2013 12:09PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	guymonmd	July 24, 2013 11:57AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Dirk Ramsey	July 24, 2013 12:00PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	HogandTow	July 24, 2013 01:18PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Tower Operator	July 24, 2013 02:12PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rick Steele	July 24, 2013 03:33PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Greg Scholl	July 24, 2013 05:22PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Will Gant	July 24, 2013 08:22PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Rick Steele	July 24, 2013 08:32PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	christopher king	July 24, 2013 08:33PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	CoasterMike2105	July 25, 2013 12:45AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Samart	July 25, 2013 07:20AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	gothpapa	July 26, 2013 04:11PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official) ...	Russo Loco	July 28, 2013 03:13PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	guymonmd	July 24, 2013 04:09PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	cdaspit	July 24, 2013 01:54PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update - and other daydreams ...	Russo Loco	July 28, 2013 09:43PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update - and other daydreams ...	gothpapa	August 03, 2013 01:58AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	guymonmd	July 24, 2013 04:15PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	christopher king	July 25, 2013 08:05AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Tom Platten	July 25, 2013 10:20AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Dirk Ramsey	July 25, 2013 11:06AM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Jeff Taylor	July 25, 2013 01:16PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	Will Gant	July 25, 2013 04:47PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	CharlieMcCandless	July 25, 2013 05:24PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	USAF_Andy	July 28, 2013 01:59PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	EBTfan15	July 28, 2013 03:09PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	South Park	July 28, 2013 05:36PM
Re: U.P. Big Boy Update (It's Official)	gothpapa	August 03, 2013 01:59AM

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