"The Mighty Big Boy"

"The Mighty Big Boy" (HM1SOH)

Location: Cheyenne, WY 82001 Laramie County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 8.203', W 104° 47.993'

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The 4004 is one of eight surviving examples of the world's largest steam locomotives. The Union Pacific Railroad had 25 of these goliath built, at a cost of over a quarter million dollars each. The 4004 ran primarily between Cheyenne and Ogden, Utah.
It was retired from service October 31, 1958 having run 440545 miles and placed on this site June 28, 1963.
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HM NumberHM1SOH
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Date Added Sunday, June 19th, 2016 at 2:47pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 516795 N 4553953
Decimal Degrees41.13671667, -104.79988333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 8.203', W 104° 47.993'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 8' 12.18" N, 104° 47' 59.58" W
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Area Code(s)307, 712
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1142-1188 US-30, Cheyenne WY 82001, US
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