Truck driver with his 18 wheeler thinks he’s the big boy until the mighty Union Pacific real big boy is up his ass💪🏼haha absolute pinnacle of steam power what a machine.
@Marcusjj1973 , or a French train running on regular standard track topping the scales at 574.8 kph (357.2 mph). ruclips.net/video/EOdATLzRGHc/видео.html
No podía dejar de ver el video hasta el final, es imponente como se siente el poder de esas máquinas de vapor, nunca pude concebir porque las sustituyeron por las máquinas diésel, creo que fue por favorecer a la industria petrolera más no por la eficiencia. Mi total reconocimiento a UNION Pacific por la reconstrucción de esta belleza. Gracias
I remember when I was younger seeing one of the big boys in a museum (not in running condition). I thought it would be amazing to see that thing running again. I’m so glad they did this.
The incredible strength and beauty of this marvel of engineering and human creation, which I discovered in 1967, i s astounding - a true symbol of America's might, admires everyone, wherever he is.
The diesel locomotive is not providing any power to the coaches. It has no ability to do that. The power for the coaches comes from power cars. You can see them in the consist. These cars have diesel generators on board. The diesel locomotive is for dynamic braking, PTC data for the 4014 and to keep the train moving should the 4014 have any issues.
@@garystaud5022 I wouldn't say that. Reliability wise, diesel locomotives today are incredible. But here's the important part, they can be mass produced and are pretty flexible. A lot of railroad companies back in the day decided they needed their own locomotives for their own railways and specific situations. Some were easier to produce than others, and some were absolutely ridiculous to maintain but provided the power needed for certain runs. Diesels are a lot easier and less labor intensive than steam, especially when major issues crop up, and more efficient on top of that. Personally I would trust a diesel to run at high stress for a lot longer than I would trust any steam engine to. Doesn't stop me from absolutely loving steam engines though. They command a presence that diesels simply don't. But to let that tint your view on what we have achieved since, and are able to currently in modern times is wrong. It disrespects the insane work people have done to design and create the technology we do today. Look at CPUs for instance. Those things are basically magic and yet we can produce them with insane precision and have them last years with essentially no maintenance aside from making sure they run cool. Any computer system really. Then there's aviation with planes that can fly for thousands of hours with what essentially amounts to basic maintenance, and even the automotive industry. Look at the new corvette, the new Ford GT which, just like the Mk2 in the 60s, won LeMans in 2016, the new CT5-V Blackwing which is an ultimate last gasp of the great V8 sport sedan at least here in the US, and that thing is also mass produced, the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR, sadly no longer in production. Hell, the space industry. Need I mention the Opportunity rover that rolled around on mars for 14 years with no maintenance whatsoever and only died because its solar panels finally got covered in too much dust and it couldn't generate enough power to keep warm, and now we have a new one powered by a nuclear thermoelectric generator that launched a drone that can fly around. To say we can't build things would basically ignore pretty much every good thing that has come out in the last 20 years. Safe to say we can, and very much do build amazing things to this day.
Thank you so much for your contribution of the 4014! Just sat in awe watching her run the rails. For many of us..this is our dream..to see her in person..but in reality..this is as perfect as one could ever hope for ! Thank you again!
Sometimes people wonder why we don't still use steam engines. I finally found some (very approximate) numbers to demonstrate. The Big Boy used about 32,000 lb of coal per hour. It had horsepower approximately equal to two random diesel engines. Random diesel engines consume about 200 gallons of diesel per hour. Big Boy used 12,000 gallons of water per hour. Diesels use virtually no water per hour. Big Boy needed to be refueled every two hours. Diesels need to be refueled every 20-24 hours. Big boy gets greased and serviced at every stop. Diesels get serviced every 1-3 months. So, there's just a massive difference between the two.
Great video of such a marvelous machine. Big Boy # 4012 is on static display at the Steamtown Museum in Scranton. Incredible locomotive. Thanks for sharing this fantastic video.
This is definitely Awesome! I am getting an MTH Gauge 1 or G scale Big Boy #4014, but the coal fired version. It still runs on electricity, but the coal load is what I like. Hopefully next week or the week after at the latest.
Please note how everyone stopped before going under the first small railroad overpasses. They were not sure if the tiny bridges could hold such a huge piece of machinery.
Undoubtedly, this is the best way to experience any train - especially of the steam variety - and particularly #4014. You've done a truly spectacular - let alone in-depth - job of pacing Big Boy here. It's good of you to note the audio issues, but, as someone who had no chance of going, all of this is awesome in any case. As soon as I read your notation about the engines not being in-sync (minus JT ;) ), it became obvious. Thanks!
