The Largest Steam Locomotive on Earth!
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
- Follow Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 and the 844 on a special double-header between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Ogden, Utah. The event coincided with Union Pacific's Spike 150 Celebration commemorating the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869. This is the 4014's first excursion run after being restored to operating condition. Scenes along Sherman Hill and the Wasatch Mountains show Big Boy working over the mountain grades it was originally designed for.
This is an excerpt from "Return of the Big Boy" available on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download. www.7ideaproductions.com/prod... 
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Between this and the saturn V...I'm mind blown by just how much we could accomplish back then with just simple slides, rulers, and paper blueprints.
I work at Michoud Assembly Facility currently building the Artemis rocket and people still talk about Wernher von Braun and the Apollo program with awe and respect. People were built different back then.
Showing my age here. I still have my slide rule from high school and college! It was my dad's that he used to teach radar tech to GIs in WWII. 😊
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We still can ,and better as free people
Yup, there were truly some pretty tall foreheads out there, even back then! 😮
I wish I’d lived in a time where things still had a romance to them. If you sat me in that drivers seat for a run you’d never knock the smile off my face.
The building blocks of the past. It is really heart warming to see such a engineering marvel from a time long past.
I really hope to see 3985 be rebuilt in the coming years, after being donated to RRHMA. Time will tell, and hoping the foundation is willing to put the blood, sweat, time, and tears into her.
Walk around videos of her showed so much damage…
Atleast they aren’t the last of the super steamers. WMRR 1309 recently got a whistle upgrade, which warms my soul.
150 years ago, we didn't even have autobiles. Trains were the best for long distance travel. It really opened up our country. God bless all the workman who laid thousands of miles of . tracks.
The 4023 should be restored, it was built to burn oil from the factory, its faster, and its 2 feet longer than the 4014.
@@annefrankvapepen2064 like God intended?! LOLOL
I was lucky enough to be able to ride this train for this event, and i'll never forget it, that is truly the most impressive machines i have ever seen, watching it come through Salt Lake the first time to be restored and riding it back to home.
Lucky You great memories, enjoy. Thanks for sharing.
you lucky man
The Monalisa of steam locomotives... Absolutely beautiful...
OMG Scott, do I ever envy you! What a treat that must of been! Fantastic!!
At the 5:10 mark, at East Granger, I repeatedly played that segment over and over. It was just such a magnificent sight in that morning air with the rolling hills and those big puffy clouds as the backdrop & the steam catching all the colors of the sunrise! What a beautiful sight!
You are one lucky guy!! I'd of given up far to much to enjoy a ride like that, I kid you not!!
Thanks for sharing Scott!!
Watching it at 23:44 I feel like the clean burn of the fuel oil makes the train useful in the modern era. The burn looks to be about 95% cleaner than the original coal powered boilers. It's pretty impressive. A natural gas, propane, or kerosene boiler, would make it even cleaner, to the point that there wouldn't be any smoke.
As a photographer, those conditions at 7:50 are absolute perfection. I've gotten to do a sunrise photoshoot of the 611 under similar conditions and it is spectacular to watch all that smoke billow and glow in the morning cold and light.
Actually, all of that white is steam, not smoke. Very little smoke is emitted when a steam engine is run by a competent engineer.
I think there's 1 reason why the Big Boy is a fan favorite of Union Pacific (fans and UP employees alike): no matter what challenge it's placed in front of it, the big boy will do whatever it takes to chug on through. The strength, speed, and just about everything of this historical masterpiece is remarkable. It can pretty much do ANYTHING when given the opportunity.
These things are massive. I was allowed to crawl up on one at Age 4 and I felt like a king. They are unbelievable. Had an HO scale replica and it was my favorite.
I grew up in Cheyenne in the 50's UP had occasional tours and I remember being shown a Big Boy cab and walking beside it. Also lucky that my aunt and uncle operated a truck stop across the highway from the mainline approach to Sherman Hill so I could watch these monsters earning their keep.
