Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 and UP GP9 225 are seen leading a freight near Hermosa Wyoming on August 5th 1956. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The iconic 70 year old water tower at Speer, Wyoming has been torn down. It provided a great scenic element to many photos over the years, including when UP 4014 was doing a test run in 2021.

A sight likely never to be seen again was this All-Star line up of rare steam powered locomotives. The class photo, take at the Union Pacific Steam Shop in Cheyenne Wyoming, included UP 4014 (4-8... (more)

Big Boy 4014 with 844 on their way back to Cheyenne, WY

BigBoy 4014 Approaches Pilot Point, Tx with the admirers of the locomotive taking pictures as it passes from one community to the next

UP's Big Boy excursion train crosses the Cedar River minutes before arriving at its overnight stay in Beverly Yard.

Freshly painted and looking great.

Will this happen in 2023 ? Have a great New Year.

Denver was a gracious host for the Big Boy! History captured at Denver Union Station! Big Boy, 4014 is seen here backing into busy Union Station back in July of 2022. Incredible sight to... (more)

Steam and Snow Epic memories care of the Union Pacific Steam Program.

UP's "Big Boy" 4014 charges through Peckham looking quite at home against the backdrop of an aging elevator, farm equipment, and tall grass blowing in the wind on its way from Cheyenne to Denver. ... (more)

The double-headed Union Pacific passenger train to the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike in Ogden, Utah, led by 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014, crosses over the old highway bridge at Ragan between L... (more)

Not long after it's recent restoration, UP embarked the big boy on a tour across the midwest. At this point, they were nearing the furthest north they would go in Duluth, crossing the trestle in B... (more)

In late 2013, the reacquisition of Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 by the Railroad from the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California. Of the eight "Big Boys" preserved around the ... (more)

Union Pacific's "Big Boy" is dwarfed by the Joseph L. Block unloading Minorca-bound limestone at CN's Dock 6 in Duluth.