I bet all the trucks that passed it looked at it and thought: “Dang, I thought nothing could be bigger than the thing I’m driving but this train proved me wrong.”
Ive watched so many of these videos now and the one thing I notice over and over is you see 4014 at full steam and you can barely see any of the smoke or pollution out of her stack meanwhile the diesels ive watched so many of them the entire time its just thick black exhaust the whole way along.
Great video so far! I’m 7:30 minutes in and no stupid music, no talking, just train noise! Love it! Are the wheels out of sync or is it an optical dillusion? Aren’t they all going the same speed? And is 45 all he’s got?
He can go faster but only on freight trains not excursions because ever since that incident with 611 special excursion trains I believe we're restricted down to 40
The front and rear engines are NOT synchronized. They were not designed to be because they don't need to be. Take a look at a few videos. They are almost never synchronized. There are videos out there that show one or the other set of drivers slipping. The drivers are still turning at the same speed because all of the components that make up the two sets of drivers are all the same dimensions.
Nope, it is a freight diesel, no HEP provisions on board. Passenger cars get power from a dedicated generator car in the consist. The diesel is there for dynamic braking, fuel conservation, and emergency situations.
No the diesels are there to be the dinamicbrakes for the big boy and the 4014 is running on it's own power there is no smoke because it's running with number 5 oil
@@FanRailer True. The UP heritage fleet has 3 power cars. 207, 208 and 2066. Car 2066 has been used with 4014 on the 2019 trips. It has been in every video I have watched. It contains a generator for electricity for the passenger coaches, a walk in cooler and freezer, and a pantry for the dining car. Also living quarters for the maintenance person. It is coupled to the kitchen end of the dining car. Just Google UP car 2066. I rode the double header with 4014 and 844 from Ogden, UT to Evenston, WY on Sunday May 12, 2019 when the train returned to Cheyenne, WY after the Golden Spike 150 celebration. Part of the ticket price included a complete tour of the train. I have been in car 2066 and saw what was there.
zemog 4014 is now an oil burner so there is usually little to no smoke unless something is wrong or there is too much oil burning. The diesel is providing additional braking power and electricity to the coaches.
Actually, during World War II, German spies reported back to Berlin about these engines hauling 4 mile long trains through the western plains and Rockies. Hitler's officials dismissed these reports as impossible. Oh how wrong they were! 🇺🇸
@@thunderbird1921 They need to run this mighy beast unassisted with a 3 mile train like they did with the Mighty Challenger some years ago with 143 cars going over Sherman Hill .
Big Boy's a very efficient engine and the engine-man knows what he's doing. At speed, he'll have the regulator and the reversing gear set just right so that there's just enough steam to keep him at a steady speed. The loud 'chuff' sounds that everyone associates with steam trains are caused by steam that's still carrying a lot of pressure - and thus, wasted power.
KARENA VIDEO INI MENGINGATKAN AYAHKU MENJADI MASINIS LOCO/SEPUR DI PTP XIVPG JATIWANGI OFF 2005 PENSIUN, YANG KINI RATA DENGAN TANAH, DAN SEMOGA AYAH TENANG DI SURGA AAMIIN, AKU SUBSCREB OKE, SEMOGA SENANG ! SALAM SEHAT SELALU FROM INDONESIA
She is no longer a static display of an era gone by but a working testament that perfection can never go obsolete.
*he*
Truck driver with his 18 wheeler thinks he’s the big boy until the mighty Union Pacific real big boy is up his ass💪🏼haha absolute pinnacle of steam power what a machine.
Just imagine being in the cab of that monster. That's a story to tell the grandkids.
How does any man become certified, if you will, to "drive" this monster?
That would be true honor.
Gotta love the heat….hotter than hell in there
Other than a bullet train doing like 250 mph there is no more awesome train than this. WOW.
@Marcusjj1973 , or a French train running on regular standard track topping the scales at 574.8 kph (357.2 mph).
ruclips.net/video/EOdATLzRGHc/видео.html
No podía dejar de ver el video hasta el final, es imponente como se siente el poder de esas máquinas de vapor, nunca pude concebir porque las sustituyeron por las máquinas diésel, creo que fue por favorecer a la industria petrolera más no por la eficiencia. Mi total reconocimiento a UNION Pacific por la reconstrucción de esta belleza. Gracias
58:30
That moment when the side rods are in perfect sync...
That's a railroader's wet dream right there, arrow straight perfectly level tracks that just go for mile after mile after mile.
16:41 as well.
usually for me it doesnt look good when its in sync
@@michaelbujaki2462 and 1:22:07
I remember when I was younger seeing one of the big boys in a museum (not in running condition). I thought it would be amazing to see that thing running again. I’m so glad they did this.
