This is something I've dreamt about since I knew what a Big Boy is and thought would never happen I wish my grandfather could be here to see it he'd be just as thrilled about it as I am
My best wishes to the Union Pacific Railroad for a prosperous and profitable year, and may it continue for decades to come. This is a spectacular gift for rail fanatics across the planet.
I have to pinch myself every time I see one of these videos of 4014, especially of her in high definition like this. It's fun seeing the two iconic steam engines, 4014 and 844 in a modern rail yard. Thanks for filming this.
Turning back the hands of time, the way it used to be, when steam ruled the rails. Excellent camera work in this video. The Big Boy rolls again, thanks to UP. Nice touch with the soft piano music in one of those scenes. I must say I enjoyed watching this video very much. Love those Vista Dome coaches. Got to ride in one back in 1958. The train, the Colorado Eagle, LA to STL Mo. Glad there are still some of those coaches around around.
@@airailimages Always glad to see "Steam powered" locomotives. The last Steam locomotive I remember seeing was in Fergus Fall Minnesota pulling a freight train. The year was 1958 or 1959. Great sight to see. Keep the good videos coming.
Thank you so very much for this video. I had the chance to see a Big Boy when I was a kid at steam town in Bellows Falls Vermont. The Engineer must have been having the time of his life. Wyoming countryside was beautiful I’m in Maine. UP4014 a thing of beauty in motion. I appreciate your video. Thanks a million
Many years ago when I was 16 years old, my Granddad and I were on vacation and when we were at Green River we walked out on that very same pedestrian bridge because we were both rail fans. We didn't see any steam locomotives but we did get to see a U.P. gas turbine locomotive pass underneath where we were standing. We both got boiled alive by the turbine exhaust, not to mention the noise. But still it was worth it. The gas turbines were huge locomotives and U.P. was the only railroad to have any.
@@airailimages I loved your video and it brought back memories of Green River. I was surprised that pedestrian bridge is still there after all those years. My Granddad had been a fireman on Santa Fe steam locomotives, so we both loved trains.
If anyone is wondering about that third car ('humpback') from the end, it is the UP 2066 Power Car. Converted from a mail car, some years back, by the UP for its present purpose to provide the electric power (Head End Power - HEP) for all those cars. The information can be found online, along with a floor plan of the car. Pretty neat set up, with 2 diesel engines to power the generator, control room with workbench, quarters for the electrician crewman (single bunk & W/C), a walk in reefer, freezer and commissary storage room. A narrow passageway runs fore to aft, along one side.
I've been following all these videos of 4014's trip to Utah and back (and thanks so much for sharing them) and it just occurred to me the only thing missing is an old school wooden caboose. Yes, I know they don't use them any more but how cool would it have been to have one trailing along on this trip.
Michael Beard will surely as you say, but the big boy is rarely seen snorting both uphill and downhill, this happens in many videos, the fact remains that it's really very nice to see the big boy after so many years.
It would’ve been great if the big boys was pulling actual freight like a mile long coal train or double stacks and what was the purpose of the modern locomotive? A great 👍 video indeed
The diesel can provide some auxiliary power systems for the passenger cars, and can aid in dynamic braking, and could provide emergency motive power if needed. But of course, many viewers would rather see the steam locomotives without the modern diesel. Thank you for watching!
The thing for me (this is just me being a purist) is that ET44. I find it upsetting but before anyone says I’m a foamer, I know why it’s there. It’s to either provide power to the coaches or extra braking.
Alex Paumen, , Indeed. Most, if not all the electric power is supplied by the 3rd car from the end, UP 2066 Power Generating Car. Some years ago, the UP had a mail car converted to its current purpose. The information on this car can be found online. The ET44 is likely there to assist downhill with its dynamic braking and, perhaps, as a back up and maybe a little push on those long, uphill grades.
Now that we have seen so many nice videos like this one with 4014 operating on its own with oil (maybe low sulfur diesel), I miss seeing the old videos with it burning a ton of Green River coal every 2 miles, pulling 100 wooden cars, belching out smoke like a active volcano while the engineer maintained 45 mph over Sherman hill! I know times have changed and it is totally unnecessary today.
I have a question: Do UP engineers get a chance to qualify to run the steam engine program? I would assume you would have to have a long career with UP and a stellar track record before they would train you on steam. (puns in that sentence are unintentional)
I watched practicall all of the restoration videos, and I heard this addressed in one of them (was in a vid where the boiler was off the chassis and parts were starting to accumulate from machine shops and vendors).. I heard something to the effect that they were chosen, and the guy said something I remembered.. he said "you don't want to ask for it" (as in you won't get it). The politics are pretty steep there, and seniority isn't even enough to guarantee a spot on these limited number of steam legends. I guess people were chosen quietly.. I could be wrong, but I thought I heard this spoken about around a month ago.
