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  • Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
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    Union Pacific Steam Schedule: www.up.com/heritage/steam/sch...
    No. 4014 made a trip to Omaha and return in June 2023 for the College Baseball Championship. Stay safe and happy chasing!
    Accelerating uphill out of Pine Bluffs, WY: • Pacing Union Pacific B...
    Pacing east out of Gering, NE, 2023: • Pacing Union Pacific B...
    2022 Denver Trip: • Union Pacific Big Boy ...
    UP Big Boy 2022 Update: • UP 4014 Update 2022
    Working HARD on the Big Boy 2021 Tour: • Union Pacific Big Boy ...
    EDIT: Thanks for making this hit SEVEN MILLION views!
    Supercut of the two best pacing shots from this date. Accelerating out of Walnut Ridge, AR and sanding the flues just south of Knobel, AR. Speed towards the end of the video is approaching 45 MPH. Enjoy =)
    FAQ (READ):
    Oil burning locomotives must have their flues and tubes "sanded" every few dozen miles because any oil that does not fully combust in the firebox will end up coating said tubes and flues and hinder heat transfer to the boiler. When the locomotive is working hard, a heavy draft is induced from the firebox, through the tubes and flues to the smokebox and out the stack. The sand that is poured through the firebox peep hole in the cab is sucked through the tubes and flues and scours them clean of the oil deposits, hence the short periods of black exhaust.
    The diesel locomotive accompanies UP Steam power to provide a measure of security and flexibility in operations. The diesel can hold or slow the train speed down using dynamic braking, thus saving the cost of new brake shoes and the time needed to install them. Additionally, the diesel can be used to assist when necessary, and to extend the fuel and water supply, allowing for longer operating distances and days. Finally, as of 2021, the diesel is an integral part of the PTC system required for FRA compliance.
    The water overflow from just in front of the rear cylinder on the fireman's side is the exhaust steam injector overflow port. Discharge from this port is normal when starting and stopping the injector, and when the injector switches between live steam and exhaust steam.
    Arkansas pacing: • Pacing Union Pacific B...
    Working steam in Texas & Arkansas: • Union Pacific Big Boy ...
    Climbing out of St. Louis: • Union Pacific Big Boy ...
    0:00 - Accelerating out of Walnut Ridge
    4:16 - Sanding the flues (40-45 MPH)
    5:00 - Cruising (45 MPH)
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  • @hivaidz3250
    @hivaidz3250 2 года назад +6692

    Your video stabilization is so smooth it ran off with my wife

    • @FanRailer
      @FanRailer  2 года назад +666

      New top comment right here bro

    • @manuelmurillo5801
      @manuelmurillo5801 2 года назад +43

      @@FanRailer a

    • @Drumle
      @Drumle 2 года назад +48

      Огромная живая машина. У нас в Росси таких не было.

    • @spacebarbepressed6552
      @spacebarbepressed6552 2 года назад +99

      It's so dumb how some people recording simple things constantly go gfdhurvjyfb with the camera. Good job!

    • @sodorflubbs5000
      @sodorflubbs5000 2 года назад +10

      Lol

  • @glasslinger
    @glasslinger 2 года назад +4945

    To think, that whole machine was designed without a single CAD program! All with drafting boards and ink!

    • @beastmasaurus6467
      @beastmasaurus6467 2 года назад +277

      You mean, just like everything else right up to early 90’s!

    • @MommyKhaos
      @MommyKhaos 2 года назад +243

      @@beastmasaurus6467 ehhhhh, a lot of aircraft were designed with CAD all the way back into the 70s, same with ships and cars.

    • @elzar760
      @elzar760 2 года назад +93

      She still looks as beautiful as she ever did.

    • @armandsauciuc
      @armandsauciuc 2 года назад +65

      pure mathematics

    • @beastmasaurus6467
      @beastmasaurus6467 2 года назад +117

      @@MommyKhaos Are you even aware as to what a computer looked like or how they functioned in the 1970's? My father started his career in the mid 80's and didn't use a CAD program until the mid-late 90's (CAD 11), and it was still primitive.

  • @RErnie-gv1hv
    @RErnie-gv1hv 10 месяцев назад +423

    82 years and still beautiful.

    • @Gaspard-uc4iv
      @Gaspard-uc4iv 6 месяцев назад +5

      Magnifique

    • @lyft4238
      @lyft4238 4 месяца назад +6

      Joe Bidens age

    • @brook8294
      @brook8294 3 месяца назад

      More beautiful now than in it's day

    • @luislaplume8261
      @luislaplume8261 3 месяца назад

      ​@@lyft4238It was built in 1941 and the last 5 Big Boys were built in 1944 numbers 2020 til 2024.

    • @danielnicklisch9100
      @danielnicklisch9100 16 дней назад

      Immer noch gut ​@@lyft4238

  • @chrismoody1342
    @chrismoody1342 11 месяцев назад +482

    You can’t look away at those connecting rods and timing linkages doing heir work. It is mesmerizing to watch.