The incredible strength and beauty of this marvel of engineering and human creation, which I discovered in 1967, i
s astounding - a true symbol of America's might, admires everyone, wherever he is.
I absolutely LOVE the sound of a steam locomotive as it rides along the rails! Beautiful!
I put this on for background while I work.
That Salton Sea shot was 48 minutes long, at 45 mph that means one continuous shot for 36 miles! Well done!
Amazing. What an incredible machine. The entire Big Boy fleet were an amazing fleet of work-horses
Hats off to Union Pacific. Great Job restoring Big Boy. Bravo!!! Bravo!!!
Big boy is my most favorite Locomotive. I just got the model kit for Christmas. This video is amazing. 💜 Thank you!
Big Boy is my most favorite steam locomotive too
I can watch videos all day long on this beauty. And never get bored. Thanks for this wonderful video.
I read that #4014 is doing all the pulling and the diesel is just providing power to the passenger cars.
The diesel locomotive is not providing any power to the coaches. It has no ability to do that. The power for the coaches comes from power cars. You can see them in the consist. These cars have diesel generators on board. The diesel locomotive is for dynamic braking, PTC data for the 4014 and to keep the train moving should the 4014 have any issues.
Excellent Great catch and video Thanks for sharing your work!
Simply one of the best steam train engines ever. Powerful and a real beauty❤️
It's almost insane that something like this exists
Just by boiling water
And there used to be many, many more of them back in the day. Blows my mind.
Back when Americans could build things! Now, not so much. And we wonder
@@garystaud5022 I wouldn't say that. Reliability wise, diesel locomotives today are incredible. But here's the important part, they can be mass produced and are pretty flexible. A lot of railroad companies back in the day decided they needed their own locomotives for their own railways and specific situations. Some were easier to produce than others, and some were absolutely ridiculous to maintain but provided the power needed for certain runs. Diesels are a lot easier and less labor intensive than steam, especially when major issues crop up, and more efficient on top of that. Personally I would trust a diesel to run at high stress for a lot longer than I would trust any steam engine to. Doesn't stop me from absolutely loving steam engines though. They command a presence that diesels simply don't. But to let that tint your view on what we have achieved since, and are able to currently in modern times is wrong. It disrespects the insane work people have done to design and create the technology we do today. Look at CPUs for instance. Those things are basically magic and yet we can produce them with insane precision and have them last years with essentially no maintenance aside from making sure they run cool. Any computer system really. Then there's aviation with planes that can fly for thousands of hours with what essentially amounts to basic maintenance, and even the automotive industry. Look at the new corvette, the new Ford GT which, just like the Mk2 in the 60s, won LeMans in 2016, the new CT5-V Blackwing which is an ultimate last gasp of the great V8 sport sedan at least here in the US, and that thing is also mass produced, the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR, sadly no longer in production. Hell, the space industry. Need I mention the Opportunity rover that rolled around on mars for 14 years with no maintenance whatsoever and only died because its solar panels finally got covered in too much dust and it couldn't generate enough power to keep warm, and now we have a new one powered by a nuclear thermoelectric generator that launched a drone that can fly around. To say we can't build things would basically ignore pretty much every good thing that has come out in the last 20 years. Safe to say we can, and very much do build amazing things to this day.
36:05 Big Boy galloping near the beautiful ocean is just majestic.
_chef's kiss_
Thank you so much for your contribution of the 4014! Just sat in awe watching her run the rails. For many of us..this is our dream..to see her in person..but in reality..this is as perfect as one could ever hope for ! Thank you again!
*he*
Sometimes people wonder why we don't still use steam engines. I finally found some (very approximate) numbers to demonstrate.
The Big Boy used about 32,000 lb of coal per hour. It had horsepower approximately equal to two random diesel engines.
Random diesel engines consume about 200 gallons of diesel per hour.
Big Boy used 12,000 gallons of water per hour.
Diesels use virtually no water per hour.
Big Boy needed to be refueled every two hours.
Diesels need to be refueled every 20-24 hours.
Big boy gets greased and serviced at every stop.
Diesels get serviced every 1-3 months.
So, there's just a massive difference between the two.
It is true that diesels are obviously "better" otherwise they wouldn't be used. However, the steamers are just 1,000,000x cooler.
On the full screen, an absolutely hypnotic experience! Thanks.
You did that for over an hour? Thats dedication if ive ever seen it...
I'll watch that fer three hours!
Thank You for taking the time to meticulously video this for the people who aren't able to get out there and witness this. 👍
I love the whistle. It sounds so mournful.
