This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

Union Pacific's Big Boy #4014 runs towards Denver, Colorado, where it will stop for a day before finally heading to the home base in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The sleek shape of the Union Pacific's Big Boy #4014 is evident as the mechanical behemoth races across the plains of Kansas on its way to Denver, Colorado.

UP Big Boy 4014 runs through the trees at Aroya, Colorado.

UP PFWKC with Big Boy UP 4014 south of Osawatomie, KS.

Big Boy northbound at RAY yard.

Big Boy northbound

Big Boy at Hodge siding on Main 1 heading north.

Big Boy 4014 arrives Fort Worth ahead of three days of events on its Midwest Tour

UP 4014 over the Des Moines River in Boone Iowa on the 2024 Midwest Tour

UP 4014 "Big Boy" crosses over the diamond at Tuscola, IL after leaving Villa Grove.

UP Big Boy 4014 leads the Heartland of America tour train South through Woodland Junction.

UP 4014 goes over I-294 at Thornton, IL. This bridge really puts into perspective just how large the Big Boy is compared to everything else. Additionally, the bridge still wears C&EI lettering ... (more)

The UP Big Boy crosses New Poag Road near Mitchell, Illinois. The train was delayed more than an hour, putting its arrival close to sunset. With smoke from forest fires in the western US in the ... (more)