Agathos Dorea

They came from the north
And they came from the south
Driving the spikes
And laying the tracks
With blistering hands
The sun burning their backs

We’ll never see the likes of them again…

~Taken from “Driving the Last Spike”

Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” 4023 stands majestically on a hillside overlooking Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens. Considered to be the largest steam locomotive ever built, the 4023 was introduced in the early 40’s and dominated the rails until it was retired in 1961.