Perfect word!! I've been trying to find the perfect description. You hit it!!
*WILL EVERYBODY SHUT UP ABOUT THE DAMN DIESEL. IT IS THERE FOR EXTRA BRAKING AND IF THE STEAM ENGINE FAILS*
Ya I second that
My eyes get wet watching any 4014 footage.
I bet that Big Boy loves the welded rail!
Great video of such a marvelous machine. Big Boy # 4012 is on static display at the Steamtown Museum in Scranton. Incredible locomotive. Thanks for sharing this fantastic video.
Hopefully someone decides to restore a second Big Boy to running condition
that isn't a whistle she's got...it's a growl
they name big boy for a reason
Simply majestic. Thank you.
The biggest and the most powerful steam engine every built, that's quite the mantle 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I should think the ones on those old ships would be larger.
Great video. I got to see the Great Big Boy in Vegas. WOW just impressive as all heck up close. Shame it never got close to its top speed of 80.
Your camera work is amazing! Praise!
Can't wait for the next run, coming to my neck of the woods....
Do you know how to get onboard this beast
where is it going???
The clip when he goes over the bridge was great
This is definitely Awesome! I am getting an MTH Gauge 1 or G scale Big Boy #4014, but the coal fired version. It still runs on electricity, but the coal load is what I like. Hopefully next week or the week after at the latest.
...X4014 Big Boy steam engine: a FASCINATING exhibit of human (creative) INTELLIGENT DESIGN...
God that chuffing sound is like music to my ears.
Please note how everyone stopped before going under the first small railroad overpasses. They were not sure if the tiny bridges could hold such a huge piece of machinery.
Thank you for such EXCELLENT footage.
Undoubtedly, this is the best way to experience any train - especially of the steam variety - and particularly #4014. You've done a truly spectacular - let alone in-depth - job of pacing Big Boy here. It's good of you to note the audio issues, but, as someone who had no chance of going, all of this is awesome in any case. As soon as I read your notation about the engines not being in-sync (minus JT ;) ), it became obvious. Thanks!
Thomas: Tell me a story Hiro
Hiro: well thomas, im the STRONGEST engine on sodor!
Big Boy: hold my coal
@azaabazha it used to have coal back then in the 1940s
24:22 cell tower tree! Ha! Great video. Dedication.
I'm watching all the ads because you fricking deserve it.
1:17 those coupling rods look like greyhounds running across the plain magic
I need this in VR
Yeah imagine if someone made a VR experience of being on the train. I'd pay 100$ for that.
I don't think the 4014's in the game, but check out derail valley VR. You'd handle a train exactly as you would in real life.
I bet all the trucks that passed it looked at it and thought: “Dang, I thought nothing could be bigger than the thing I’m driving but this train proved me wrong.”
absolutely amazing machine but holy cow those rods look like they're just taking a beating
Qué hermosa locomotora la big boy!...
die beste lok die ich je kannte
What was the fastest speed you got up to to match with the loco?
45
Finally, a clip of big boy with the chuff!!
Ive watched so many of these videos now and the one thing I notice over and over is you see 4014 at full steam and you can barely see any of the smoke or pollution out of her stack meanwhile the diesels ive watched so many of them the entire time its just thick black exhaust the whole way along.
I would like to record a train harmonica song by recording this train can I have permission just fun
Is it just me, or is there a bearing clank I hear?
*GORGEOUS!*
A job well done!
How fast are we steaming here
Great video so far! I’m 7:30 minutes in and no stupid music, no talking, just train noise! Love it! Are the wheels out of sync or is it an optical dillusion? Aren’t they all going the same speed? And is 45 all he’s got?
He can go faster but only on freight trains not excursions because ever since that incident with 611 special excursion trains I believe we're restricted down to 40
Penka Genova There’s a video on here somewhere of 4014 at 60MPH.
@@kansasstatealerting2874 There's definitely not lol.
The front and rear engines are NOT synchronized. They were not designed to be because they don't need to be. Take a look at a few videos. They are almost never synchronized. There are videos out there that show one or the other set of drivers slipping. The drivers are still turning at the same speed because all of the components that make up the two sets of drivers are all the same dimensions.
@@FanRailer The person that made the video must have been lying
i always fascinated seeing steam locomotive than diesel one
In most of the videos I have seen, there are at least two other engines in the group. Is this engine being pushed or can it run on it;s own?
It runs just fine on its own.
big boy doesn’t have as much smoke because it doesn’t use coal anymore, right?
Nathan Zhang You are correct
What a charming choo choo!👍
Will the Bug Boy come to North Carolina? Why is there a desiel locomotive behind the 4014?
The diesel is there to supply electric to the passenger coaches it is hauling, iirc.