    • @Cactusfruitsquisher
      @Cactusfruitsquisher 9 месяцев назад +15

      Absolutely hypnotic

    • @StrangeScaryNewEngland
      @StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 месяца назад +13

      It actually enrages my simple mind trying to comprehend how someone even BEGAN to think about making this and putting it all together in such a way that this was the result. I feel the same way when I watch shows like How It's Made and see all of the miles of factory equipment, with all of the millions of moving parts. So cool, but so annoying.

    • @DarkSwordsman
      @DarkSwordsman 3 месяца назад +10

      What blows my mind is that I can't imagine the forces at play. Surely the main rod weighs at least a ton, and how fast it's going up and down from the wheel rotation?

    • @herheartbeats5727
      @herheartbeats5727 3 месяца назад +4

      And to think all of this was designed just by paperboard, log table and ruler xd.

    • @antoochibbo1355
      @antoochibbo1355 3 месяца назад +1

      Someone please point out the main pistons.... Im trying to spot how powere is transferred to those rods unsuccessfully

  • @markiobook8639
    @markiobook8639 11 месяцев назад +232

    huge shout out to the multi-generational restoration team. Brilliant work.

    • @StrangeScaryNewEngland
      @StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 месяца назад +7

      Just think, that old beast has technically been being restored since the days it was first launched. By that, I mean the constant Maintenace and part replacements over years and years! Cool to think about!

  • @alexanderdalca6828
    @alexanderdalca6828 2 года назад +2224

    Does anyone else literally start to tear up watching this? It's just incredible to see this magnificent machine running.

    • @suelynnthompson7821
      @suelynnthompson7821 2 года назад +47

      Yes me too!

    • @CobaltZ_hans
      @CobaltZ_hans 2 года назад +59

      It used to live 5 minutes away from me at the Pomona Fairplex. I was able to watch them move it out to begin the restoration process. It makes me happy to see this beast on the rails once again

    • @michaelmayler6642
      @michaelmayler6642 2 года назад +15

      I'm new to rail. What is powering this train?

    • @rudycarlson8245
      @rudycarlson8245 2 года назад +65

      @@michaelmayler6642 Steam! And the boiler is now oil fired! 4014 here used to be coal fired when it was built back in November 1941 but it was converted to burn oil when it was rebuilt

    • @travelingman484
      @travelingman484 2 года назад +6

      Yes

  • @marcot3333
    @marcot3333 Год назад +1429

    What an awesome video. No stupid "dramatic" music. No begging for likes, shares, and subscribers. A classic, deserves another 4 million views!

    • @FanRailer
      @FanRailer  Год назад +83

      Thanks. I generally let my work speak for itself.

    • @tayyabsafdar7069
      @tayyabsafdar7069 Год назад +18

      Big boy has his own mood, doesn't like likes, he knows he is liked by all.

    • @DerBingle1
      @DerBingle1 Год назад +3

      Really. I hate that stupid begging. You either like a video or you don't, or just have no opinion either way.

    • @briank10101
      @briank10101 Год назад +1

      I can hear steam locomotive sound effects 🤣

    • @stevenA44
      @stevenA44 Год назад

      Totally agree!

  • @megajuanph11
    @megajuanph11 4 месяца назад +89

    I can imagine the uncontrollable faces of pride the engineers and builders must had after finishing this

    • @StrangeScaryNewEngland
      @StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 месяца назад +15

      Just think about how their very essence lives on through these machines. It's like having the creators return from the grave every time this thing is fired up.

    • @Bob-bm3pd
      @Bob-bm3pd 3 месяца назад +1

      Absolutely impressive sight.

    • @swokatsamsiyu3590
      @swokatsamsiyu3590 Месяц назад +4

      Speaking as a retired Master Welder appreciative of good engineering, they probably would have to surgically remove that grin from my face because I would not stop beaming for weeks on end when seeing it take to the tracks.

  • @AdemoniusPendarkassis
    @AdemoniusPendarkassis Год назад +536

    Hello. I write from France.
    We have had, here in Europe, magnificent, fine, sleek steam locomotives, but this one is high above all words. Most impressive of all time. Thank you for having known how to preserve some of them and to make them work for our immense pleasure. What a beautiful machine!
    Some may find me ridiculous, but I'm really in love with these 540 tons of steel and other metals

    • @tgmelinda7544
      @tgmelinda7544 8 месяцев назад +32

      You guys built some slick looking trains no doubt but your railroads are geared mostly for passenger services so it makes sence that they are stylized to be more pleasing to look at where the USA railroads are setup for long and heavy freight, trains are men and rough looking with power upon power to move the loads across the continent.

    • @TealJosh
      @TealJosh 6 месяцев назад +19

      @@tgmelinda7544 Well, this era of trains specifically in US. Before 20s the rail usage was fairly similar with Europe.