@@larrygall5831 I'm not surprised it's something along those lines. If I was UP, I would want only the best to run these icons, even if it hurt some of the most loyal and senior employees.
Strong wind against a camera with an unshielded microphone rendered nothing but noise. We had several people and several cameras deployed over an area to capture the Big Boy.
When will 4014 be allowed out on the tracks on its own? The trailing load for locos this size double heading is nothing , I bet the regulators are hardly open!
The steam locomotive(s) are capable of pulling the train without the diesel, but the diesel serves other functions. Some passenger cars need auxiliary power that the diesel can supply. In the unlikely event of a mechanical failure with the steam locomotive, the diesel is on hand. And, the diesel can provide dynamic braking to slow the train. That is probably a big help in minimizing wear-and-tear on the steam locomotive brakes and wheels, keeping it serviceable longer.
They're using the dynamic brakes on the diesel to simulate a longer train. UP is testing Big Boy's hauling power (since this is only its second major trip).
Great video, love to see Castle rock once again getting to see one of these beauties in action again. What's the name of the song you played when they arrived at Green River?
So amazing, only thing that bugs me is the diesel in the consist. Let the steamers be steamers. Get rid of the diesel and lets see the steams engines work.
I enjoyed watching and listening to the two monstrously beautiful steamers until Elton John started playing piano. No over dubbing please. Great video all the same.
Thanks. Appreciate your comment. That's why we made a notation onscreen at that point that the ambient audio was unusable. That's the only reason we went with music on that scene.
And that's how it goes in the RUclips universe. Some folks commented that they liked the piano music sequence, others not so much. But something was needed for that sequence since the ambient audio was unusable. Thanks for watching, and thanks for commenting.
Thank you, UP for bringing this American icon back to life. Hope 4014 runs for decades to come.
Agreed!
@@AndrewLieb Cheyenne's getting to be like a 1950s movie set, isn't it? Remarkable.
This is something I've dreamt about since I knew what a Big Boy is and thought would never happen I wish my grandfather could be here to see it he'd be just as thrilled about it as I am
Great job. The music part way through was a nice touch. Lashing up those two beauties together was a brilliant move by UP.
Whats not to like big boys steam is a living breathing thing thank you for posting greetings from steve in England
And thanks for watching!
The return of the Big Boy is the equivalent to the return of the Flying Scotsman
@@mrnemo204 absolutely agree with that both iconic machines
I'm so happy they brought 4014 back to life!! Here's to decades of service for 4014, 844, and 3985 once she's repaired!!
My best wishes to the Union Pacific Railroad for a prosperous and profitable year, and may it continue for decades to come. This is a spectacular gift for rail fanatics across the planet.
I remember riding this type of train as young boy. Loved the dome cars.
I have to pinch myself every time I see one of these videos of 4014, especially of her in high definition like this. It's fun seeing the two iconic steam engines, 4014 and 844 in a modern rail yard. Thanks for filming this.
Turning back the hands of time, the way it used to be, when steam ruled the rails. Excellent camera work in this video. The Big Boy rolls again, thanks to UP. Nice touch with the soft piano music in one of those scenes. I must say I enjoyed watching this video very much. Love those Vista Dome coaches. Got to ride in one back in 1958. The train, the Colorado Eagle, LA to STL Mo. Glad there are still some of those coaches around around.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed it.
@@airailimages Always glad to see "Steam powered" locomotives. The last Steam locomotive I remember seeing was in Fergus Fall Minnesota pulling a freight train. The year was 1958 or 1959. Great sight to see. Keep the good videos coming.
A wonderful train from a wonderful period in America history
thanks for taking the time to film and share this, i wish i could see this in person
You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thank you so very much for this video. I had the chance to see a Big Boy when I was a kid at steam town in Bellows Falls Vermont. The Engineer must have been having the time of his life. Wyoming countryside was beautiful I’m in Maine. UP4014 a thing of beauty in motion. I appreciate your video. Thanks a million
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Many years ago when I was 16 years old, my Granddad and I were on vacation and when we were at Green River we walked out on that very same pedestrian bridge because we were both rail fans. We didn't see any steam locomotives but we did get to see a U.P. gas turbine locomotive pass underneath where we were standing. We both got boiled alive by the turbine exhaust, not to mention the noise. But still it was worth it. The gas turbines were huge locomotives and U.P. was the only railroad to have any.
Good story! I remember the gas turbines in Weber Canyon and Ogden. Fun times. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@airailimages I loved your video and it brought back memories of Green River. I was surprised that pedestrian bridge is still there after all those years. My Granddad had been a fireman on Santa Fe steam locomotives, so we both loved trains.
