Big Boy 4014 Return to the Mainline

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For decades it was only a dream: to see one of Union Pacific’s massive 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” locomotives under steam again. Incredibly, though, #4014 is thundering down the mainline once again!In this jam-packed program, you’ll see the Big Boy’s return to steam, followed by her epic doubleheader with 4-8-4 #844 from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Ogden, Utah and back! If you like steam railroading action, that is “BIG steam railroading action, then you’ll want to watch this today!
Features:
*See Big Boy 4014’s test run, her first time on the mainline in nearly 60 years!.
*See her climbing, Sherman Hill, Peru Hill, and the Wasatch Grade.
*Great action in Weber and Echo Canyons.
*See the Union Pacific’s big celebration in Ogden featuring the 844 and the 4014.
*Attend the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental rail at Golden Spike National Historical Park.
*Thrill the the rare sight of a 4-8-4 and 4-8-8-4 double heading for hundreds of miles on the mainline!.
*Lots of great ACTION as 4014 is broken in from her overhaul and makes some noise!
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
5:36 #4014 Test Run
15:33 #4014 & 844 Cheyenne to Rawlins
22:05 Rawlins to Rock Springs
28:33 Rock Springs to Evanston
45:42 Evanston to Ogden
53:03 Union Pacific Ogden celebration
57:35 150th Golden Spike Celebration Promontory Summit
1:03:27 #4014 & #844 Ogden to Evanston
1:15:40 Evanston to Rock Springs
1:35:50 Rock Springs to Rawlins
1:44:18 Rawlins to Laramie
1:52:15 Laramie to Cheyenne

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@GrimmReaper250Rfilms 2 ай бұрын

Young ot old you can still watch it beginning to end thank you union pacific 🙏!!!

@hikerdude5265 2 ай бұрын

Pinnacle of American ingenuity! The Big Boy can pull at least the same as 4 diesels and do the same job with class. It looks and sounds alive; how could you not love it! Bless the 4014!

@davidproudfoot6390 Ай бұрын

Absolutely a truly incredible video to see the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 alive and well is truly amazing and also learning the history of 844 who has never been out of service since the day she was built is another incredible piece of History thanks to everybody who had something to do with the rebuilding and the creation of this video thank you very much from the bottom of my heart incredible video footage❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@stellarokami5052 21 күн бұрын

Yeah, it great to see 844 going strong and celebrating her brother’s restoration.

@new_comment 2 ай бұрын

I never would've believed, that I would see a BigBoy operate during my generation. JUST INCREDIBLE!

@Charles53412 3 ай бұрын

FYI: Big Boy has now logged more miles than it did all the previous years it ran. And although Big Boy had a top speed of 80 mph, the Legend 844 had a top speed of 120 mph! Pretty impressive for the size of the trains!

@brianfalzon6739 2 ай бұрын

Big Boys will always be king of the rails and steam!

@davidpreneta3805 7 ай бұрын

The engineering, design and construction of these monster engines never ceases to amaze me. The drivetrain is just so amazing to watch

@Syncopia 6 ай бұрын

And complicated compared to a modern unit!

@I_Cant_win_engagements_D2 7 ай бұрын

This video has the vibe of the vhs tapes your teacher would put on, yet it was made 2 weeks ago! just needs a little PBS bumper before the intro lol

@bababooeymonkey6549 6 ай бұрын

That's racist.

@sourpatchpanda68 6 ай бұрын

Right the style of this video hits different

@Game_Blox9999 5 ай бұрын

It does have that "Tracks Ahead" type vibe to it. For anybody unfamiliar with the series Tracks Ahead, it was a show that used to air on PBS on Sundays at around 10:00am and was around for quite a while. It's unfortunate that it was taken off the air about 5 years ago, at least at the time I'm typing this comment.

@erichaheidrich4593 5 ай бұрын

Lol. So true. 90s narrative vibe.

@steamgent4592 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely it’s a dated style of video production. Has a real 1980s and 1990s feel. Even the added in music. This could have been a Challenger video from Pentrex or Video Rails. It was a time of very inappropriate music added to train videos too. Music should really be steam appropriate which gives you two genres to choose from Big band from the decade to loco is from or old country like from Sun Records 1950s tunes

@mathisntmybestsubject8440 6 ай бұрын

Big Boy doesn't whistle. He _ROARS._

@jaywheeless1287 5 ай бұрын

A result of the war effort, a country that came together in a time of need. The 'greatest generation'.

@MatildaMk2 7 ай бұрын

I can't believe I fell asleep to one video, slept straight through another and continued through this

@asullivan4047 2 ай бұрын

Sleepy time video😴. Done it a time or two myself -!!! 😉 .

