Posted by ss55 on December 16, 2023 at 21:34:37 from (96.42.227.92):
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The Animagraffs website animates a number of other complex machines besides the Big Boy steam locomotive: jet airliner; WW2 submarine; P-51 fighter plane; Formula 1 race car; sailing war ship; etc. A good channel to keep an eye on.
https://www.youtube.com/@animagraff
Wm. W. Kratville was a photographer and historian for Union Pacific Railroad. He authored a number of railroad books including: Big Boy; The Challenger Locomotives; and The Mighty 800 where he writes about the development, design, manufacturing, usage, modifications and phase out of those UP locomotives. They are good reads, now mostly found on ebay.
If you are interested in even more detail, a good book is: American Steam Locomotives: Design and Development, 18801960 (Railroads Past and Present) Hardcover Download: Adobe Reader, March 1, 2019 by William L. Withuhn (Author), Peter Hansen (Contributor)
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