Centennial follows Big Boy's path down 10th Street.
The Centennial's move started here, near the Amtrack station. You may catch this view when you wait for the passenger train.
The engine was prepared well in advance. This was taken the Saturday before the move.
On Saturday April 9th, the 270 ton diesel-electric engine followed the same path as the Big Boy steam engine moved a few weeks earlier.
The engine was raised on hydraulic-drive wheel-sets. It moved down 10th street at a screaming 3 mph. The Centennials were capable of pulling a train at 90 mph.
The Centennials were the largest diesel-electric locomotives ever built.
Video - Crawling down 10th Street.
You may need to click on the image to start the video.
Time for a slight coarse adjustment.
It was a beautiful day. There were plenty of photographers following the action.
The film crew from the Discovery Channel followed along.
The Centnnial cleared most of the wires without much problem. It's wheels had been removed so it wasn't as tall as the Big Boy.
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