@atsfevan0242 8 ай бұрын

I got to see 4014 myself just months after this filmed. Sure was a great day. Even got to talk with Ed Dickens who answered my question on 844 and signed my 4014 hat.

@peterkane192 7 ай бұрын

Do you know what is up with Union Pacific 844?

@atsfevan0242 7 ай бұрын

@@peterkane192 hasn't seen use since this footage from filmed, but I've heard rumors they'll bring her back in the future, though when that'll be is unknown as ed dickens said at an event this year they hope to bring her back in a year or 2.

@milesscolesmoviesandtvshow1864 3 ай бұрын

At one time, me and my dad actually saw the Big Boy Locomotive in Denton TX.

@apricotandwesternrailroad5662 7 ай бұрын

I love the Union Pacific Big Boys, when I first saw the Big Boy No. 4014 he is the bestest and coolest Locomotive in the world! Long live the Last of the Giants!

@milesscolesmoviesandtvshow1864 3 ай бұрын

Oh, I love the 4014 Union Pacific Big Boy Locomotive train. I heard it was the largest steam Locomotive ever built.

@apricotandwesternrailroad5662 3 ай бұрын

@@milesscolesmoviesandtvshow1864 Indeed it is.

@metalheadrailfan 2 ай бұрын

The steam event of the century. The hype during this was so real.

@asullivan4047 2 ай бұрын

Hopefully it'll be celebrated 2069-??? 😉

@stellarokami5052 21 күн бұрын

I’ve always loved trains, especially the big and strong ones. Therefore, Big Boy is my favorite. Glad to see him restored and Choo Chooing today! He’s the king of the railroad.

@samuellong7829 7 ай бұрын

Union Pacific 4014 is a great interesting locomotive that he draws crowds where every the true king of the railroad he is a majestic beast and he is capable of pulling a 650 car freight train and he is one of the most famous locomotives ever invented by man

@jlurenzjr Ай бұрын

Absolutely magnificent! This was so awesome that Union Pacific did this. The amount of money spent was enormous so I wanna thank a great American company for all they do!

@heyitsvos 5 ай бұрын

Let's all just appreciate the dedication, time, and money this dude put in to capturing all this footage 🙏🏾

@blueportal777 5 ай бұрын

amazing only people who really appreciate trains make things like this

@raymondo162 5 ай бұрын

with all the dedication, time, and money this dude put in to capturing all this footage, you would have thought a decent camera might have produced a better result .......................??

@wpbarendsen 5 ай бұрын

@@raymondo162 😊🎉

@johnsalomone5101 4 ай бұрын

I agree what a waste of good time,,to record the biggest steaming pile of S---, like a rolling scrap pile,,that,, should blow its own boiler,,now that would be an awesome film,,of course no crew on it,or near it ,,for injury but it was worthless when it hit the rails day one,,& after it blows up it will finally make papers,,& be useful to finally get melted down for any other thing,,

@asullivan4047 2 ай бұрын

Hard work & dedication no doubt -!!!😉.

@jacksalvin364 8 ай бұрын

4014's 1st run as an oil burner. He borrows 3985's tender for few trips.

@andrewcrumb8027 8 ай бұрын

The Great Union Pacific Big Boy #4014! Awesome!

@harrisonofcolorado8886 8 ай бұрын

Got to see 4014 3 times since his restoration. The third time though had to have been my favorite, because when the Big Boy came to Denver Union Station in 2022, a late running California Zephyr arrived next to the big boy at Denver, giving me the opportunity to see a steam powered train, a diesel powered train, and electric powered train(s) all in one setting.

@user-uc9tj5uh8x 8 ай бұрын

И все-таки паровозы, они живые🙏🙏🙏🙏

@tonyrhoton6613 7 ай бұрын

Nobody cares

@farLander1 7 ай бұрын

@@tonyrhoton6613 ouch. Someone's jealous

@GEEBEER22 5 ай бұрын

Tony Hilton. Wash your mouth out. Thousands care. I am an 85 yo Australian who has seen the big steam, in the UK, South Africa, Europe, and Australia. It always moves me and those that I was with. Grow up, kid.

@jhoshuathomas6899 8 ай бұрын

I have seen Big Boy UP 4014 two years ago at Jolesburg, CO and Ogallala, Nebraska.

@zacharycalgher3978 7 ай бұрын

I saw 4014 at the Kirkwood Missouri Amtrak Station on August 30th 2021, he was awesome.

