I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR SHARING THE PROGRESS YOU HAVE MADE IN RESTORING STEAM ENGINE #4014. MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. I WILL BE 80 YRS. YOUNG IN JULY,AND I WANT TO CONTINUE WATCHING YOUR SHOW.

Being I am retired merchant marine and have a lot of time on 600 and 900 pound superheated steam turbine systems, they are doing many of the same things that we would do for USCG and ABS inspections. I took precision machining in community college as well as some engineering courses. They are doing a wonderful job just keeping a 70 - 75 year old piece of equipment in service.

Your dedication to your craft Ed are exemplary of your integrity personally! I enjoy every posting of your interviews you have given here, ever since we met in Kansas City May 29, 2011 a day that changed my life as I knew it as it began anew my early dreams of this steam locomotive since childhood and my dad's fascination he instilled in me of UP 844(4)! 12 songs and my first symphony composition in the works now, for my 2019's music contribution in UP's Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory, I can definetly hold contributory to you and your love of this train and 4014, too, Ed! great work and fabulous talk! I woke up to this notification on my facebook Timeline this morning! it is now 7pm and I have had it playing on my phone herexall day as I went about my housework and piano playing session earlier! I feel a song comin on now.................

very pleased to see so much effort and dedication go into preserving and reconditioning these steel beasts. Steam power ushered in the industrial revolution in America, it built America and Union Pacific is doing a remarkable job keeping history chugging along our railways.

Fantastic at every level: informative, candid, spirited, detailed, authoritative, clear and totally dedicated to the task. Thanks so much. We could not hope for a better vid. on this the most worthwhile steam restoration ever undertaken. Five Star. I did not even know about hollow stays and how they indicate stay failures before they become dangerous. Just great! I'm coming to the US to travel behind 4014. Just got to be there.

Fantastic presentation by Ed Dickens. What struck me most was the attitude, the effort, and the willingness to do a thorough job, no cutting of corners, so the work done now will last for decades, and avoid as many surprises and problems in the future. With the advances in metallurgy since the locomotives were built, I wonder how much that will contribute to their longevity and the avoidance of problems.

Thank you so very much for such a comprehensive presentation of the work done on three very fine locomotives. It is important to preserve railroad history, and the history of this nation.

enjoyed the videos I only wish I could work on them but living in Mo. the commute would be a killer. Its hard to wait until they start hitting the rails again. Thank You to all who labor to keep these fine ladies alive and to the Union Pacific for having the vision to see that it's done

I find the restoration work being performed, just fascinating. Marrying the new with the old and make it better, safer, more convenient for all involved. What a great project and tremendous results. For 844, it won't be long now to watch it work, in all of its glory. Thanks Ed, crew, and to the UP, to make this happen next on the 4014.

Union Pacific is one class act! Thanks for sharing.

A Splendid hour watching both parts. The standard of workmanship -especially on the firebox corner replacement speaks for itself. It looks fabulous. I'll try a save for an air ticket in '19 !!! )

I find it absolutely incredible that the UP had the forsight to keep all these old drawings, itis almost like they knew that some day the UP would be bringing a big boy back to life not to mention keeping steam alive with the 844 and the challenger. You guy's are awesome.

Well done up-date at the Rocky Mountain Train Show. Like all the detailed welding. • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

To me, this really explains why the funds are in excess of one million dollars in restoration costs. Thank you for sharing this video explanation.

Great videos and great work. Thank you for taking the time to document the progress and to share with everyone.

Say what you want about Ed Dickens, his assesment and interpretation of things as it relates to the restoration is magnificent...He's as knowledgable and as on point regarding the restoration project as anyone else you can find.....

Wonderful close-ups. I'll key in 4014 and see if I can find out what it's supposed to look like. Thank you for all you do to keep this history alive!

Thx for your time sharing these videos.

Great video! All that hard work and dedication is amazing! Wish I were there!

Clearly a lot of work and dedication. Thanks for doing it! You guys should build a tent around the locomotives and fill it with Nitrogen when they are out of service so they can't rust.

I just finished watching both parts. Thanks for posting them. Had already heard that 844 would be back out on the rails this year.

WOW ! They are really doing a first class Job.

grazie di cuore per questo bellissimo video complimenti un saluto caro tuo amico dalla sicilia giuseppe

1:20 "Their tools, their methods" . Sorry to correct you, these are now your tools & your methods. After your dedication to resurrect them, they are now yours, you are the master craftsman, take proud ownership of the skills you have earned.

Thank you for posting. Great to hear what is going on with the steam program !!

It's nice to know the thought going into the rebuild and the quality of the refurbished and new parts they're using on 844, in 15 years when it's time to do it again it shouldn't take as long.

I sure hope you guys realize you are restoring a national treasure by doing this . great job hats off to ya . make sure they are perfect!!!!!

This guy is very cool and Union Pacific is a really cool shop.

