Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 steam action Elko Carlin Battle Mountain Golconda Winnemucca Airailimages

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24 күн бұрын

Big steam action as Union Pacific's 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 rolls out of Elko, Nevada, on July 8, 2024 and blasts through the tunnel east of Carlin, Nevada, before pausing in that town. Come along with us as we capture reflections of the train along the Humboldt River.
See the Big Boy and its train in the expansive Nevada landscape on several run-bys, with a servicing stop in Battle Mountain before charging onward to Winnemucca, and day's end.
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@airailimages 22 күн бұрын

And don't miss our Big Boy coverage from Wells into Elko a couple days earlier: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtqJqJekmK_WfXU.html

@meanderingwithmuddypaw 19 күн бұрын

Big Boy is near me (Roseville) ... caught a glimpse of him today (113 degrees today!). Will be going to see him tomorrow... Can't wait! That was a cool video! Thank you! - Muddypaw 🐾

@airailimages 18 күн бұрын

You are very welcome!

@ChiefAUS 19 күн бұрын

I like that refurbished caboose. It makes the train more authentic.

@barbnd1512 20 күн бұрын

Great photography! Love it coming through the tunnel and the reflection in the water. 👍

@airailimages 20 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ChiefAUS 21 күн бұрын

I love that part of the country. I grew up north of that area, the high desert. I like that they have a refurbished caboose on the train, just like the old days.

@paulkalff6408 22 күн бұрын

Beebe, Steinheimer, and Clegg would have been at the Palisades, for sure! Could one imagine the prose of Beebe describing this "Silurian monster out of the Book of Job" crawling across the plains of Lahontan? Goose bumps!

@airailimages 22 күн бұрын

Yes, Beebe was an interesting character. His ornate writing could range from colorful to disdainful. Nothing like it today.

@cliffbarnhouse4913 22 күн бұрын

Very Cool! We hope to see Big Boy in Lovelock next week on his way back east.

@nunyabizness4354 22 күн бұрын

Very nice - I wish we had the time to go see him in Ogden on the way back.

@richc.3100 21 күн бұрын

Planes and trains. It don’t get any better.

@airailimages 21 күн бұрын

You've come to the right place! Thanks for watching.

@spcabforward 22 күн бұрын

Fantastic Video! Darwin Award winner at 9:50, you can see Ed Dickens had to look at her too.

@michaelstrains4014 21 күн бұрын

It’s folks like her that ruin it for everyone.

@patrisio3 20 күн бұрын

it should be coming right by my neighborhood tomorrow through Sacramento. Going to definitely be looking out for it.

@airailimages 20 күн бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@002tar 20 күн бұрын

I’m going to Roseville to see it- can’t wait

@maxcleveland3446 22 күн бұрын

Awaiting fantastic imagery from the Feather River canyon! 👋🏻

@griswald322 22 күн бұрын

Great footage. Maybe one day i will see her in steam. I have seen the one in Denver museum and it was awesome.

@airailimages 22 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. I hope you get the opportunity to see 4014 running. It is magnificent.

@TreeVamp360 21 күн бұрын

“he”

@donaldkeller7718 21 күн бұрын

From Deb . Wow what a beautiful video of an awesome train . You must of spent alot of hours train spotting. I'd like it if you change Airailimages ending music it only works well with the skeletons. Looking forward to Oshkosh videos.

@airailimages 20 күн бұрын

Thanks Deb! Since the Big Boy ran to Elko on Saturday, and then took Sunday off, it gave me a day to check out a number of roads on its route before Monday. And I should be happy that you watch the videos all the way through the end!

@cb466 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for an incredible video !!!

@airailimages 21 күн бұрын

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@steelman222james 22 күн бұрын

So beautiful.

@airailimages 22 күн бұрын

The Big Boy has a simple and powerful aesthetic that reflects the latest thinking of the eras in steam locomotive design. Thanks for watching!

@paulkalff6408 22 күн бұрын

Fabulous! Thank you!

@airailimages 22 күн бұрын

You are very welcome.

@paulwarner5395 20 күн бұрын

Thanx for the great video. I thought with 4014 having PTC installed it no longer require a diesel loco in the mix

@airailimages 19 күн бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It has been said the diesel is used especially where downgrades require braking, to save wear-and-tear on the old Big Boy's brakes since steam locomotive brakes are no longer an easy item to repair and replace.

@user-er2ys7jh7e 19 күн бұрын

I've noticed that one of the cars is named HOWARD FOGG. I added the name Phileas to honor another traveler PHILEAS FOGG from AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS.😮😮😮😮

@airailimages 19 күн бұрын

And, Howard Fogg was a railroad artist who painted many Union Pacific subjects in his lifetime. He was also a P-47 and P-51 fighter pilot during World War II.

@user-er2ys7jh7e 19 күн бұрын

Howard "Phileas" Fogg, thank you for your service.