If anyone is wondering about that third car ('humpback') from the end, it is the UP 2066 Power Car. Converted from a mail car, some years back, by the UP for its present purpose to provide the electric power (Head End Power - HEP) for all those cars. The information can be found online, along with a floor plan of the car. Pretty neat set up, with 2 diesel engines to power the generator, control room with workbench, quarters for the electrician crewman (single bunk & W/C), a walk in reefer, freezer and commissary storage room. A narrow passageway runs fore to aft, along one side.
Great photography! Live the eagle flying!
Thanks! This was a joint effort by five of us with video cameras.
Wunderschöne Aufnahmen!!!
This is an awesome video!! Excellent job!!
Thank you very much.
Long live the King
Great top view of the VistaDomes at 8:51
I've been following all these videos of 4014's trip to Utah and back (and thanks so much for sharing them) and it just occurred to me the only thing missing is an old school wooden caboose. Yes, I know they don't use them any more but how cool would it have been to have one trailing along on this trip.
kaf051-Caboose's were only used on freight trains.It would'nt look right on the back of passenger cars.
After such a fine job resurrecting 4014 the other seven should be easy!
I like the way you think...
Wonderful video. Thanks for posting.
You are very welcome.
Union Pacific; a truly great company.
Your lucky I live in Morgantown West Virginia. Far away from Wyoming
Absolutely great video.
Thanks!
I Looooove Union Pacific & your video 👍🛤️🚂
That stack is so clean on most of those shots that you'd think they were running natural gas.
Love the video, but there were s couple shots, Big Boy was on break because it was obvious, the diesel locomotive was doing the work. Great coverage
J. Mun , how do you know this?
Its the dynamic braking for going down and up steep grades, no horsepower help at all
It’s only there for dynamic braking.
The diesel is a slug. Dynamic braking and electrical power to the cars. The steamers are the ones putting power to the wheels
Airilailemages what is this that is in front of the big boy that is where it is the light of it and has a handrail???
sorry, maybe it's my impression, but both the 4014 and 844 I don't see them snorting from the escapement, maybe there are technical problems?
They are "drifting" downhill. You can here the diesel in dynamics controlling the downhill speed so they don't need to burn up brake shoes.
Michael Beard will surely as you say, but the big boy is rarely seen snorting both uphill and downhill, this happens in many videos, the fact remains that it's really very nice to see the big boy after so many years.
It would’ve been great if the big boys was pulling actual freight like a mile long coal train or double stacks and what was the purpose of the modern locomotive? A great 👍 video indeed
The diesel can provide some auxiliary power systems for the passenger cars, and can aid in dynamic braking, and could provide emergency motive power if needed. But of course, many viewers would rather see the steam locomotives without the modern diesel. Thank you for watching!
airailimages
You are very welcome 🙏 and I will be subscribing and thank you for the information much appreciated
The thing for me (this is just me being a purist) is that ET44. I find it upsetting but before anyone says I’m a foamer, I know why it’s there. It’s to either provide power to the coaches or extra braking.
Alex Paumen, , Indeed. Most, if not all the electric power is supplied by the 3rd car from the end, UP 2066 Power Generating Car. Some years ago, the UP had a mail car converted to its current purpose. The information on this car can be found online. The ET44 is likely there to assist downhill with its dynamic braking and, perhaps, as a back up and maybe a little push on those long, uphill grades.
I thought 844 and 4014 were supposed to return to Cheyenne separately.
LOVE E E E. THIS !!!
Now that we have seen so many nice videos like this one with 4014 operating on its own with oil (maybe low sulfur diesel), I miss seeing the old videos with it burning a ton of Green River coal every 2 miles, pulling 100 wooden cars, belching out smoke like a active volcano while the engineer maintained 45 mph over Sherman hill! I know times have changed and it is totally unnecessary today.
That would be just too much global warming goodness for some people.
Lets see UP let this engine pull some freight !
I have a question: Do UP engineers get a chance to qualify to run the steam engine program? I would assume you would have to have a long career with UP and a stellar track record before they would train you on steam. (puns in that sentence are unintentional)
I watched practicall all of the restoration videos, and I heard this addressed in one of them (was in a vid where the boiler was off the chassis and parts were starting to accumulate from machine shops and vendors).. I heard something to the effect that they were chosen, and the guy said something I remembered.. he said "you don't want to ask for it" (as in you won't get it). The politics are pretty steep there, and seniority isn't even enough to guarantee a spot on these limited number of steam legends. I guess people were chosen quietly.. I could be wrong, but I thought I heard this spoken about around a month ago.
@@larrygall5831 I'm not surprised it's something along those lines. If I was UP, I would want only the best to run these icons, even if it hurt some of the most loyal and senior employees.
@@larrygall5831 Politics is the reason the old Cotton Belt 819 never runs anymore, and that's straight from the mouth of a former U.P. engineer.