Nope, it is a freight diesel, no HEP provisions on board. Passenger cars get power from a dedicated generator car in the consist. The diesel is there for dynamic braking, fuel conservation, and emergency situations.
Britain may have been the Queen of Luxury and Speed but...
America was the King of Power.
Was the BIGBOY pulling that hole load under it's own power? Or we're the diesels helping him somewhat or completely?
No the diesels are there to be the dinamicbrakes for the big boy and the 4014 is running on it's own power there is no smoke because it's running with number 5 oil
müller rayan Big Boy is 4014..
@@kansasstatealerting2874 that's just the number
Magnifique et colossal.....
"Hot box detected axle 10." Thanks Captain Obvious.
Was the diesel locomotive providing any power, or was it attached as an emergency back up
Daniel Weiss the diesel provides additional braking and electricity to the coaches
@@derekyuen4773 the diesel does NOT provide electricity to the passenger cars.
The diesel was only there for dynamic braking
@@FanRailer True. The UP heritage fleet has 3 power cars. 207, 208 and 2066. Car 2066 has been used with 4014 on the 2019 trips. It has been in every video I have watched. It contains a generator for electricity for the passenger coaches, a walk in cooler and freezer, and a pantry for the dining car. Also living quarters for the maintenance person. It is coupled to the kitchen end of the dining car.
Just Google UP car 2066.
I rode the double header with 4014 and 844 from Ogden, UT to Evenston, WY on Sunday May 12, 2019 when the train returned to Cheyenne, WY after the Golden Spike 150 celebration. Part of the ticket price included a complete tour of the train. I have been in car 2066 and saw what was there.
that sound!!!!!!!!
4014 "WE CAN HANDLE IT!"
Going with two diesels it’s like 3985 and those heritage V9s
Can't help but repeat, I think I can I think I can.
Beautiful
I wish they would let it roll at its original operating revenue speed
At 17:00 minute the rods are in the same position
Big boy is impressive but I prefer the Flying Scotsman steam engine in England. First passenger steam driven loco to exceed 100mph.
WERE IS ALL THE BLACK SMOKE FROM THE BOILER OR IS THE DIESEL TRAIN PUSHING IT
zemog 4014 is now an oil burner so there is usually little to no smoke unless something is wrong or there is too much oil burning. The diesel is providing additional braking power and electricity to the coaches.
Derek Yuen The diesel does not provide electricity to the coaches. It only provides braking. Power comes from the power cars.
Heard stories of German POWs seeing these during the war an they new it was lost at the site of these levitations
Actually, during World War II, German spies reported back to Berlin about these engines hauling 4 mile long trains through the western plains and Rockies. Hitler's officials dismissed these reports as impossible. Oh how wrong they were! 🇺🇸
@@thunderbird1921 They need to run this mighy beast unassisted with a 3 mile train like they did with the Mighty Challenger some years ago with 143 cars going over Sherman Hill .
es ist der stolz einer ganzen generation und sie wird es auch bleiben
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45mph is pretty slow for Big Boys. They were made for going 70.
On the contrary, they were rarely run that fast in service. Typical freight speeds would have been 25-55 mph or so.
@@FanRailer True. But when they could, they would. They were made for high-speed freight service.
The SIZE of that lad!
Legend
Was für einen starke Lok.Selbst im Modell 1:87 ist die noch riesig.
Back Then Those Steam Locomotives Were Really Fast
Awesome video....I wonder if the Big Boy would flatten a penny.....lmao
It would flatten a Mack truck with ease I'm sure lol
As thin as aluminum!!
Why the most scene, BIg Boy runs without sound of steam chu chu chu?It seem run by power of diesel locomotive.
Steam Technicolor 4014 is converted to burn oil, thus its cleaner and less smoke then a coal burner locomotive.
Derek Yuen I love when we use the world cleaner and coal or petrol in the same sentence! But that doesn’t explain the lack of sound or does it?
Big Boy's a very efficient engine and the engine-man knows what he's doing. At speed, he'll have the regulator and the reversing gear set just right so that there's just enough steam to keep him at a steady speed. The loud 'chuff' sounds that everyone associates with steam trains are caused by steam that's still carrying a lot of pressure - and thus, wasted power.
BazilRat he should waste energy for the show!
The Camera man took centre stage
I LIKE LIKE LIKE LOCO STEAM UP BLACK NO.1, MANTAP MANTAP #ALIPER
Dat think is fast strong and masev
He's a big boy
AAA+ 👍
So much wheel slip!!! Needs a bit more sand!
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..amazing....warbiyasah tenin...
Cool
1:06:54
bring back 4012