UP 4014 and 844 steaming in the sunrise
Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 leads through the spectacular Utah scenery on its way to Ogden.
As traffic races to the next spot, the UP 4014 easily charges through a rock cut west of Laramie as its reunion tour over its home territory continues. What a sight to behold.
With temperatures in the high 30s F, the Union Pacific Great Race 150 train departs Evanston, Wyoming, with Big Boy 4-8-8-4 #4014 and 4-8-4 #844 putting on an impressive show of steam and smoke as... (more)
Big Boy at Lyman: Union Pacific's Transcon 150 Special heads upgrade at Lyman. At the front of the train is the Union Pacific 4014 "Big Boy". The 4014 was just restored by the Uni... (more)
Highball Granger: Union Pacific's Transcon 150 Special leaves Granger, Wyoming bound for Evanston and ultimately Ogden. At the front of the train is the Union Pacific 4014 "Big Boy&quo... (more)
Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 picks up the pace as it approaches an overpass at Sinclair, Wyoming.
60 years ago, 4-8-8-4's were running out their last miles between Cheyenne and Laramie, WY. For the first time since then, a Big Boy charges out of Cheyenne. Truly a breathtaking sight.
What Year Is It Again? For the first time in 60 years, a Big Boy cools its heels in Rawlins Yard. (Taken with permission and an escort.)
For the shakedown run, the day was getting long and the railfans were hearing chatter on the radios that indicated doubt as to whether the run would happen at all. Then the huge locomotive left t... (more)
Big Boy under steam and under the stars
