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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Big Boy 4014

The tracks vibrated my entire body as the largest steam locomotive in the world at over 1.2 million pounds made its way on its final leg of a celebratory trip around the western United States. It was restored in May 2019 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Ryan Kost