@bobkohl6779 7 ай бұрын

Used to look at 4014 sitting in Pamona wondering if it was just going to rot away

@wbgamble59 Ай бұрын

I saw it every year since I was 10 until the day it left Pomona fairgrounds over 40 years

@briankistner4331 7 ай бұрын

I knew they were BIG, but you can't feel it till you see it for real. First time I saw it, I felt it first. The ground was shaking as soon as it pulled out of the station in Cheyenne. I was down near the C&S overpass. Just chills and goose bumps when Ed let go on the whistle for the upcoming crossing.

@user-qp8jk5dj2e 7 ай бұрын

holy eggs, it big

@jeremyc9229 6 ай бұрын

About an hour ago, I had no idea seeing 4014 would be on my bucket list! I just stumbled onto this video.

@KHUSHRUGOTLA 6 ай бұрын

What A Powerful Big Boy Engine

@osmanhossain676 8 ай бұрын

I always love Disney’s and Disney’s Pixar’s and Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney+.

@Jim-wh1tx 4 ай бұрын

It's like waching grampa showing the younger generation how it's done. With grampa rolling up his sleeves showing off his mighty arms!😉

@nathancorcoran5347 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful video of their Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 (Built by American Locomotive Company in 1941) steaming for excursion service for the first time in 2019, along with UP 844 from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Ogden, Utah and then back.

@luislaplume8261 7 ай бұрын

Whatever became of the last Big Boy 40244 built in 1944?

@timparker3272 6 ай бұрын

Saw this Big Boy every year at the Los Angeles County Fair, we always got up inside the cab and marveled at how big the thing was!! Kids loved it!! Very happy they brought it back to life, these Big Boys were my late Grandfather’s favorite trains!! He would have loved to see this!!

@RailwayProductions 6 ай бұрын

Yes, its really something to see!

@geomodelrailroader 7 ай бұрын

Big Boy is a legend everyone railfan chants this locomotive's name. It is amazing to see the first excursion pulled by Big Boy on the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike.

@blairterry9435 8 ай бұрын

Excellent! A video on the only operating Big Boy!

@zacharylucisbecker2352 4 ай бұрын

Yep, the king has returned

@ChrisHarding-lk3jj 6 ай бұрын

My uncle is one of the engineers that towed it from fairplex.

@himbourbanist 7 ай бұрын

good LORD what an absolute MONSTER. Gorgeous engine. It's heartwarming to see her pulling a load once more.

@davidlipscombe916 6 ай бұрын

There is a video of Big Boy pushing a broken down Freight on You Tube .

@silvertalon007 5 ай бұрын

Twas Stalled, stuck on the gradient, but the fact that beast pushed it into motion again with minor wheel slip was a sight to behold.

@CheeseMiser 5 ай бұрын

Hin*

@stellarokami5052 21 күн бұрын

You mean him. But yeah he’s a monster of a steam engine!

@kingadaroad6595 5 ай бұрын

At 1:50 there is a two world display of energy. 4014 blowing smoke and steam in the foreground and wind powered generators in the background.

@stephenclickard9428 2 күн бұрын

Steam trains ,so many moving parts what precision a thing of beauty.

@GrahameHughes-hb9mp 5 күн бұрын

A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Good work.

@nikerailfanningttm9046 8 ай бұрын

I saw this in New Orleans back in 2021. I was more interested in UP 4015 more than 4014. Sure I filmed them departing New Orleans (4014 getting the priority on the video footage), but my photos were mostly of 4015. Thankfully I saw 4014 before the steam shop crew refitted her with a twin vertical beam headlight in place of her original Pyle National headlight.

@Brianrockrailfan 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video 🚂👍🚃

@osmanhossain676 8 ай бұрын

I always like grocery shopping, shopping and malls.

@traviswillams5739 4 ай бұрын

the big boy. man what a train! super steam at it"s best. wow wow wow now thats steam power.

@noahbolin2023 6 ай бұрын

I used to play on this train as a kid and climb in the tinder box I hope to one day take this train on a trip one day so I can experience it as more then just a static display it's my dream

@ChargerusPrime 7 ай бұрын

Ive seen 4014 5 consecutive times when she came to Texas. Side information, the whistle 844 has on her is 4014's original whistle she wore in service.

@stellarokami5052 21 күн бұрын

You mean him and he

@ChargerusPrime 21 күн бұрын

@@stellarokami5052 ALL steam locomotives are SHES. End of story.

@mwqs1 4 ай бұрын

It warms my heart to see this massive beast in action. ❤

@Jeff-ek2vg 6 ай бұрын

As a kid growing up in Pomona, CA, during the 70's and 80's, I used to crawl all over 4014 and the others that were there at the LA Fair Grounds. The last time I was there, I got to see them in the newer location at the fair. It is awesome to see this behemoth running the rail again!!!

