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Answer to trick question: Yes, something the weight of this massive locomotive can actually fly. A fully loaded and fueled 747 can weigh up to 800,000 lbs. The condensed aspect of the weight of the engine was an interesting way of looking at just how much that 400 ton figure is.

Trick question: This locomotive was so powerful, I wondered if something that powerful could literally fly, even with such great weight. Could this locomotive fly? Seeing it sitting on the tracks would make one think that's an absolute impossibility? But.... Besides being large and...

Some Chessie -- outside I remember one. A lot of very, very old stuff in great condition inside.

I recently visited the B & O Museum in Baltimore for the first time. It was a great experience! I was very impressed with the mass of the "Allegheny" locomotive, built by Lima. It was used to carry coal, I believe, and some passenger trains. It is a machine of incredible size and power. I...