That's an excellent article for "the masses". It expresses the wonder and excitement of witnessing this astounding machine moving through the landscape. I was privileged to see it moving last Friday and on static display in West Chicago last Saturday, and it ranks highly amongst the better experiences of my 70 years. Kudos to Ed Dickens, the steam team and Union Pacific Corporation. The most important takeaway of the article was the final lines:
" The train’s journey is a reminder of the majesty of American infrastructure, and of the power of old-fashioned spectacle to bring communities together. But perhaps that’s putting it too grandly. In the end, Big Boy is mostly a reminder that huge trains are awesome. "
I couldn't agree more.