@Scout4x 22 күн бұрын

Wow!

@airailimages 22 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8 18 күн бұрын

*Big Boy Locomotive = the same weight as a Fully Loaded Boeing 777-300ER* *Big Boy Locomotive + Tender = the same weight as a Fully Loaded Airbus A380*

@alanwhiteside410 22 күн бұрын

Those were the days!

@railyardfilms6491 22 күн бұрын

Glad it in Nevada

@KenHer3500 20 күн бұрын

How fast was up 4014 going? Haven’t seen a big boy go up to speed that quick! 5:52

@timryan9220 22 күн бұрын

Does anyone know why so much water was pouring out of the locomotive near the rear cylinder on the left side?

@johnburger3287 22 күн бұрын

That is the fireman's side injector to put water in the boiler. The water is what is left over from priming the injector. You see the same thing on the engineers side just behind the cab. That is the engineers side injector. Completely normal.

@timryan9220 21 күн бұрын

@@johnburger3287 Thank you so much for this answer. It seems like a bit of a waste of resources since a steam engine uses much more water than fuel oil. I guess if you're pulling a couple of extra tenders it's not critical.

@1940limited 18 күн бұрын

@@timryan9220 Right.

@frankpayne8281 21 күн бұрын

Beautiful stuff. Also, the only graffiti free train you're likely to see this year...

@airailimages 21 күн бұрын

Interesting observation!

@ChiefAUS 21 күн бұрын

Doese anyone know when the UP stopped regular service with steam engines?

@airailimages 21 күн бұрын

I believe the UP ended revenue steam service in 1959, but had already replaced many steam locomotives with diesels before then. I remember, as a kid, visiting the UP roundhouse in Green River, probably in 1959, and seeing about a half-dozen Big Boys plus the 2-10-2 No. 5511 in storage in that dark roundhouse. One UP worker told us there was a possibility the Big Boys were to be sold to a railroad in South America -- Argentina, I think. But that never came to pass. And UP kept the 5511 stored at Green River, and then Cheyenne, for decades before making it available to a group in the midwest to restore this past year. UP also likes to say that their 4-8-4 steam locomotive No. 844 is the only steam locomotive they never retired. It went right into excursion service and never left the railroad.

@davidbross6942 20 күн бұрын

Why is the diesel loco part of the train again? I thought they figured out how to replace it.

@airailimages 20 күн бұрын

Likely because of grades on parts of the route, where the diesel's dynamic braking power can save wear-and-tear on the 4014's old brakes, since there isn't a big shop rebuilding those brakes all the time like there was back in the day.

@maschwi 19 күн бұрын

Is the diesel engine used as helper or just backup in case of a problem?

@airailimages 19 күн бұрын

It has been suggested the diesel could provide emergency power in case of a problem, and also provide dynamic braking to ease the load on the steam locomotive's older braking system that is more difficult to repair and replace these days.

@longrider42 16 күн бұрын

Or the PTC that was installed into the Tender back in May, has failed or malfunctioned. But yes, for Dynamic Braking, and help on long hauls between fuel stops. Back in the day when Steam Loco's ran on coal. There was pretty much a stop every 50 to 75 miles, depending on terrain for coal and water. But the Big Boy runs on Number 5 fuel oil now. So they could have tank trucks where they need them.

@railyardfilms6491 22 күн бұрын

That 1 curve had that person too close to tracks

@TheElverma 22 күн бұрын

Yeah, not cool at all 😞

@user-er2ys7jh7e 19 күн бұрын

@railyardflims6491, You're right. That person is WAY TOO CLOSE to the tracks. If you carefully, you can hear the voice of a young boy yelling GET OFF THE TRACKS!! Very astute young man.😮😮😮😊😊😊

@railyardfilms6491 19 күн бұрын

@@user-er2ys7jh7e I railfan safely in Roseville CA and with 4014 in Roseville California they want u to be 25 feet back from steamer

@TruD0G 19 күн бұрын

Lady at 9:58 should be arrested. That is not safe at all.

@1940limited 18 күн бұрын

You're supposed to stay back 25 feet.

@TruD0G 17 күн бұрын

@@1940limited "supposed to" smh lol

@TheElverma 22 күн бұрын

Love the video!!! Fun fact: Golconda, Nevada (and Golconda, Illinois and Golconda, Tasmania) were named after Golconda, India which houses the Golconda fort and was also the name given to the mines that produced some of the world's largest diamonds back in the day! Famous Golconda diamonds include the colorless Koh-i-Noor, the Nassak Diamond, the blue Hope Diamond, the Idol's Eye, the pink Daria-i-Noor, the white Regent Diamond, the Dresden Green Diamond, and the colorless Orlov Diamond. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golconda_diamonds

@stevew270 22 күн бұрын

I'm not too far from Golconda, Illinois.