    • @morrisschwarts4826
      @morrisschwarts4826 5 месяцев назад +1

      'MERICA!

    • @chanchetpengkaew
      @chanchetpengkaew 5 месяцев назад +2

      ฉันลุ่มหลงมันมันน่าทึ่งมากรถไฟไอน้ำ

    • @dylanmccallister1888
      @dylanmccallister1888 4 месяца назад +6

      ⁠@@TealJosh industry in the US was and still is insane compared to europe even in the 20s
      By the 40s we could build more planes in a month than the luftwaffe had in their entire arsenal. Shipping materials and men across a continent many times the size of that whole theatre of war. Pumping out ships by the dozens. A B17 every few hours. Tanks.
      And STILL produce cars for the domestic market.
      Insanity
      All that rode on the backs of our massive freight and rail network over 100,000 miles of track in the 40s.
      It never compared. This is just the biggest one left. We had bigger engines and at one time 50 of these roamed the earth. To think germany ever had a snowballs chance in hell is hilarious. They were on horses and we use gas vehicles and shipped all the fuel for them a whole ocean away.
      Industry. Our industry has been unrivaled until China. The USSR never had a chance either.
      Politics and technology aside we could simply outproduce and outship every nation on this earth until China took over.

  • @Collateralcoffee
    @Collateralcoffee Год назад +1103

    Perfect example of how a stupendously simple video without cuts and music can be exactly what you want to see. What a beauty. Thanks for this wonderful video which does nothing else but take us on a ride next to a stunning piece of engineering, giving us perfect views. Very well done!

    • @malcolmabram2957
      @malcolmabram2957 Год назад +31

      The music was the engine itself. Damn right.

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 Год назад +17

      @@malcolmabram2957 I grew up in the late 40's in NE Portland, OR. The main train line ran right through a canyon which was practically in my back yard. Also, the main road crossed a bridge nearby, so I spent a lot of my youth watching these behemoth trains passing by. Times were hard and my mother often sent me with a bucket to climb down into the canyon the trains passed through to pick up coal alongside the tracks which had fallen off these trains. Every house in the area had a five ton coal bin in their front yard, but seems ours was always empty, so anything I found along the tracks was always appreciated and sustained us through the long winters.

    • @nanistamaria7633
      @nanistamaria7633 Год назад +1

      I' m really amaze watching d arm wheel ad yiu may call it, felt tha strenght,beautiful.

    • @user-gy9iw6id1n
      @user-gy9iw6id1n Год назад +2

      I don't know, I hear drums, whistles, bells and great rhythm like the best music on earth!

    • @stevenA44
      @stevenA44 Год назад +1

      Agreed!

  • @okzoomer5728
    @okzoomer5728 3 месяца назад +22

    Probably one of the most beautiful machines on Earth.

  • @Brentolini23
    @Brentolini23 6 месяцев назад +92

    As kids that are into train you just love the horns/ whistles and shape. As an adult you couldn’t have thought in your dreams how much work went into building and mechanics of such a monster of the Railway. Absolutely stunning.❤

    • @abdullahunal1108
      @abdullahunal1108 5 месяцев назад +1

      I like the horn but looks like the mechanic did an overkill here. Was that much necessary? I wanted to hear the machine itself really.

  • @josephpegram1
    @josephpegram1 2 года назад +591

    For a gear head like myself, there's nothing more thrilling to see this great grandfather of a train so alive and strong.

    • @suelynnthompson7821
      @suelynnthompson7821 2 года назад +6

      Yes yes!

    • @tj86xj
      @tj86xj 2 года назад +5

      Same. Been waiting years to see this and just found out it's coming to my town on it's '22 tour! 😃

    • @vasily92884
      @vasily92884 10 месяцев назад

      Mecanismo biela - manivela❤

  • @richardbennison5312
    @richardbennison5312 Год назад +662

    Extremely impressive display of massive power restored and running perfectly. Thank you, Union Pacific, for loving and preserving that piece of history!!

    • @kyereCat
      @kyereCat Год назад +9

      Beautifully Stated

    • @siddharthabaruah5863
      @siddharthabaruah5863 Год назад +24

      Absolutely true and men of past were very intelligent and without the existence of technology they created the world.
      Absolutely brilliant.

    • @petervonelm5841
      @petervonelm5841 Год назад +4

      how fast is it at max speed ?

    • @richardbennison5312
      @richardbennison5312 Год назад +21

      80 mph. 7,000 horsepower.

    • @farstar41
      @farstar41 Год назад +9

      @@richardbennison5312 what a magnificent beast---sheer raw power.

  • @ericlloyd9024
    @ericlloyd9024 4 месяца назад +44

    As a Brit, I take my hat off to American engineering ingenuity. You have certainly got some fantastic kit.

