Crowds swarmed the double track mainline as the Big Boy made a scheduled servicing stop. People did anything they could to see, including sitting on shoulders.

For the first time on Wisconsin Rails under it own power, Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 passes underneath the Hoard Rd. bridge as it thunders through the small town of Ashippun WI.

Highball Sand Creek Junction

I still cannot believe I climbed that 18” deep snow covered slippery slope and waited in subzero windchills for this frame. The Big Boy, 4014 in ... (more)

Westbound Big Boy is on its way to an overnight stop at Cedar Rapids. The train is seen here passing the iconic elevator on the UP Clinton Sub at Clarence. This day the people and traffic would b... (more)

The Glory of Steam

The Union Pacific Big Boy has just leaned into its steam pressure amidst the most glorious of atmospheric conditions. Heavy snow and steam wrap around me and... (more)

Homage to Otto

Overcast and fog conditions grip Sherman Hill and the east slope to Cheyenne. The Big Boy is rolling in along Otto Road on the Overland Route.

The Big Boy at Dale Junction

Typical early Spring at Dale, snow still lingers and vibrant sun as Big Boy, #4014 rolls up the Harriman Cutoff on its way to Laramie and eventuall... (more)

Just as night falls over the UP yard in Laramie, an eastbound freight lights up Big Boy 4014 and 844 on their way home from a successful run to Ogden. Tomorrow morning, the train will make the tr... (more)

During one of Union Pacific’s gracious steam shop tours 4014 gets some off season work next to 844. This was the last time I saw 4014 and with the current situation, there’s no telling when th... (more)

Westbound towards Bennett

A full vail of steam lingers on a cold day as the Big Boy passes east of Denver, Colorado.

On a cool September morning, the exhaust and whistle of a Big Boy was once again heard thundering beneath the now BNSF bridge at the west end of Cheyenne’s yard.

During a heavy snowfall the Big Boy is slowly walked through the switches at the end of the ex-DRGW North Yard. In a few hours the engine and crew will be back home in Cheyenne after a very busy y... (more)

The Big Boy at C&S Junction!

Passing the signal bridge near Pecos in Denver, #4014 is preparing to reverse into North Yard for the night. Overcast skies give clue to the blizz... (more)

Over the Arroyo at Deer Trail

Over the dry arroyo near Deer Trail, CO, Union Pacific The Big Boy #4014 rolls over the open prairie of a very Colorado eastern plains scene. Th... (more)

Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 passes skeletal remains of a steam locomotive servicing facility located at remote Bitter Creek, Wyoming, on May 5, 2019. The special passenger train is headed to a ... (more)