Hello Steam Up, I really enjoy your videos. I live over here on the East cost and was a volunteer of Steamtown NHS. for 3 1/2 years. Seeing the 4012 sitting there and seeing how big that locomotive is. It's hard to believe that unit was built in upper state NY. at Alco. My Mother enjoyed listening to you speak as well. She remembers the steam era. God willing in April she'll be 85 years old. My Mother says you have a very good speaking voice and you speak clearly that she could understand everything you said. You had said the 844 has never been taken off the active roster, How many miles has that locomotive traveled? I think it's cool that you're still finding tools that the UP used in the day. When I was at Steamtown, I was co-Lead on a project we were comedic restoring the only other Delaware Lackawanna and Western steam locomotive # 565 2-6-0 built by Alco in 1908. The things you were talking about finding repairs that were made through the years, I can relate too. I'm looking forward in seeing your next progress report videos. There very educational to watch. God Bless,Len.

here in australia we are rebuilding our famous 3801

Thank you Skip, I really enjoy your videos

+SkipW *Thanks for an informative two-part on rebuilding a steamer to go, go, go* on a regular schedule for up to five years at a stretch. All the problems shown here will be part of any attempt to get old Baldwin Locomotive Works SerNo 2816 "Reno," an 1871-vintage 4-4-0, ex-Virginia & Truckee River, back into service with a new wagon-top boiler appropriate in scale to a 32-1/2-ton Standard but equal in quality to the far larger boilers installed by American Locomotive on the Union Pacific FEF-3's, CSA-5's, and BB-1's on the Schenectady, NY, USA, assembly line.

Thanks for the videos +SteamUP. They are definitely doing this the right way, and that takes time. Hopefully these repairs will last for a long time.

Very informative, thanks for posting.

Awesome information, thanks

Go ahead, best wishes from Italy!

I'm so excited to see Big Boy finished by Big boy's... can't wait to hear and maybe see some day from Monterey California ...

Thanks Ed and I do remember that whistle blowing when you came out onto the mainline, great sound. And I have the 4014 the Movie on my channel, as you guys worked on it, Here in California at the Fairplex. Then out on the mainline, I pretty much camped out there.

Amazing American engineering. Thank you!

Great presentation!

Great video. Thanks.

We will come from Holland when this beast is ready to roll again !!!!!

I just cant wait to see on my recommended videos "UP 4014 break in run"

very good, MORE!.

thanks Skip this should answer some questions and get those trolls off my back

like it reason learn and nice report,

Do you have the time to do presentations like this more often? This was great and I am fanatically following the progress of the UP's efforts in putting these magnificent machines back on the track, pulling honest loads. Breakthroughs or glitches in the planned processes - can you tell us about them?

good video but havent heard anymore since august 2016..

Hi Skip. I was just up in Cheyenne visiting the UP shops, specifically work on the 844 and 4014 Big Boy. Might I have access to a few seconds of your footage of both trains underway? Happy to provide you with the raw footage we shot in Cheyenne. I will of course provide full courtesy credits to you. Thanks.

Crew members around big boy 4014 one more for soldier of fortune I say about that picture

I'm new to this channel but I remember the 844 tearing up the line and then a fire happened. Is that why she was taken off the line? I also can't wait to see the Big Boy thunder down the tracks again!

Great presentation! With all the experience rebuilding 844 that you and your team are getting, what would it take to restore the 838 and return it to the tracks when the other 3 steam projects are complete?

Great video! towards the end, did Ed confirm that 3985 will return to service?

What will happen to all these , what will be now trained steam locomotive repair people when this series of 2 or 3 rebuilds are completed ? It would be a shame to lose all those skilled crafts people.

Is there a date tentatively set for the 844 , 3985 and 4014 to hit the rails once again?....

when he means go home? Does he mean tp Cheyenne or home from work? IN other words, you have to take out the supper heaters and other components in order to avoid crossoin>

When putting a locomotive in storage would it not be beneficial to fill the boiler with dry nitrogen at 10 or 20 PSI after the heating process. This would stop the action of ambient oxygen in the boiler

One more picture for soldier of fortune

21:08 Wrong railroad, Ed! This is the Union Pacific, not the Nickle Plate Road! lol

they built a brand new engine in the uk called typhoon which meant they had to build to old prints but with new boiler and firebox this meant a complete welded boiler how come they did not up grade when they had a chance

Hi All, Wonder When the 9885 Will B Back Under Steam Again? Both the 3985 and 4014 Would MAKE Good Steam Partners as Double Headers etc on Trips, BIG Power at Its Best. Tnx, Operater, Calgary

UNION PACIFIC, Employees doing the impossible for over a Century !!

I BET THIS GUY NEVER POUNDED A STAY BOLT IN HIS LIFE. OR REPLACED A FLUE. WASHED A BOILER PUT IN A NEW FIRE BOX WASHED OUT A FRONT END THERE IS A LOT TO DO ON A STEAM ENGINE