Union Pacific No. 4012 Big Boy

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Union Pacific
No. 4012 Big Boy

Big Boy's centipede tender held 24,000 gallons of water and 28 tons of semi-bituminous coal. It had 14 wheels (4 leading and 10 trailing). The tender was 39' 1 3/4" long, 9' 7" high and 10' 10" wide. Fully loaded, it weighed in at 82 tons (164,000lbs).

 
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