I had a HO big boy as a kid, it was a big thrill!!!--- it dominated over all other trains
I have the Big Boy in HO and N, the stars of my collection.
@@brownro214 I've always had a passion for the Lionel O and LGB scales.
Still my favourite at 72.
Who doesn’t love the old steam locomotives? Beautiful and thank you for sharing a piece of history in the making.
I fell in love with steam locomotives as a child. So evocative of bygone days...
Makes me so happy; and makes me feel wistful, too :(
I don't, I'd take a diesel loko over a stinking steam loko any time of the day.
@@johaneaas someone who has worked around diesel locomotives for the past 26 years i will say the diesels stink pretty bad .
@@kevinpatrick8788 Disagree, doing diesel engines myself for over 30 years now. Granted not on locos but for ships propulsion, ships power generation and land power plants.
I don’t mind the aromatic smell of gas oil, diesel oil or heavy fuel oil.
Although I can live without the exhaust smoke for sure….
I was a pilot on this engine. Told Steve Lee where the slows were. Rode it from Fremont Nebraska to Boone Iowa. The heat it generated made me sleep for 14 hours. Was a cool experience and they let me pull the chain to sound the whistle... New engines have a simple button to sound the horn, but this has a chain you pull and it's not easy
Thank you for sharing! 🙂
its impressive as to how much the 4014 shakes the earth when it goes by. First time I gotta see this machine, it was just beyond me that mankind came up with something so amazing in such earlier years.
I'm jealous.
My dad started out shoveling coal for CNR just after the war. My grand dad would take me to the round house to watch the engines change tracks. Although I was just a kid, I miss the days of Steam. Thanks for the memories.
BIG BOY says it all. Nothing will ever replace it. Built to get the job done. And did it ever.
What an engine!
Very nicely put together film. Just the right amount of narration and not intrusive either. Thanks.
@Jesus has given you all. Repent or die. he does not exist
When traveling through Wyoming for a business meeting, I by chance encountered and followed this big boy for about 2 miles before it moved out of sight, when it was on its way to being renovated. As a model railroad builder, it was an absolutely amazing experience. This big boy is in the class of the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Amd there's next year's Budweiser superbowl commercial. BigBoy pulls up to the station, and the Clydesdales trott out of a car it's pulling
Simply excellent. No stupid bg music, beautiful camera work, simple and concise narration, 10/10.
Thank you!
Simply awesome and breathtaking! Those steam locomotives really had soul. Many heartfelt thanks to all those talented men, women, UP officials, and countless others who had the time, experience, money, and willingness to undertake the restoration of 4014. It came thru SW Louisiana in August last year and I was fortunate enough to see it up close and was really impressed with its enormous size and power. Just not enough hyperbole to describe 4014!
Thank you Rail Workers, past, present and future. I know this is a show for the public, but its really for you. You keep us rockin and rolling!
Thank you. . Come see us at the ATSF 2926
BIG BOY is truly impressive...brings back childhood memories of the 1960's when we lived close to the shunting yard and turn-table for the Steam-locomotives, in Bangalore. May have missed it in the commentary, this is perhaps the Broad-gauge line...Thanks for bringing them into our homes and hearts...God Bless...
The vast majority of North American railroads are standard gauge ( 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 1,435 mm). Exceptions include some streetcar, subway and rapid transit...from google
My childhood was next to a railroad station during the 1950’s! It comforted me as I went to sleep; hearing the steam engines! It was difficult when my family moved when I was 10!
@@Stanley7746 Thanks Stan, in India the we have the Broad (1,676 mm), Metre & Narrow (762 mm/ 610 mm) gauges...Once again as Google indicates.
@@maxxhanley9006 Can understand that feeling Maxx...I think that is the reason God has given us 'memory' boxes...to enjoy a lot of nostalgia...Cheers...
Wow, crew change for the first time in sixty years! That's one dedicated crew!
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Those sunrise scenes are phenomenal!
It is so good to see the beautiful old lady running again. I was a little boy when my grandfather took me to see this grand old lady for the first time. She was a monster so much power and grace. See her brings back memories some good some bad.
