Easing their way over the Huey P Long bridge from New Orleans into Bridge City, Ed Dickens takes UP 4014 out of town on the way towards Plaquemine, LA with the UP Museum fundraiser excursion.

UP 4014 (4-8-8-4) runs through the S curves at Archer Hill east of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The Big Boy enters the span of the bridge at Krotz Springs slowly as a couple of workers look down at the spectacle steaming away.

The Bridge In Bridge City. Union Pacific Railroad 4014 (4-8-8-4, Alco) made for quite a sight as it crossed the Huey P. Long Bridge into Bridge City, Louisiana on the morning of Sunday, Aug... (more)

Ed has 4014 working hard as he gets the train to track speed after a quick stop in Plaquemine, LA. Next stop, New Orleans!

A 4 train meet between UP 4014, to yard jobs, and an outbound local took place just after 8AM as the Big Boy began its journey to the Big Easy!

Big Boy And The Big Easy. On the afternoon of Friday, August 20, 2021, Union Pacific Railroad's 4-8-8-4 4014 (Big Boy) crossed the Mississippi River over Huey P. Long Bridge with the city o... (more)

Mission Accomplished! I was able to get the shot that I drove so far to get: The World's Largest Steam Locomotive Crossing the Huey P. Long Bridge.

Mission Accomplished! I was able to get the shot that I drove so far to get: The World's Largest Steam Locomotive Crossing the Huey P. Long Bridge.

Beginning the day's run to Beaumont, Texas, as part of its 2021 tour to New Orleans, the Big Boy slowly chugs up the West Belt out of downtown Houston, under the Collingsworth Street overpass.

Yoo·faa·luh. While Union Pacific Railroad's 4014 (Alco, 4-8-8-4) has been traveling around the system, it has seen all kinds of terrain from mountains to canyons. One of the more distinct... (more)

BigBoy 4014 eastbound near Bushnell, NE

UP Big Boy 4014 leaves Julesburg, Colorado as it runs east towards Nebraska.

UP 4014 (Big Boy 4-8-8-4) has just left Cheyenne, Wyoming and runs through Archer Hill as it heads east towards Nebraska.

Birds Eye View Of The Big Boy. Union Pacific Railroad's 4014 ("Big Boy", 4-8-8-4, Alco, 1941) made the first stop of the day on its trip south to Fort Worth, TX in Vinita, Oklahom... (more)