  • @charlesperez9976
    @charlesperez9976 5 месяцев назад +41

    This is,hands down,the finest footage of 4014,the precious,treasured Big Boy.
    You deserve a reward for this,wow

    • @user-se9si5ow9d
      @user-se9si5ow9d 2 месяца назад

      Steel doing man's bid constructively

  • @michaelmitchell6476
    @michaelmitchell6476 2 года назад +707

    God that’s a beautiful sight to see, a mighty steam locomotive getting up to speed and thundering down the rails, everyone the king has arrived

  • @stevej71393
    @stevej71393 Год назад +552

    What a beast of a machine. It looks so elegant, yet powerful. Truly a product of a grittier and more sophisticated era.

    • @dkdanis1340
      @dkdanis1340 Год назад +25

      Please explain how can that era be more sophisticated.

    • @alexfrance8864
      @alexfrance8864 Год назад +32

      The current era is 100000000 times more sophisticated than the Industrial times but ok, it's amazing but take the nostalgia glasses off

    • @johncunningham4820
      @johncunningham4820 Год назад +11

      This Monster Elegant ? Not really . MAJESTIC most definitely . The Mallard was Elegant but less than half the Power of This Mighty Unit .

    • @thunderingeagle
      @thunderingeagle Год назад +11

      not even close to being sophisticated as compared to now. Majestic and powerful looking ? Yes.

    • @povertyspec9651
      @povertyspec9651 8 месяцев назад

      People were much classier then, that's for sure.@@dkdanis1340

  • @jazzfan6
    @jazzfan6 Год назад +42

    Spectacular! The speed at which those connecting rods and coupling rods move telegraphs the sheer power of this landmark locomotive.

  • @robertdecker2103
    @robertdecker2103 4 месяца назад +14

    I used to think these machines were crude, then I began to research them. They are complex affairs with amazing engineering in their design. The creativity and engineering prowess of man never ceases to amaze me, even from over one hundred years ago.

  • @robinperronjones5024
    @robinperronjones5024 Год назад +390

    As a Brit knowing the steam era in the UK with the Mallard, Flying Scotsman and all the rest, this Big Boy beast is a testament to those days of steam and the ingenuity of the many people who manufactured, maintained and drove these magnificent machines, long live steam

    • @georgeallen7101
      @georgeallen7101 Год назад +17

      Utmost respect for the crews that manned these locomotives. I am still absorbing the fact that the locomotives were so different. The bigger curved radius of the track ment that could be that long . As a Brit who’s uncle was a locomotive driver (through steam to diesel to electric,) . To comprehend that these machines traveled across the continent of America. Thousands of miles . In Britain it was hundreds . The making of America and its expansion to the most powerful nation on earth lies with the movement of industry on the back of these behemoths. Carrying thousands of tons , thousands of miles .

    • @trespire
      @trespire Год назад +15

      @@georgeallen7101 The Big Boy type locomotive were the backbone of continental US heavy haulage during the WWII war effort.
      Speaking as an ex-Brit. , these engines are historically significant not only for America. Respect for Union Pacific for restoring them.

    • @mediocremike5986
      @mediocremike5986 Год назад +9

      We have some impressive preserved locos here in the UK but nothing quite like Big Boy. Thanks for preserving such a behemoth.

    • @stephenmcguire7801
      @stephenmcguire7801 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@trespireQuite true. Diesel/electric drive tech was relatively new for the U.S., and that motive form went straight into submarines; steam rolling stock was still plentiful and became the main transport method.

    • @StrangeScaryNewEngland
      @StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 месяца назад +1

      @@georgeallen7101 And now, the crazy thing is we can say that truck drivers are the modern equivalent. Steam locos built America and truckers keep it running.

  • @sargepent9815
    @sargepent9815 2 года назад +995

    Looks like she's running really efficiently, not much smoke or steam waste. Very light haze. Hats off to the maintenance crew and operators as well as UP for keeping this old girl alive. Would love to see her and 844 at the same time

    • @andreworiez8920
      @andreworiez8920 2 года назад +35

      Then come on up to Cheyenne!!!!!
      The UP steam shed does tours.

    • @archviewcondominium8512
      @archviewcondominium8512 2 года назад +2

      Just watched a video of that today.

    • @rudycarlson8245
      @rudycarlson8245 2 года назад +1

      @@andreworiez8920 Really!?

    • @kruser79
      @kruser79 2 года назад +18

      @madyhighend So sailors on the John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight D. Eisenhower are all forced to call their ships “he”? People have termed equipment “she and her” for years. If truth be told, Big Boy is simply a nickname penned by a builder. The 4000s were originally termed the “Wasatch Class”. So what then?

    • @mileswaite3161
      @mileswaite3161 2 года назад +36

      I believe it's running on oil not coal.

  • @joegongora2200
    @joegongora2200 3 месяца назад +7

    Watching these Big Boys is a sight to behold especially when it starts to gain speed. The whistle blows a very mournful deep sound which is very loud indeed. It’s great seeing them on our rails once again because the Big Boys were the pride of America.

