7 Machines of Christmas Recap

So what did you think of the 7 machines of Christmas? Which was your favorite?

P-51 Mustang Sierra Sue II


Rumley prototype Kerosene Annie


Styled John Deere D on steel


Crossley double side shaft.


600hp Snow Engine


Union Pacific Big Boy 4006


150 horse Case


These are just a few of the machines I have to post, but these ones won out. If you want I can post all the other ones one per day just so you can see them like Majorman and kcmn do.

Case 150 Clone

D on Steel

Big boy 4006.

I liked all of them! I am glad the crew working on Kerosene Annie got it going again, I got to see the UP 4884 big boy on a steam excursion last year, but being a Case guy, I would pick the 150 Case which I hope to see this coming show season

For me it would be 4014. But I think Cory
Anderson's 150 Case is an amazing
accomplishment. The restoration of 4014
is also. Would love to see them both in
person.

As I scan through the images I enjoy each one about equally. The P51 holds a special spot because my Uncle Was a mechanic on the east coast of England making them kinda airworthy after being shot to bits. Jim

Well, Since I'm a pilot, the P-51 hands down, always said, I'd give up (you know what ) for the rest of my life to have one, & that goes back to my 20's, still would !

It's a real toss up between the big Rumely (LOVE the way they sound)... and the rather rusty JD D.

Of course that Case steamer 'ain't'nothing to sneeze at either.

I would park the Rumley in my my yard. I like the p51
mustang also. Kind of a toss up.

Thanks for posting all the pictures!

Must be really old footage of 4006. It was
actually 4014 that got restored back to
operational in recent years.

4006 by the way, logged the most revenue
miles of all the big boys while in service.
8 of the 25 big boys survive today. 4014
being the only one operational. The other 7
sit in various locations in muesems or on
display. None of the 7 have likely moved
under thier own steam since originally
placed on display. They were actually
probably pulled to the locations when they
were donated, rather than steamed there.
Much like the way the 3985 and another
steamer were moved about a month ago.

I'm not sure what we are suppose to be
voting on here. Achievement, best Pic,
biggest accomplishment, or what. But the
150 Case gets my vote. I read all about
that project. It's quite a story.

I can't get real excited about the real old farming machines. I will have to pic the P51 Mustang. It was in the Navy I got interested in Planes. I went to
engine school for the Douglas Skyrader. Didn't work on them, but did work on the Martin P5M sea plane, and Navy P3 (Lockheed Electra), but I still like my tractors.
Stan

The 4006.

P 51 or the D

x2 plus Crossley engine

My wife and I visited the train museum in Scranton, PA (don't remember the date) and I have a picture of her standing by the UP Big Boy #4012. She is an inch shy of 5' so when I backed up far enough to get 4012 and its tender in the picture, she is barely visible.
In 2019, we went to Wisconsin to see 4014 on its tour. My niece and her family were living there at the time, and I took her son with us to see it. We got some nice video (somewhere).
If anyone gets a chance to see it on tour, better pictures and video can be had from at least 300' away if you have an unobstructed view, like people. (My opinion)
Growing up on my '51 8N, I did not know anything that large even existed. (Keeping this tractor related)

(quoted from post at 22:36:49 12/28/22) Must be really old footage of 4006. It was
actually 4014 that got restored back to
operational in recent years.

4006 by the way, logged the most revenue
miles of all the big boys while in service.
8 of the 25 big boys survive today. 4014
being the only one operational. The other 7
sit in various locations in muesems or on
display. None of the 7 have likely moved
under thier own steam since originally
placed on display. They were actually
probably pulled to the locations when they
were donated, rather than steamed there.
Much like the way the 3985 and another
steamer were moved about a month ago.

I'm not sure what we are suppose to be
voting on here. Achievement, best Pic,
biggest accomplishment, or what. But the
150 Case gets my vote. I read all about
that project. It's quite a story.

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Yeah I know that. The other steamer was union pacific 5511 a santa fe type. The 4006 is my favorite Big Boy. I have spent hours researching big boys and put together a book of photos of the giants in action. Did you know that the 4005 was the only big boy to have a major accident after hitting a switch at 50 miles per hour and flipped on its left side. it in Denver, Colorado and still bears scars from it accident

Yeah that pic of the 4006 is in the mid 40's, when she was just a young kid on the iron trail.

I have seen the 4014 rolling twice. Once up close about 30 feet away. Just past a railroad crossing. Alot of spectators at that crossing. The engineer (presumably Ed) kept on the whistle even though the engine was past the crossing. Probably because of the amount of pedestrians there to see it. The whistle vibrated your clothes. And the tremendous weight of the engine noticeably shook the ground. The second time I seen it, was further away. Maybe 30 yards.

I have also seen the 3985 and 844 numerous times. From different distances. And also seen both of those locomotives parked where you could walk up to them.

I always tell people to not try to take pictures or shoot video when you go out to see them moving in person. It's just not the same trying to see it through your phone. There is tons of footage already on you tube. Some of it is poor. Some of it is really good. What's on there that is really good, is probably better than what you are going to capture. So if you go out to see them, focus on the in person experience. Kind of the whole point of seeing it in person. It don't seem to take long for it to go by no matter what speed it's going. So you have very little time to see it with your own eyes as it is. And if your watching that whole little bit being displayed on your phone, well, .... it's just really not the same as actually watching it with your own eyes.

If it's just a one time deal for you to actually get to see one, yes, you will want to see it from some distance. The more distance, the longer the moment of good viewing will be. Up pretty close (30 feet), you only have a mere few seconds of good viewing. Further away, you might have a minute or two.

Yes. I have read about the 4005 derailment.
If I remember right, a switch was thrown,
and the train was suppose to of been
flagged. But through a communication flub
up, the train wasn't flagged. Seems like
the problem was noticed and an effort was
made to throw the switch back, but there
was not enough time. It's been awhile since
I read about it.

I think the engineer and fireman was killed
at the scene. Brakeman lived a few days,
but died later in a hospital.

I sure would like to know how they got that
engine back righted. And put back on rails
again. Would of been the only way to get it
back to a steam shop for a rebuild.
Wouldn't it?? I bet that was no easy
task!!!

yeah you've got the story right. They used a 2 or 3 wreckers to right it. for those of you who don't know a wrecker is a very heavy duty steam powered crane on a railroad car.