IT SEEMS 844 IS DOING ALL THE WORK. NO SMOKE COMING OUT OF 4014, NO STEAM COMING OUT OF ANYPLACE ON 4014 EITHER . AM I MISSING SOMETHING ?
Why was the "ambient audio unusable"?
Strong wind against a camera with an unshielded microphone rendered nothing but noise. We had several people and several cameras deployed over an area to capture the Big Boy.
When will 4014 be allowed out on the tracks on its own? The trailing load for locos this size double heading is nothing , I bet the regulators are hardly open!
Only on freight trains can it travel alone for passengers its legally required for a diesel to be attached
@@alex_daisybella2275 i think you misunderstud me, I was refaring to double heading with 844 not the diesel
That last car is different than the one that went to Ogden
There are also 12 cars now. Before there were only 9.
Ok I have to ask, what's the role of the diesel? Is it just as a backup or is it also contributing to the workload?
The steam locomotive(s) are capable of pulling the train without the diesel, but the diesel serves other functions. Some passenger cars need auxiliary power that the diesel can supply. In the unlikely event of a mechanical failure with the steam locomotive, the diesel is on hand. And, the diesel can provide dynamic braking to slow the train. That is probably a big help in minimizing wear-and-tear on the steam locomotive brakes and wheels, keeping it serviceable longer.
What’s with the Diesel engine?
Cool
If the Big Boy and 844 could talk I wonder what they'd say.
Too bad 4014 always has to have a diesal-electric helper. They weren't around during 4014's heyday, I don't think.
Great shots! But dang it, they need to shut down that diesel engine! Haha.
Its the dynamic braking for going down and up steep grades, no horsepower help at all
They're using the dynamic brakes on the diesel to simulate a longer train. UP is testing Big Boy's hauling power (since this is only its second major trip).
Why did they change the diesel this one looks weird in the back
Why the diesel loco?
4014 sounds like it has a bad rod knock.....
Yeah, but it's somewhat normal for steel hardened side rods without roller bearings.
Who's the cutie with the clipboard?
Is there anyplace I can find their itinerary? I want to see these beautiful beasts in the reality.
Try searching on line for the Union Pacific Steam Club.
What will happen to good old challenger 3985, now parked in a dark corner of the engine shed.
UP #3985 is next in line for restoration at the UP Steam Shops after the completion of #4014. It is anticipated to be returned to service in 2021/22.
👍👍👍 very nice video the diesel was doing all the work just listen to the traction motors whine
Diesel was providing dynamic braking for the train and acting as a load for the Big Boy, which did not know it was even there.
Great video, love to see Castle rock once again getting to see one of these beauties in action again. What's the name of the song you played when they arrived at Green River?
Listed at the very end of the video.
@@airailimages Sure enough is, such a beautiful song. Thanks!
Name that Sound. Clank Clank Clankety Clank Clank Clank. Foosh Foosh Foosh Foosh Foosh Foosh. Grrrrrrr Grrrrrrr Grrrrrrr Grrrrrrr. Clickety Clack Clickety Clack Clockety Clack.
Looks like Thomas and his friends. Way to go.
Karine Del Rio to me that’s and insult you cannot say big boy looks like a tank engine
4014's drivers do a lot of clunking ,I don't think its do to lack of grease!
Dana Koester I think it is how big Alco compound articulated locomotives sound. If you watch a video of 3985 it sounds similar.
They would've took the famous UP DDA40X Centennial diesel with the #4014 and #844, instead of taking UP diesel #2650.
Is thos in utah?
Uncle Pete has to paint them canteen cars black
A million pounds of dead weight brought to life by boiling water, amazing
So amazing, only thing that bugs me is the diesel in the consist. Let the steamers be steamers. Get rid of the diesel and lets see the steams engines work.
It's for power and breaking
Come on Big Boy...pull the freight cars and proof that steams are better than diesels
I enjoyed watching and listening to the two monstrously beautiful steamers until Elton John started playing piano. No over dubbing please. Great video all the same.
Thanks. Appreciate your comment. That's why we made a notation onscreen at that point that the ambient audio was unusable. That's the only reason we went with music on that scene.
It looks better dirty 😍
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍🇪🇸
Horrid piano great steam engines.
And that's how it goes in the RUclips universe. Some folks commented that they liked the piano music sequence, others not so much. But something was needed for that sequence since the ambient audio was unusable. Thanks for watching, and thanks for commenting.
Still being pushed by the diesel.
Huh...just learned something. Diesels' dynamic brakes also provide motive force, and not resistance. Whodda thunk………………………………………….right?
Seems like they alternate. Sometimes diesel, sometimes big boy, sometimes 844. But whatever big boy looks great.
It's all dynamic braking where the engine has to do so on steep grades
That diesel is only there *I belive* for dynamic Breaking
Doesn't the diesel also supply the electrical for the rest of the train?