  • @wkjeeping9053
    @wkjeeping9053 8 месяцев назад +5

    The shear size of this beast is in crediable. Feeling the power of idle in the ground. I'm so glad union Pacific are restoring these beautiful machines. Big boy and challenger in Wyoming was a site to see.

  • @YurtFerguson
    @YurtFerguson 2 года назад +517

    Watching how fast the driving rods move at speed and realizing just how massive they actually are, gives you a sense of just how large and powerful this locomotive is

    • @ibrianbroussard8266
      @ibrianbroussard8266 2 года назад +16

      No joke. All my life I've wanted to see the Big Boy. I didn't realize till I saw it at Bunkie how big it was.

    • @piccalillipit9211
      @piccalillipit9211 2 года назад +14

      I know - it only means something if you have ever stood beside one.

    • @Kenionatus
      @Kenionatus 2 года назад

      I'm sensing a yo mama joke here.

    • @tomhoward1996
      @tomhoward1996 2 года назад +13

      Truly remarkable engineering, and yet just medium speed for steam locos. Case in point, the Milwaukee Road had a section in Wisconsin where to meet the schedule the train had to average 100 mph for the run. Their 4-4-2 Atlantics were built to cruise at 100 and run up to 120 mph, and did so from 1935 t0 1951.

    • @LighthawkTenchi
      @LighthawkTenchi 2 года назад +8

      @@piccalillipit9211 I’ve stood next to the C & O 1601 at the Henry Ford Museum, and that thing is a little bit intimidating by how absolutely massive it is. I wish they had one of those running, because that would be an awesome sight

  • @Condor1970
    @Condor1970 2 года назад +169

    You know it's a heck of a locomotive, when it can pull an entire US Army armored division by itself.

    • @jonathanjr9505
      @jonathanjr9505 10 месяцев назад +9

      They should let her pull an armored load again to showcase for the new generation what she really was built for.

    • @robbive
      @robbive 6 месяцев назад +5

      @@jonathanjr9505I would love to see this (coming from the younger generation)

    • @robch.2901
      @robch.2901 2 месяца назад +4

      Wow that's impressiveeeeee this is why I'm a locomotive enthusiast

  • @RobertoAHenderson
    @RobertoAHenderson Год назад +45

    Extremely well-done video. No music, commentary, or distractions

  • @user-du6yr1qx5d
    @user-du6yr1qx5d Год назад +8

    Сколько людей приезжает посмотреть на этого красавца...это о многом говорит..❤🎉

  • @trackman174
    @trackman174 2 года назад +593

    What a beautiful machine she is! This is one of the best video’s I’ve ever seen…very nice camera work.

    • @mdahsenmirza2536
      @mdahsenmirza2536 2 года назад +8

      Isn't that a big boy ?

    • @javedsultan4830
      @javedsultan4830 2 года назад +5

      Thats a boy
      it is alive !!!!

    • @simonframpton7090
      @simonframpton7090 2 года назад +1

      The best of steam, I imagine that both sections must be in connection between each other other wise if one set slipped it would cause a horrific harmonic imbalance

    • @FanRailer
      @FanRailer  2 года назад +13

      @@simonframpton7090 Nope, both engine units are completely independent of one other mechanically speaking.

    • @Sassafras-
      @Sassafras- 2 года назад +2

      It’s a boy

  • @jamesbryson575
    @jamesbryson575 2 года назад +172

    Deep admiration for the men who made her, and the men who restored her.

    • @kyereCat
      @kyereCat Год назад +10

      Ed Dickens, the mastermind of this Marvel.

    • @jasmijnariel
      @jasmijnariel Год назад +3

      Or women...

    • @wesleyabram229
      @wesleyabram229 Год назад +10

      Its a him!!! BIG BOY as in Male. not HER

    • @epion660
      @epion660 Год назад +4

      @@jasmijnariel Yes, the women in charge of designing and constructing locomotives in the late 19th and beginning of the 20th century...

    • @fhowland
      @fhowland Год назад

      Lol I can guarantee you it was all men. Take your woke crap elsewhere

  • @johnhein4851
    @johnhein4851 5 месяцев назад +9

    I'm not a train enthusiast but this isn't just some train engine, it's a masterpiece of engineering , a testament to an era and the people who lived in ot!

  • @TheSlamburger
    @TheSlamburger Год назад +10

    I had the pleasure of seeing this thing in person. It was like a giant iron god going by, a titan of a bygone age. You heard it before you saw it, and you felt it before you heard it. The term “Rolling Thunder” would be more than applicable. Sorry for going all poetic, but these locomotives are truly marvels of engineering, and I’m glad this one has been preserved.

  • @rmk7641
    @rmk7641 2 года назад +302

    A reciprocating engine, so many moving parts, and a whistle! A symphony on wheels! Thanks for bringing it to us!

