R. R. Wallin was trackside in Wyoming with his 8mm movie camera to capture Big Boys in their final two summers of service.
Big Boys on Sherman Hill, 1958–59
By Dick Wallin | April 17, 2021
| Last updated on September 20, 2022
Union Pacific's famous 4-8-8-4s tackle the grade west of Cheyenne
Not exactly Tier 4 compliant!
Excellent 8mm footage. Especially, the yard switching shots. You would not be able to shoot those shots today.
The UP police would run you out of the yard.
I stepped inside the fence of the Colton, CA yard to snap a picture. Before I was finished, a guy in a Volkswagen bug ran me off. Interestingly, the Camp Cars I was trying to film were later defaced, making them not picture worthy.