@jacobdubielak 7 ай бұрын

Welcome back union pacific railroad 4014

@brianmassey5897 4 ай бұрын

All I can say is "Beautiful to watch going down the tracks!!! I wish they would use these more to pull old passenger rail cars, so the newer generation can understand our past! Love this video! Brings back memories growing up next to tracks during 60's-70's in Sumner Washington seeing these occasionally and the older diesel-electrics (I called them the old cyclopes style engines) which next to steam were my favorite. Quick story, my grandmother would go out and feed the engineers when they would be stopped along our property. We lived approximately 50-75ft from the track. Loved watching this video, thanks for bringing back some fond memories from my childhood!!!

@donalrichmond7274 29 күн бұрын

it's just awesome to see them running again

@bobbywelch6035 17 күн бұрын

Both of them are beautiful locomotives. I only wish more steam locomotives could be saved and put back into service.

@rebeccalarson9014 Ай бұрын

I have loved trains all my life, and hope I get to see The Big Boy some day!!

@aidanacebo9529 4 ай бұрын

@24:01 I got stuck in wamsutter in summer 2020 for a week when my chain snapped on the vintage motorcycle I was going across the country on. it's truly a tiny town. I had to sleep in the parking lot of the love's truck stop next to my bike because there's no motel.

@robertjacob5dmk3 7 ай бұрын

wonderful program also well done to all staff that made this movie happen.great job .

@osmanhossain676 8 ай бұрын

I always like Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Middle Eastern lunches and dinners.

@andrewdiesel487 8 ай бұрын

Hello Big Boy 4014 “Big Jack”

@maxwellwalcher6420 8 ай бұрын

and 844 Millie.

@andrewcrumb8027 8 ай бұрын

Hi, Andrew D. I'm so excited to see the Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 in this program.

@andrewdiesel487 8 ай бұрын

@@andrewcrumb8027 me too Andrew C.

@maxwellwalcher6420 8 ай бұрын

@@andrewdiesel487 What Engines are we gonna see.

@andrewdiesel487 8 ай бұрын

@@maxwellwalcher6420 we are going see Millie 844 Big Jack 4014 Big George 3985

@leecarlson9713 5 ай бұрын

I love learning more about locomotives, and steam locomotives specifically. Whoever figured out how to make locomotives articulated was a genius! And I really liked the “Big Boy V” on the front!

@elfnetdesigns702 6 ай бұрын

Standing in the hall of fame And the world's gonna know your name Cause you burn with the brightest flame And the world's gonna know your name And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame

@IcelanderUSer 2 ай бұрын

I grew up north of Denver and remember back in the 70s seeing these flamboyant black steam trains heading north to Cheyenne. They were so interesting looking compared to modern engines. I say flamboyant because of those giant wheels.

@tval8780 6 ай бұрын

A few of us were lucky to have a personal short tour of Big Boy last summer (July 2022) in the steam workshop when we were in Cheyenne. It was amazing awesome steam train!

@danodell1750 Ай бұрын

The ultimate mechanical masterpiece. It's all out in the open. Baring it's soul. Nothing to hide. Hat's off to the greatest generation. I'm not half the man that they were.

@alexmartinez5859 5 ай бұрын

God, that shot outside of Carr Colorado gives me chills. Could you imaging hearing that out of nowhere?

@RailwayProductions 5 ай бұрын

4014 has a “presence” at night, that’s for sure!

@osmanhossain676 8 ай бұрын

I am from California.

@user-uh7ft8kp4f 8 ай бұрын

Note the diesels number: 2650. The Australian postcode (US: Zip) as the city where I live in New South Wales, Australia; how 'bout that!

@RailwayProductions 8 ай бұрын

That’s a pretty interesting coincidence!

@Ali_strust 19 күн бұрын

What makes this better is that the 844 is also there

@SpeciaK2954 7 ай бұрын

Lovely to see Big Boy back ❤👍

@alexandersullivan 6 ай бұрын

37:25 That whistle gave me goosebumps

@RailwayProductions 6 ай бұрын

That was a really nice scene to shoot!

@MarkGergely-uj4dw 14 күн бұрын

Fantastic to watch!!! 😊Always loved trains.

@jaroslavprokop2408 5 ай бұрын

looks this machines have spirit....

@CrossOfBayonne 8 ай бұрын

Awesome vid

@bernardc2553 7 ай бұрын

Wow what a gift Ken has hard to find the right words to describe his work, beyond Stellar!