    • @brendenpischke6060
      @brendenpischke6060 2 года назад +18

      Yes! "A symphony on wheels!" I love it!

    • @therandomytchannel4318
      @therandomytchannel4318 2 года назад +1

      That one steam engine, forget which one but the cranks and pistons had to be doing 400rpm, same speed as a medium speed Diesel 😁

    • @pipeqez911
      @pipeqez911 2 года назад

      Well every standard combustion engine is also reciprocating.. just with more cylinders...

  • @tenerifecats6652
    @tenerifecats6652 Год назад +211

    What an honor and how it must feel for the engineers on this amazing piece of equipment to not only drive this huge hulk of a beast; but to see all the fans coming out to honor it's continuing journey on the rails.

  • @thetechnocrat4979
    @thetechnocrat4979 Год назад +6

    He is so awe inspiring. He is like an old superhero, who still has it in him.

  • @user-pe5te8kf1c
    @user-pe5te8kf1c 9 месяцев назад +12

    What a beautiful machine. Listening to it will never get old. huge shout out to the multi-generational restoration team. Brilliant work..

  • @PimWSmit
    @PimWSmit Год назад +154

    5:56 The shear violence of all that metal working in perfect harmony. Truly stunning.

    • @brynclarke1746
      @brynclarke1746 Год назад +6

      I don't entirely envy whoever's job it is to get all that offset mass balanced so steadily

    • @stevenA44
      @stevenA44 Год назад +1

      Yeah it is truly amazing.

    • @BigMeechEJ25
      @BigMeechEJ25 5 месяцев назад +1

      It really is, it still blows my mind how our ancestors started building these almost two hundred years ago.

    • @StrangeScaryNewEngland
      @StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 месяца назад +1

      @@BigMeechEJ25 Well, they used their brains, drawing boards, and metals. They were no different intelligence wise than we are 200 years later. ANcient people were also just as smart as modern people. Actually, our brains have not changed in tens of thousands of years, or longer.

  • @StaffordMagnus
    @StaffordMagnus 2 года назад +175

    Great vid! No annoying intros or outros, no self-indulgent crapping on before the feature, just straight into the action! Beautiful job!

    • @sudhindrakumar4454
      @sudhindrakumar4454 2 года назад +1

      Very nice

    • @tobytoxd
      @tobytoxd 2 года назад

      It is beautiful!

    • @TheZach43
      @TheZach43 2 года назад +3

      Yes, and no chintzy background music. The steam whistle and the cylinder exhausts are the music here.

  • @envitech02
    @envitech02 Год назад +16

    Wow!!!! The Big Boy is so majestic and sounds like mechanical heaven!! Love the chaka-chaka-chaka-chaka. It's a beat you can dance to. Also, the driving and tie rod and all the other rotating stuff is heaven for the eyes. This is not something you can see everyday.

  • @jrtrains1126
    @jrtrains1126 8 месяцев назад +7

    By far this is the best video of any train related video. It’s a truly amazing accomplishment to follow and track with a steady hand taping Big Boy at its peak performance. Hats off for you!

  • @vermas4654
    @vermas4654 2 года назад +122

    fills my heart with joy, seeing such a beast being able to move on its own again

    • @inhaam1
      @inhaam1 2 года назад +1

      same :)

    • @gojuraisforever9574
      @gojuraisforever9574 2 года назад +3

      Let alone the roaring whistle belting out while rumbling along the rails.

  • @20truck
    @20truck Год назад +74

    No matter how many times you see that engine, You just never get tired of watching it run.

  • @Aight__4
    @Aight__4 10 месяцев назад +2

    i just absolutely love the sound of the train . whatever noise that is when the gears move or whatever its so lovely!!!!

  • @cindystrachan8566
    @cindystrachan8566 9 месяцев назад

    What a magnificent beast. Really enjoyed seeing it running down the tracks. Poetry in motion. Thank you.

  • @gregj.gotham4402
    @gregj.gotham4402 2 года назад +74

    Beautiful 4-8-8-4 loved the whistle reminds me of my grandma’s home back 65 years ago. Miss them far off whistles could hear them for miles echoing through the hills coming into Elmira from the coal fields of PA.

    • @Loulovesspeed
      @Loulovesspeed 2 года назад +2

      @greg j. gotham - If you want to hear the BEST version of this whistle, check out RUclips - "UP Big Boy 4014 leaving Gurdon" Sounds like an ocean liner coming through the woods!

    • @Teddymcfartson
      @Teddymcfartson 2 года назад +2

      I’ve never heard of a 4-8-8-4 until I saw this vid. It blows my mind

  • @deltabravo1257
    @deltabravo1257 2 года назад +435

    EPIC Audio when accelerating at the beginning! The entire video is stunning! The videographer did an awesome job of holding the camera steady and keeping the Big Boy perfectly framed!

