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Heavier Than a Big Boy_ The Secret That Killed a Steam Giant

Heavier Than a Big Boy: The Secret That Killed a Steam Giant The C&O Allegheny was a machine built to be a superweapon of the rails—a steam locomotive so powerful it could generate 8,000 horsepower and pull a mile-long train single-handedly. But behind the smoke and steam lay a controversial secret. It wasn’t just powerful; it was destructive, crushing the infrastructure beneath it and triggering a multimillion-dollar legal scandal that shook the industry. In this documentary, we uncover the true story of the 2-6-6-6 Allegheny. Built by Lima Locomotive Works to conquer the brutal grades between Virginia and West Virginia during World War II, this beast was designed for speed and sustained power. However, a cover-up regarding its massive weight—which secretly exceeded the legendary Union Pacific Big Boy—led to a bitter lawsuit between the railroad and the manufacturer over crew wages and damages. We also dive into the engineering flaw that haunted this giant: the battle between raw Horsepower and Tractive Effort, and why the C&O refused to install booster engines on a machine that desperately needed them to get moving. In This Video: The engineering secrets of the 2-6-6-6 wheel arrangement. Why the Allegheny destroyed the tracks it ran on. The "Weight Scandal" that cost Lima millions. Big Boy vs. Allegheny: Which was actually bigger?. Timestamps: 00:00 - The 7,500 HP Scandal 00:26 - Conquering the Allegheny Mountains 01:17 - Designing a Superweapon (The 2-6-6-6) 04:10 - 8,000 Horsepower & 160 Cars 06:15 - Crushing the Rails 08:21 - Heavier than a Big Boy: The Lawsuit 09:48 - The Fatal Flaw: Horsepower vs. Tractive Effort 11:28 - Extinction of a Titan Keywords & Topics: C&O Allegheny, Lima Locomotive Works, 2-6-6-6 Steam Locomotive, Union Pacific Big Boy vs Allegheny, Railroad History, Steam Engineering, H-8 Locomotive, Heavy Haul Freight, Tractive Effort vs Horsepower, Train Lawsuits, Railway Maintenance, WWII Trains, Clifton Forge, Virginian Railway, Steam Giants, Engineering Failures. #SteamLocomotive #RailroadHistory #BigBoy #Engineering #Trains #Documentary #IndustrialHistory #Allegheny