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The Ghost Of The UP Big Boy by Thomas Young


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The rise and fall of the mighty Union Pacific Big Boy the biggest steamer built according to some ?

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The Ghost Of The UP Big Boy (4-8-8-4 )Class 1 That UP Big Boy,is a steaming down the line, They're pouring on the coal,trying to keep her on time, I can hear those trucks Squealing,where they meet the rail, And that big engine,won't let her fail, She's pounding so hard,she's shaking the ground, She'll be reaching top speed,as she comes around, She was sometimes called a Mallet,by a select few, I guess they didn't know,that weren't quite true, Chorus The first one came off the line,in 1941, The biggest steamer built,according to some, Her number was 4000,from the class of 1, She'd log a million miles,fore she's done, Bridge She was one of a kind,back in her prime, But that was long ago,you could hear her whine, And when i stood by,that old water tower, I swear i felt that ground,it was starting to cower, I guess i was dreaming,or living in the past, I'm sure i could hear her coming,and she was going fast, And as i was walking,down that railroad track, I thought in the distance she was a coming back, Chorus Bridge Now I'm a thinking,it must have been a Ghost, Of that UP Big Boy,she's the one that had the most, And when i think back to the good old days of yore, I still get goose bumps,when i hear that engine roar, The hair still stands up,on the back of my neck, When i think that Big Boy's coming,and it scares the heck, But then i realize,its just a Ghost i see, Of that UP Big Boy,and now she's free ! Chorus

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