    • @FanRailer
      @FanRailer  2 года назад +22

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @StarsStringsSteam
      @StarsStringsSteam 2 года назад +9

      Yes, this is excellent! How fast was the Big Boy going in the second part?

    • @FanRailer
      @FanRailer  2 года назад +14

      @@StarsStringsSteam 40-45 mph

    • @brianrigsby7900
      @brianrigsby7900 2 года назад +1

      Y doesn’t she puff most of the time? I’ve seen a lot of videos and have rarely heard her chugging

    • @pappabob29
      @pappabob29 2 года назад +2

      @@FanRailer
      What is what looks like water dumping out just behind the first set of drive wheels as it's accelerating up to speed??
      Great video!! Love that old steam locomotive sound and the gargantuan size of this big beauty is AWESOME!!! Would love to see it in person but they never seem to send it out west.

  • @redclark1192
    @redclark1192 День назад

    I got to see this once, when I lived in Nebraska, AWESOME is all I can say. What a ride

  • @enterprise59
    @enterprise59 6 дней назад +1

    I'm 64, and my first "steam" HO gauge engine was Big Boy. I still have it after 45 years.

  • @YourLocalRaccoon
    @YourLocalRaccoon 2 года назад +458

    Steam engines make 100% of their maximum torque at 0 rpm. So the drivers being able to keep the wheels from just spinning in place upon acceleration, especially with thousands upon thousands of tons of load behind the train, is a feat upon itself. You know those drivers are absolutely at the top of their game when not a single wheel slip occurred during accel.

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 Год назад +63

      That is only true for 4 positions of the driving wheel. The power output is actually sinusoidal as a measurement of crank pin angle to the axle, with max torque being at 12 and 6 position on opposite sides. It tapers off as the crank pin gets closer to the axle centerline.

    • @CHN-fh2sn
      @CHN-fh2sn Год назад +18

      @@kleetus92 Yeah, that's what I was thinking too.

    • @MrGreencheetah
      @MrGreencheetah Год назад +11

      @@CHN-fh2sn Yes--but I thought of it first!

    • @gregrowe1168
      @gregrowe1168 Год назад +27

      In actual service, I’m sure the big boys regularly had wheelslip. This is a very light load so an easy throttle up is more than sufficient. Put a 1/2 mile long coal train behind her and it would be a different story.

    • @flybobbie1449
      @flybobbie1449 Год назад +6

      Is the left and right side symmetrical or does each cylinder push in a particular sequence.

  • @gregbrenyo6518
    @gregbrenyo6518 2 года назад +168

    Always brings a smile to my face to see all that metal get up to speed. I know it's a short train because they make stops because it is certainly an attraction, but I would love to see it haul a legit freight load.

    • @gabekremer7148
      @gabekremer7148 2 года назад +22

      Go out to Cheyenne wyoming. They use them on sherman pass in winter cause the diesels get stuck

    • @alexrennison8070
      @alexrennison8070 2 года назад +1

      @@gabekremer7148 Why do the diesels get stuck?

    • @GhostOfDamned
      @GhostOfDamned 2 года назад +6

      Not heavy enough 😂

    • @peterwright4647
      @peterwright4647 2 года назад +2

      GhostOfDamned tractive effort and resistance!

    • @shaggydogg630
      @shaggydogg630 2 года назад +3

      I believe there is some footage on you tube that shows big boy doing just that.

  • @danielbrondas9533
    @danielbrondas9533 Год назад +6

    That whistle was so deep that it made everything else quiet for a few seconds and then everything went back to normal, idk why but I think that's so cool.

    • @rosiehawtrey
      @rosiehawtrey Год назад +1

      Camera microphone automatically compensating for dB levels.

  • @SSUBSISTENCE
    @SSUBSISTENCE Месяц назад

    Couldnt help but bust open a huge smile listening and watching 4014 what an amazing machine #2024

  • @williamsporing1500
    @williamsporing1500 2 года назад +81

    What a magnificent beast….poetry in motion.
    My grandfather was an engineer for the B&O. When I was young, I got to ride in a couple steam engines, helped the fireman throw coal and run the throttle. When I was early teens I rode in a diesel/electric with him. He was a great man. He retired in ‘72 and I have the gold spike they gave him.I also have all of his time books, a glass water guage, many lateens and lock etc that will be passed down to my grandkids.

  • @redbarret123
    @redbarret123 2 года назад +64

    a mighty workhorse still running nearly a century later, truly remarkable!

    • @kyereCat
      @kyereCat Год назад +3

      It's more like a beloved Lap pooch leading his master.

    • @thomasgeorge4384
      @thomasgeorge4384 Год назад +2

      Eighty to sixty years. These were built in 1941 and run for profit into the late 50s.