UP "Big Boy" is an old man. His older sister, UP Challenger would be considered the "old lady".
If this thing is a she a beautiful lady then they should call it BIG GIRL not boy
Steam locomotives have so much soul in them. Something diesels just seems to lack.
You know what they say? Steam engines have mood swings.
Diesel and electric engines are not puffing steam, also they lack all the cranks and rods and other moving parts. That's what make steams interesting.
@@petrveselsky306 I loved them! When I was young I drew pictures of steam locomotives that hsd6do many rods and controls that they'd never have been able to move.
@Jesus has given you all. Repent or die. what has your BS has to do with steam locos.. fool.
@Jesus has given you all. Repent or die.
So u like the steam locomotive over diesel or electric? , hard to tell by ur reply .. no train 🚂, no gain ..
What an amazing feat of engineering those two engines are and your videography has shown them off so well and capturing the power of these magnificent beasts; great to see the close ups and maintenance shots too. Fascinated to see the 4-4-0s being used to complete the link up all those years ago. That wheel base configuration was very common in the UK in the early days, one (an Aspinall Atlantic) apparently being recorded at just short of 100mph in 1899 and hauling five coaches. It’s amazing what man did in those earlier days when putting steam to good use, engines either big or small! Thanks Stephen
Verdade!
I don't know what a 4-4-0 is, but I do know the Big Boy 4014 is a 4-8-8-4.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_4014
@@chigobwynquorev4513 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and no trailing wheels. I think the wheel combinations (there is also letter coding for differentiation between tender, tank, saddle tank and pannier tanked locos) used on British railways over the steam years was the most comprehensive selection, but it looks like the USA had the most loco wheels and that’s neglecting those on the tender! Hope this helps!
@@CenariosdeArrepiar Thank you!
This was a really enjoyable video. Thank you for making this film and thanks to Union Pacific for bringing 4014 back to life.
Beautiful machines. They are what creates wonder and even romance to something as mundane and harsh as rail. Sounds corny but when I hear that whistle I can literally picture myself out in the wilderness hearing that whistle echoing through the trees for miles an miles. Even with the two steam locomotives, the diesel running and the road traffic in the background you can hear that echo through the countryside 6:35. Think about that sound back before all the other noise. What it meant to those who heard it.
It sounds just like hope
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I lived like that for a decade, in Podunk, USA where I could hear the trains coming, the whistles blowing, or be at the creek and watch it cross a trestle built in 1910. Walking across that trestle at other times, & encouraging my usually very brave dog who took on bears even, cross an open bed trestle where you stepped on the railroad ties across a gap you could look down & see the water 80ft below; the smell of ancient creosote, all the sounds of a train moving, rushing water, wind blowing thru trees....thanks so much for reminding me.
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7:10 One of the best drive-by shots ever. No crossing bells, horns or whistles; just pure unadultered locomotive sound. I don't care about bells and whistles, i want to hear the engine!
EDIT: There's s actually a number of such nice sequences in this video. Very nicely done!
Yes I avoid grade crossing shots whenever possible.
Union Pacific Railroad restored BIG BOY Steam-locomotive on first run since restored. What a beautiful train and beautiful scenery for her first ride. Peaceful.
That is awesome to know that the Big Boy can pull a SD70-ACE at brake 8 as well as the excursion cars behind it. Makes sense though since the Big Boys were originally rated for 3,600 tons of freight. I think I read somewhere that they even pulled somewhere in the lower 4,000 ton range. Truly a force to be reckoned with
Just mind-boggling. Beautifully shot video of awesome equipment. I meant to put it on in the background while working on a project, but instead ended up staring at the screen the whole time.
A beautiful example of excellent engineering at it best. I am in awe of this and will never forget the golden age of steam locomotion. Thank you.
For those of us who love purely mechanical machines, these locomotives are near or at the very top of those to be admired. Incredible machines that sound and feel like they are actually alive.
