History Is Made. As an outbound Metra train slows to a stop, crowds swarm toward the right-of-way at West Chicago to catch a glimpse of the visitor from the Midwest - UP 4014. Today is a hi... (more)

After a month long and successful trip through the mid-west states, UP 4014 arrives back in Cheyenne for some well needed cleaning and maintenance. Kudos to the whole UP steam team that showed of... (more)

UP 4014 (4-8-8-4) runs past an old windmill in a field at Hillsdale, Wyoming on its way to Cheyenne.

A crew member inspects UP 4014 during a recent stop in Fremont, NE.

A nice broadside view of UP4014 gives one an idea of the size of this engine as it rolls thru the Boyer River valley in Iowa.

The general public and a handful of railfans crowded the Big Boy during the service stop in Wheatland to take selfies and look over the big Alco. The steam crew requested block protection on both ... (more)

The Big Boy has just departed from a servicing stop in Woodbine, IA as it makes it's way thru the Boyer River valley on the run from Des Moines to Omaha. This is one of the return legs of "The Gre... (more)

UP 4014 is minutes away from its overnight stop in Grand Island Nebraska.

The Big Boy passes through Low Moor on the way to Cedar Rapids for the night.

Got access to the rooftop of Cascade Tissue in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to photograph the Union Pacific Big Boy steam special run to Altoona. Wanted to create an image from the similar vantage point ... (more)

UP 'Big Boy' 4014 splits the signals at Control Point A032 just west of Calamus, IA during its summer 2019 tour of the upper Midwest.

UP 4014 leads the tour train south across Grassy Point.

UP 4014 leads the tour train north through Boylston during a rain shower.

UP 4014 heads back west over the famous Kate Shelley High Bridge just west of Boone, Iowa.