UP 4014 rolls east along a corn field near Hammond, WI on the train's way to Altoona, WI for a public display.

UP Big Boy 4014 leads a passenger special west under the searchlights at Hoffman Ave in St. Paul.

UP 4014 makes its run from Duluth to Superior as it crosses the Saint Louis Bay.

The Big Boy takes a much deserved rest at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum after entertaining thousands who came to the area for a glance at the rare giant. Thanks goes out to Dave Zeman for the ... (more)

Not So Big Now, Are Ya?: Most photos of the Big Boy do a great job of showing just how massive the locomotive is. I wanted to do just the opposite here; the Sandstone bridge is an impressiv... (more)

UP "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 4014 crosses the Chippewa River in Eau Claire, WI. The train is closing in on the day's destination of Altoona. It was a fun week of chasing around Minnesota and Wis... (more)

The Big Boy heads south into Hudson, bound for Altoona where they will tie up for the day.

4014 rolls south down the Altoona Sub.

UP 4014's articulation is on full display as it rolls around the wye at 7th Street. The train will get on the UP's Altoona Sub at Westminster, and head east to Altoona.

On a beautiful morning, UP 4014 heads south across the Kettle River in Sandstone, bound for the Twin Cities.

Not many things can make a UP Big Boy look small, but the Great Lakes vessel Joseph L Block sure does. The 4-8-8-4 was backing its train toward a wye in West Duluth as the Block unloaded limestone... (more)

The Big Boy crosses the Saint Louis Bay as it makes its way to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth.

UP 4014 crosses a trestle in Boylston, WI.

The big boy running from St Paul, MN - Duluth, MN approaches the junction at Boylston and onto the Lakes Sub running trackage rights on BNSF.

Minutes after departing Union Depot, Big Boy picks up speed on its way out to Baldwin, Wisconsin and points further east.