Love, love, love these old engines. Got the pleasure to see Big Boy #4014 on the 2021 Steam Tour when it was stopped in Fort Worth as part of the tour and then again on August 15th as they made a stop in Waxahachie where I live.
@ ====> 20:55, classic slot from this footage,. tq very much. Really love it.🚂
Man those drive wheels are something else
It is a treat to watch! Phenomenal locomotive and a fascinating journey. Very well filmed.
I remember going down to one of the round houses in Seattle, when my dad was a railway mail clerk, watching steam locomotives being fired up early in the morning. As a kid my favorite locomotives included the Big Boys, Shay and Mallet compound engines. Each was unique in its own way.
Trains impress me more than planes, rocket ships, cars, kitchen appliances, TVs, satellites, submarines and ships, cell phones, and any form of government!
This is magic I love the power like listening to the sound of a P 51 I remember working on my car when you could get to everything yourself with the help of a neighbor or friend and the guy at the auto parts store would tell you how to do it maybe even stop by your house and point things out but wouldn’t touch a wrench because he wanted you to learn I was in high school
I am infinitely glad that I was allowed to attend the ceremony with a German travel group 👍👍👍
That's very neat :). I was there as well with my mother and our tour group of about 40+ American tourists.
Thanks, for mentioning, & appreciate your Thoughts…….
Thank you, Heidi. Your kind words mean a lot.
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For me steam engines are very much breathing BEASTS and the Big Boy has enough drive wheels for two locomotives. I will have to see one in person someday.
Come to Cheyenne Wyoming in July and you can see the 4014. I live in Cheyenne, and see her a lot :)
Thank you so much for posting this unforgettable video. That beautiful locomotive belching the steam and smoke takes me back to my youth, when I was able to stand very close to those magnificent engines as they arrived at the Union Station in Columbus Ohio.
Great video. I remember the Nickel Plate RR steam engines used to roar past my house when I was small boy during the 1950's.
Thanks for providing this video. What a wonderful locomotive to see in action.
Ela é muito grande extensa!
Wow thank you for the upload. Such an awesome machine, incredible size shudder to think the power she generates.
Flippin huge, gotta love these beasties..
Wish I was born back in 1869 🚂
Thanks for this! Excellent videography & editing. Lots of research/planning evident. Breathtaking locomotive.
I had the chance to see 4014 when it came through Mo last year.That thing is a monster.A beautiful monster.
When I was a little guy in Bergen Norway, 1954 or so, my dad and I with a couple of my friends and their dads would every so often on a Friday go to the railroad station to watch the evening locomotive train come in from the capitol city of Oslo. They were far from this big, but for us they were great. The engineer would always give us a wave as we stood on the platform. Afterwards we would go to the station restaurant for ice cream and then walk home. Those days were great. We left Norway for Chicago a few years later, and life changed.
5:00 That is such a beautiful scene!!!
Power and beauty all rolled into one!
Just awesome!!!
Nice cow-catcher too!
What a spectactular sight! Thank you for posting this!.
Wow, I had no idea they used the SD70 to farther test 4014's pulling ability! Impressive!
SD70 is only there to provide electricity for the passengers. Big Boys only pulled freight, no electric service for lights or air-conditioning.
@@georgeneuhauser4752 Wow, you really misunderstood my comment. Did I imply they did that the entire time? No, I did not. And incorrect, freight diesels don't have head-end power for electricity to the passenger cars. And you're talking to someone who loves the Big Boy, of course I knew they were built for freight. The diesel was there for dynamic braking to save wear and tear on the steamer's brakes.
@@georgeneuhauser4752 SD70 won't have HEP either. 844 which was designed for passengers would have had some provision for HEP. However I don't think 844 would have the right Electricity for modern amenities. The second car #209 Howard Fogg is a power car. That's where the train is getting HEP.
The Wyoming track is laid on the southern edge of the Red Desert a wonderfully 'untouched' landscape if you ignore the oil wells...saw a large herd of pronghorn running in this high desert environment. And NO ONE goes there if it is not hunting season.
