File:Southern Pacific 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" vs Union Pacific BIG BOY.jpg

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English: The Southern Pacific 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" was the sister to the Southern Pacific 2-4-4-8 Cab Forward. Beauty and the Beast all rolled into one. As far as most powerful who really cares, these things did the job and going head to with each other would be a beautiful sight to behold. When it comes to the largest and/or most powerful steam locomotive in the world there are two camps. More than a few say the 2-6-6-6 Allegheny for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) is hands down THE most powerful steam locomotive. And in the next camp is the BIG BOY supporters. That's the camp I'm in. So as far as I am concerned since the only two surviving Alleghenies don't run and are in museums, Big Boy is the winner as the most powerful. Go to the link below. It gives a Dimensional Comparison of Large Articulated/Mallet type Locomotives for those of you that like to crunch spec. numbers.
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