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The BIZARRE Locomotive They Built To DESTROY Big Boy

In the 1950s, Union Pacific boldly declared war on steam with the ultimate jet-age monster: gas-turbine locomotives packing a staggering 8,500 horsepower—enough, they claimed, to make even the mighty Big Boy obsolete.What followed was one of the most spectacular rises and fastest falls in railroad history. These “jet trains” hauled record tonnage up impossible grades, turned heads with their futuristic roar, and promised a crew-slim, maintenance-light future… until the fuel bills arrived, blades melted, parts vanished, towns choked on black soot, and the 1970s oil crisis delivered the final blow. Within 15 years the entire fleet was parked, scrapped, or quietly forgotten—except for two lonely survivors in museums. Subscribe for more untold locomotive stories 🔔