I have one word to describe Big Boy..................MAJESTIC........He is a Majesty among locomotives. Although I am not a smart train guy I would like to thank all those involved in saving ,then restoring, this utterly fantastic machine !!!
Undoubtedly that sunrise scene was stunning but 7:15 & 13:46 is a BIG FAT WOW. Great job and thank you very much for sharing this with us.
I've always loved the rail road. My Dad worked for Kansas City Southern from before WW2 until he retired in 1979. I was lucky enough to see this steam engine when it came to Beaumont, Texas in August 2021. Darned impressive.
I got to see Big Boy 3 separate times and each time I was impressed by everything from the size to the people who were their to see it
I don't know why, but I just started crying (or tearing rather) halfway through. I guess I am just utterly mesmerized. Steam locomotives are alive and such beautiful creatures!
I never get tired of seeing this locomotive on the tracks, it’s a great scene to see this magnificent piece of locomotion blowing smoke coming down the tracks!
Kudos to UP for having the fortitude to restore this terrific part of history!
What a GREAT tribute to the Big Boy, the Mighty 4014!
Just discovered your channel, thanks so much for such amazing footage, editing and narration!!
This is one of those great videos that deliberately leaves out the music. The sounds of silence with the faint backgrounds of the steamer is the best music in the world. WELL DONE.
Kudos to the film Crew-s- and post editing Team , you've got some amazing footage in this video :-)
Very impressive. I can understand why there are many train enthusiasts.
I like WW II warships and warbirds, myself... but this is cool too. I know a guy in CA who is big into model trains.
My son got the honor of piloting Big Boy on it's journey through western Kansas in September 2021. What a thrill for all of us.
Forever embodying the power, courage, ingenuity, and beauty of America. So much of the country was built, grown, expanded...and thrived on the backs of these glorious machines.
Saw this in Strasburg, CO two years ago with my dad! He took me to go see it. When I was little, every Saturday morning, he used to take my brother and I to the nearest crossing. We’d wave to the conductors as they passed by. We also used to take the ski train to Winter Park every year.
America has such a rich history of rail transit. It’s truly unmatched. I wish we had more trains than we do now. They were (and continue to be in a lotta ways, at least commercially) our backbone.
agreed. I wish the US had continued to develop its rail transit system rather than relying on monster highways and commuter culture. at this point the switch is too expensive and intrusive to peoples lives, it will take a massive shakeup to make it happen.
It's amazing how they restored Big Boy in such a short space of time. Wll done to all invloved. Amazing machine. I never thought they would do it.
Oh, and by the way, 844 is the only UP loco that has never been retired, still going strong.
I remember my uncle talking about steam. He was a 50 year railway man. He was a fireman on steam, going from the English Midlands to London on expresses. A bad driver who didn't nanage the engine well, meant you had to shovel more coal. Also when diesel and electric locos came in, nobody wanted to go back to steam!!!
Wow! Great filming! My Grandfather was a railman in Ogden and surrounding area back in the 1930-40's, and would tell so many stories of these amazing Iron Horses! He made many a run from Odgen to Evanston. I'm sure he would have stories about the 4014 as well.
Thank you! I would have been fun to hear his stories.
Another epic railroad-journey film from Yours.. Thank´s . Two things... to see those absolutely stunning views made by earth itself and that marvel of engineering made by man mix so fantastic together is a humble experience. Thank`s again and cheers from Sweden!
perfect narrator for this video. absolutely perfect. thank you!! you guys took me back to the good old days.
Beautiful landscape, awesome steam engines, great photography!!! 😍
A first class job by everyone involved in the restoration and the spectacular video, very well done all.
What a great report!Those machines are fantastic...
Absolutely fantastic. In my young days I worked with steam engines. I cant stop watching these magnificent powerful giants.
Dang, that steamer can put out a cloud.
It's awesome to see this machine operate as designed, nearly a century ago
I approve of the narrator as well. I was a professional announcer for nearly two decades. You're good!
