Like ED Dickens said the rebirth of the big boy is like a zoo resurrecting the T Rex. People will follow this from all over the world to see the biggest steam engine ever made.
Too bad Steve Lee didn't do this instead of 3985. that engine is so of anti climatic now with a big boy on the horizion.
3985 is far from anti climatic. The Challengers are the steam engine that represents UP's peak of the steam age better then any other engine. The Big Boys were only used in Utah and Wyoming pretty much. Challengers were used system wide. The restoration of 3985 also was not really started by Lee is was started by a group of employees before Lee was manager of the historical fleet. There are 6-7 Big Boys left only 2 Challengers. Personally I think the 3985 is still the better choice. Big Boy makes a nice wow factor but in the end I bet they use it rarely. I think its much sadder 3985 gets neglected since the new manager came around.
