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(KSL News) A giant locomotive got a police escort today up Provo Canyon.
The journey for the 251,000 pound diesel-electric started in Springville.
The transportation involved a 112-tire trailer and a number of heavy-duty tractors.
Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company donated the locomotive to become a workhorse for the Heber Valley Railroad.
The 1,000-horsepower locomotive is 61 years old.
