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)

Union Pacific leads the way to Cheyenne, Wyoming, after its maiden run to Ogden, Utah, to celebrate the 150th anniversery, of the driving of the Golden Spike.

Making its triumphant return to Southern California after leaving in 2014, and now fully operational, UP 4014 eases across one of the two iconic steel bridges located just east of Victorville as t... (more)

Union Pacific The Big Boy is just departing Denver for Cheyenne in the midst of a classic November, Colorado Wyoming blizzard. By the time the Big Boy reaches Wyoming nearly a foot of snow had com... (more)

The Big Boy, number 4014 is nearing the end of its journey home to Cheyenne, WYO at Terry Ranch. Blizzard conditions with drifts covering the right of way and just a kiss of late afternoon sun hig... (more)

A Big Boy running in the 21st Century. UP 4014 & 844 lead the P-ENRS1-13 through the mountains between Green River, and Rock Spring, Wyoming during the Great Race from Ogden.

A Big Boy running in the 21st Century. UP 4014 leads the P-ENRS1-13 as they depart Evanston Yard, bound for Rock Spring, WY, during the Great Race from Ogden.

Looking back to 4014's return to the mainline, under steam, an event nearly 60 years in the making. As the shadows grew long and the sun minutes away from slipping below the horizon there was work... (more)

Just heard that Union Pacific is cancelling their planned trips with the 4014 for 2020.They hope to run trips in 2021 We shall see. How fortunate we were last year to participate in the 150th anni... (more)