Normally, a midday northbound on a north-south line would be the least ideal situation, but storms quickly approaching from the southwest created the opportunity to do something different.

UP 4014 charges up the steep grade at Fenner

Having exited BNSF rails at Daggett, UP 4014 is just a few miles away from ending it's first day of pulling a special train benefitting the Rail Giants Train Museum.

With its excursions over Cajon Pass, benefitting the Rail Giants Train Museum, and display days in West Colton complete, UP 4014 and it's train of business cars highballs Southern California and b... (more)

A Big Boy in The Land of The Gila Monster.

For the first time since the close of the steam era, an articulated steam locomotive took to the rails in Southeastern Arizona.
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Its last crossing of Cajon Pass is almost behind it as UP 4014 passes a stopped BNSF stack train at Devore as the lengthy passenger train makes for home - West Colton, Calif.

With its service stop complete, UP 4014 highballs Beaumont on its journey out of the Golden State as it heads for today's final destination of Yuma, AZ.

With wisps of steam filling the air, Union Pacific Senior Manager of Heritage Operations, Ed Dickens, confirms the blue flag has been placed on UP 4014 as the locomotive's mechanical crew prepares... (more)

Cresting Cajon Pass' summit one last time, all 1.2 million pounds of UP 4014 leads a 23-car passenger excursion, benefitting the Rail Giants Train Museum in Pomona, Calif., back to West Colton aft... (more)

Thundering into San Timiteo Canyon, UP 4014 stomps up the grade making short work of it's small train as it leans into a curve at Ordway.

UP 4014 approaches Beaumont for its first service stop of the day after tackling the grades of San Timoteo Canyon.

UP 4014's 23-car passenger train brings traffic on Interstate-15 to an almost complete standstill as folks, likely retuning home from a trip to Las Vegas, witness the only operational "Big Boy" st... (more)

4014 is on the eastbound S-curve, prior to passing under the westbound trestle at Cienega Creek

Flying past at near 50 miles an hour, the Union Pacific Big Boy heads east in the morning sun as they pass the famous Picacho Peak in the background.

UP 4014 slows as they drop down the short quick grade of the Mohawk pass as they plan to stop at the bottom of the grade for a quick lubrication of all of 4014's parts.