Ending the historic 2019 steam season on a snowy high-note Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 works its train upgrade through the Terry Bison Ranch on the Greeley 'main' from Denver on the final leg of it... (more)

Union Pacific 'Big Big' No. 4014 climbs up the grade after making a 45 minute stop at Langtry.

My very first encounter with the living, breathing, UP Big Boy, was this sloppy wet, chilly, and windy scene at Castle Rock, Utah, as the westbound Golden Spike Anniversary train appeared around t... (more)

After Switching from BNSF rails to the UP Palmdale Cutoff at Silverwood, Union Pacific no.4014 slides westbound down grade to Colton in Southern California.The restored Locomotive looking good as ... (more)

1.2 Million Pounds Flys Over Frost. Making it's historic return to Southern California, Union Pacific's "Big Boy" steam locomotive, UP 4014, flys over a UP manifest at Frost as it... (more)

The morning temps were below freezing as 4014 slowly headed west from Evanston enroute southern California.

As the rain showers move further to the east and sun begins to come out, UP 4014 rolls under the signal bridge at CP W680 in Rawlins, WY on September, 27th, 2019.

Following a brief stop at Leroy, Wyoming, milepost 891, UP 4014 + UP 844 accelerate westward toward Evanston.

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

The day has come for the Big Boy to head west for Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Here it is ducking under Ex-C&NW Searchlights.

Leaving Altoona, WI around 8 am UP 4014 bends around a curve at Lang Rd. near Humbird, WI. Next stop, Merrillan for greasing journals.

Altoona's 400 Club likely had its busiest day of the year, maybe the decade with all the activity just outside its front door. The train remained at this location overnight.

UP displayed their train at Altoona from 2 to 5 PM on July 23. The train was well received with several thousand people enjoying its visit and special festivities.

UP 4014 rolls its train across the Chippewa River at Eau Claire, WI, a few miles from its destination of Altoona for display. Coincidently, the train is about an hour ahead of the eastbound Twin C... (more)