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)
UP Big Boy 4014 (4-8-8-4) runs past a large silo at Chappell, Nebraska.
UP 4014 "Big Boy" rolling southbound on the UP Cherokee Sub near Vinita, OK.
Union Pacific's Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 double-heading with Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 catches the first rays of the morning sun on its uphill trek across Granger, Wyo., in the early morning hou... (more)
The Big Boy's first servicing stop for the day on Thursday, August 12, was Vinita, Oklahoma. This scene shows the typical crowd and turnout for the steam train's brief appearance in the numerous s... (more)
UP Big Boy 4014 draws a crown at every major intersection as it races east towards Sidney, Nebraska.
Day two of #4014's 2021 road trip begins with the train ducking out of the yard under BNSF & awakening the local wildlife, two birds seen narrowly avoiding it.
The Big Boy's summer tour train crosses Lake Eufaula near Eufaula, Oklahoma, alongside US highway 69.
The whole town came out to see the Big Boy make a brief appearance in downtown Eufaula.
Engineer Ed Dickens leans out of the cab of UP Big Boy 4014 4as it runs towards its first layover at Sidney, Nebraska.
UP 4014 arrives at Pine Bluffs WY where it will make a 45 minute stop.
UP Big Boy #4014 rest overnight at Kansas City Union Station on a hot August evening before continuing its journey South to New Orleans.
UP 4014 east headed for Fairbury NE where it will overnight.