WOW, you have a clear, articulate voice! I hope you do this professionally! Great presentation, too. I love these big trains! Thanks for the video! ❤❤
Thank you.
The most awesome train ever constructed!!!!! So glad they restored it!!!!!!!!
Fabulous engines & breathtaking landscapes. Thank you for a very enjoyable video.
Great job. Enjoyed immensely. Nice focus, Great narration. Nice set ups. Great timing. Lots of planning. Great execution. I subscribed.
Absolutely awesome video, shot so beautifully.
Spectacular! A real thing of beauty. You got some magnificent shots! Thanks to Union Pacific for restoring this marvelous "machine" -- in quotes, because I think she's alive!
It's he I mean not she.
There is nothing more beautiful than a steam train. Thank you for the share
GREAT video, I have several blu-rays of your work. Thanks for the insight on the operations on this trip. It seemed clear that UP wasn't letting 4014 work very much at first (which makes perfect sense to me; I wouldn't have done it any different given it was the first real post restoration run), good to hear when they decided to let her work more
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4014 still doesn’t do much work except on grades
WOW 🤩 the 4014 is a really awesome 😎 sight to see. I really love ❤️ Big Boy 4014 very powerful steam locomotive 🚂 that’s for sure.
This is nostalgic for me.
I remember my mom and I sitting on the hood of the car waiting for miles long freight trains to pass.
Or driving along side on a parallel road counting how many cars this one would have. Always trying to beat the record.
Awesome footage - thanks for posting.
I have seen it twice on its travels to the Central US. Yes, it's size is massive but it's the whole concept of the Steam Locomotive that captures attention. The first trip in 19 it stayed overnight in my town's rail yard. So I got a whole variety of photos plus a neat video as it sped toward us in the countryside.
The last trip gave us more time to view this remarkable machine. It would be so fun to be able to ride on this train.
So glad you were there to capture that iconic scene at first sunrise at Granger! Also I have to go back in my footage and check but I was flying the drone right at that scene at Peterson and I probably have you in the shot somewhere there which is awesome!
That would be neat to see Dan. Totally awesome trip!
I honestly don't know what it is about these Steam engines, but they always seem to hit me in the feels, when they let those whistles blow. But I hope to actually see the "Big Boy" in person someday
I do not care what anyone says, that is a beautiful beast.
Feliciation to you and for a super great trip, and as always much appreciation for all of your efforts in sharing these videos of such a wonderful and scenic place. Keep up the tremendous work.
Great video and great scenery. It makes me wish I had been on that train.
"Big boy pauses for a crew change for the first time in over 60 years!" Man that crew must be tired!
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I remember when I was in grade school. Union Pacific brought this monster out to Corinne, Utah as part of the celebration for the Golden Spike. All of us school kids got to ride it from Corinne to Salt Lake City. I remember looking at this monster in total awe. What a beautiful locomotive and you can miss that whistle.💕💕💕
Really delighted to see this engine in action again even if on my laptop. I was only 10 or 11 working on a construction for my dad and watched these engines in action pulling coal cars into Idaho over a mile long somewhere around Burley, Idaho. But they would have more than one engine, maybe for backup I don't know. What a show!
Big Boy 4014's my Number Two engine! One of my three favorites along with Daylight 4449 (my Number Four), and J class 611 (my Number Five)!
For me 1 is #844 2 is BIG BOY and 3 is #3985 I have seen them all.
@@geomodelrailroader Cool! My twin brother Daniel has the same Number one engine 844 too!
I remember feeling the steam blow pants legs when I was 7 years old...and actually a bit terrified of those fantastic monsters. I guess this was just a very gentle break-in run because surely all those engines could be pulling a few miles of cars.
It's a beautiful, powerful, amazing looking thing. Around minute 9. Amazing. What a BRILLIANT job they did in the building and restoration of this engine. The 440s are very beautiful too.
awesome video..thanks for posting. Sure love that whistle 👍🙂💚
Majestic and awe inspiring! Would be quite a privilege to be a passenger. Those early morning shots are amazing. 🇺🇸👏🇬🇧