Big Boy Steam Locomotive No. 4014 Pressed Dime - Pressed Coin - Smashed Coin

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Big Boy Locomotive Pressed Dime.
Today (August 13, 2021 @ 12:30-13:00) in Durant, Oklahoma the
Big Boy Locomotive Steam engine No. 4014
passed through and sat at the Cedar St Railroad Crossing.
There were a bunch of people, more than I was expecting, there.
As the Locomotive was about to depart and a few people, including myself, put coins out on the tracks!
It was amazing to view this beast in action!
The sound of the "horn" and bell were to die for!
I was able to retrieve my 6 coins I put out on the tracks! Thankfully!
The Locomotive took off pretty slowly so we were able to watch our coins get pressed and fall off the track!
Ever since I was little I always wanted to retrieve my coins I put on the tracks but with no luck!
Usually, me and my cousins would leave the coins on the track and go home. Only to come back and we could NOT for the life of us find any of the coins.
So, I wanted to share one of my pressed coins with someone who would want to cherish it as much as I'm going to!
What I decided on selling is one of the dimes I put on the tracks. Out of all of them this one was the flattest and best looking. Though it is the smallest.
The others are bent and cracked on the edges.
The only proof of this train I have is the pictures I took with it and the train it self!
It was a site to see!
Twenty-five Big Boys were built exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad, the first of which was delivered in 1941. The locomotives were 132 feet long and weighed 1.2 million pounds. Because of their great length, the frames of the Big Boys were "hinged," or articulated, to allow them to negotiate curves. They had a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement, which meant they had four wheels on the leading set of "pilot" wheels which guided the engine, eight drivers, another set of eight drivers, and four wheels following which supported the rear of the locomotive. The massive engines normally operated between Ogden, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyo.
There are seven Big Boys on public display in various cities around the country. They can be found in St. Louis, Missouri; Dallas, Texas; Omaha, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in December 1941. The locomotive was retired in December 1961, having traveled 1,031,205 miles in its 20 years in service.  Union Pacific reacquired No. 4014 from the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California, in 2013, and
relocated it back to Cheyenne
to begin a multi-year restoration process. It returned to service in May 2019 to
celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's Completion
.
information above provided by: https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/4014/