Railroad Said Building A Locomotive That Big Would Destroy The Tracks—Then Big Boy Proved Them Wrong скачать в хорошем качестве

Railroad Said Building A Locomotive That Big Would Destroy The Tracks—Then Big Boy Proved Them Wrong

When Union Pacific engineers first proposed the Big Boy locomotive, critics warned it would be too heavy, too powerful, and would destroy the railroad tracks beneath it. Many believed no rail infrastructure could survive a steam engine of that size. This video explores how the Big Boy was engineered, why its massive weight and axle distribution defied expectations, and how it rewrote the limits of steam locomotive design. From track stress calculations to real-world performance, we break down how Big Boy proved skeptics wrong and became the most legendary steam locomotive ever built. This is the story of engineering fear, innovation, and the machine that changed railroading forever.