We were not fighters like them; we were cunning and cowardly, and it was because of our cunning and cowardice, and our inordinate capacity for fear, that we survived in that frightfully hostile environment of the Younger World.
Union Pacific's 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam locomotive #3985 is the largest operating locomotive in the world. Built in July 1943 and still used by UP for occasional excursion throughout the western United States, the 3985 weighs 1,073,900 pounds (537 tons).
The 1013-foot-6-inch-long Paul R. Tregurtha is a traditional all-cabins-aft footer. It was built for Interlake Steamship Co. and is the largest ship ever built for Great Lakes Service (also the last of the 1000-foot-class of Great Lakes ships). It was launched as the William J. DeLancey, and due to its size and plush accomodations, quickly earned the nick-name Fancy DeLancey.