@fastjazz 7 ай бұрын

WOWSA!!! Amazing locomotives!! Awesome that it was so wonderfully captured!!

@stephenclickard9428 2 күн бұрын

That horn is music to my ears.

@mastergunnerysgt1258 5 ай бұрын

For the the up grade that she is pulling is a great thing to see, with the tow behind her is a lovely thing to see , for the power of this Engine still leaves me speechless and I love it to know end.

@Ismschism 2 ай бұрын

Ive hopped freight over 2,500 miles and hopping a steam freighter would be a dream come true. Id love to record a song on one.

@adam-shaggycraig470 8 ай бұрын

Sup everyone!

@user-uc9tj5uh8x 8 ай бұрын

Спасибо авторам за прекрасное видео замечательного паровоза Большой Мальчик. Я им любуюсь❤😊❤❤❤❤❤

@RailwayProductions 8 ай бұрын

@rudycarlson8245 8 ай бұрын

@@RailwayProductions love all the smoke coming out of 4014 at 7:24 greta must have been losing her mind at the sight of the smoke!

@lucasquintanilla1673 7 ай бұрын

@@RailwayProductionswho is the narrator?

@ranekeisenkralle8265 7 ай бұрын

38:59 As a European I very much appreciate you converting the American measurements into metric, but there seems to be a little conversion error here. I think you meant to say "over 570 metric tons" rather than kilograms. Because 570 kilograms is a "mere" 1256 pounds and change.

@BrucePerkins-mc3hp 7 ай бұрын

I caught that too

@LoganPEade 3 ай бұрын

Oh oh oh wow! I got cold chills everywhere every time the engineer blew the whistle especially the first time as it passed under the Front Range bridge and heading out! I like modern horns but nothing creates emotions or sounds like that stream whistle! I'm getting into my 60's now and not in a position to travel like used too, It isn't very likely I'll ever get to see a Big Boy in person so experiencing it through your video has been amazing, I actually choked up a little from the sight and sounds, thank you so much!

@stephenclickard9428 2 күн бұрын

Mel blank was more than voices ,Mel had a great sense of humor ,did you ever see him on the jack benny program what a riot.

@user-nm9je2id3r 6 ай бұрын

🤩 Oh Hahaha Love the Deep Sounding Whistle 🤩👍,..makes Me feel like a little kid Again.!!

@swonardian342 7 ай бұрын

fantastic video, great commentary!

@johnbani8532 7 ай бұрын

Tears in my eyes, thank you for sharing.

@charlesemerson6763 7 ай бұрын

I wonder what Steve Lee thinks of UP's success with 4014. I remember in a Pentrex video where he was interviewed about 4023 and he said UP would never run a Big Boy as very few places to run it, will only travel a 100mls, too heavy for the modern road. It is a joy to see such a beast on the road.

@robertgift 4 ай бұрын

Why too heavy for modern tracks? Thoughthatracks were made for heavier loads today and better than ever.

@stormieskye1able 4 ай бұрын

the big boy weighs over 1 million pounds so less than modern diesel trains

@DavidScholz-bu1ix 7 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT WORK WITH THIS OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR SURE!

@SandcastleAndy 6 ай бұрын

wonderful, thank you

@DanielMasmanian 6 ай бұрын

Magnificent. Thank you for sharing

@bobm2331 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@maxwellwalcher6420 8 ай бұрын

OOh the Union Pacific with big boy 4014 Big Jack and 844 Millie.

@johnv.cramer3008 7 ай бұрын

My Grand Farther use to be a Fairman on the old steam engines.

@T-rick 14 күн бұрын

That sunrise scene @38:00 is just unreal.

@jacobdolman3831 6 ай бұрын

Very nice I like Union Pacific Railroad #4014 big boy it's huge

@parker1ray 6 ай бұрын

It is hard to imagine that there are container ship engines three times the size of these beasts that are well over 108,000 hp and weigh 2400 tons which is like four of the 4014's ! The largest is the Wartsila Sulzer RTA96-C 14-cylinder diesel engine.

@robertgift 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful video! Thank you. Imagine if our tracks were 6-foot gauge! My great uncle said his 4-8-4 freight locomotive was frustratingly limited by the 4' 8-1/2" gauge.

@FabioSilva-mt9wr 6 ай бұрын

Up big boy 4014 blows it's old whistle used 2019-21

@frederickbooth7970 4 ай бұрын

I liked hearing the retired engineers honest experiences operating these large loco`s. Also noticed 4014 drive wheel slip several times at low speeds. The articulation is kind of tricky to see but once you realize how it works its kind of interesting to see.