    • @MarcABrown-tt1fp
      @MarcABrown-tt1fp Год назад

      Uhhh more like restored recently after some hefty flue referbs and replacements of the wore out parts it had since it was decomissioned a long time ago.

  • @arcana-silvae8263
    @arcana-silvae8263 Месяц назад

    Stunning and powerful machine, a real preserved treasure, thank you to those who work for it !

  • @wijithagorakanage4560
    @wijithagorakanage4560 11 месяцев назад

    It is so powerful but, runs so smoothly. Lived all my childhood right next to a railroad with all the steam locos running. Brings back those sweet memories. This video is very nicely made. Thank you.

  • @saintmichaelsarchangel2644
    @saintmichaelsarchangel2644 2 года назад +179

    Seeing 4014 running brings me nostalgia for a time in history I missed, even though the golden age of not only American but global railroading died when the last American Big Boy made its last run that legacy lives on through these machines that are maintained and run by mechanics teams who’s skill boarders on art.

    • @shigidaropupaypups5236
      @shigidaropupaypups5236 Год назад +9

      Do not be so sad - as the gas prices climbing upper such monsters will return to life)))

    • @Whiskey2shots
      @Whiskey2shots Год назад +10

      railways only really died off in america, much of the rest of the world has made great strides and the US is starting to wake up to that and hopefully without our lifetimes will be able to make the big boy of electric traction.

    • @lesbratton
      @lesbratton Год назад +3

      @@shigidaropupaypups5236 Big Boy is oil fired, so your point is moot.

    • @aimee-lynndonovan6077
      @aimee-lynndonovan6077 Год назад +1

      Iron Horses for sure! 😀🙀put the fear of God into every animal in the grass. Whew!

    • @valentinloginoff
      @valentinloginoff Год назад +2

      @@lesbratton but steam engine can use everything what burn. Vegetable oil, natural gas, alcohol, coal, wood. Efficiency is one big question.

  • @user-sw7jd4co4j
    @user-sw7jd4co4j 2 года назад +161

    Красота! Американцы молодцы! Во-первых, создали это чудо, во-вторых, сохранили. И главное - восстановили!

    • @Johndoe-jd
      @Johndoe-jd 2 года назад +18

      And hopefully we keep them going

    • @davidgarris2513
      @davidgarris2513 2 года назад +3

      Sometimes, not always, but thanks 🐶🐶🐶

    • @andrewgerg
      @andrewgerg 2 года назад +3

      Так это не немцы сделали.. хм. Ладно. Понял..

    • @Byctap
      @Byctap 2 года назад +1

      По-моему этот паровоз стоит в музее транспорта в г. Денвер, Колорадо.

    • @trainmodel1873
      @trainmodel1873 2 года назад +1

      Единственный на ходу!

  • @carvalhoribeiro
    @carvalhoribeiro 8 месяцев назад

    Absolutely awesome!

  • @stefanm67
    @stefanm67 Год назад +7

    That is one impressive piece of machinery. Simply wonderful. ❤

  • @fullborev8906
    @fullborev8906 Год назад +155

    These beautiful machines moved the world forward with such presence and character. It’s really special to see this. My hats off to the amazing camera crew who matched pace flawlessly too. Bravo!

  • @math4U1234
    @math4U1234 Год назад +102

    Absolutely stunning. Thank you Union Pacific for keeping this piece of history alive.

  • @jonash6070
    @jonash6070 3 месяца назад +2

    That engineer and fireman have the coolest job in the world.

  • @winifredbrown7771
    @winifredbrown7771 Год назад +17

    My Grandfather worked on the Union Pacific Big Boy. Thanks to all the amazing volunteers. I finally see the Big Boy in it’s glory.

    • @franciscomonteiro9390
      @franciscomonteiro9390 Год назад

      Uma máquina perfeita muito bonita toda vez que eu vejo meu coração acelera!¡!!!!!!!!

  • @claiborneeastjr4129
    @claiborneeastjr4129 2 года назад +38

    Such a magnificent machine. And, hard to believe it was designed over 80 years ago. Absolutely nothing else can compare. You must stand next to it to realize just how enormous and powerful it really is.

  • @David-tb3oo
    @David-tb3oo 8 месяцев назад

    Most enjoyable thing I've watched in a while there is just something special about that

  • @alvestonroots
    @alvestonroots 11 дней назад

    Seeing this video is so good but to fully appreciate this locomotive, stand by the track as it moves toward you, feel the the ground shake as goes by. Magnificent !

  • @euclideszoto997
    @euclideszoto997 Год назад +124

    I've seen dozens and dozens of BigBoy videos and still can't get enough. To see this train running again is still unbelievable. Those sounds, visuals, are stunning!

    • @stephenmcguire7801
      @stephenmcguire7801 6 месяцев назад +1

      "You can hear that whistle blow a hundred miles."

  • @dickpoquette4437
    @dickpoquette4437 2 года назад +34

    These machines were alive , with a heart and soul. You can feel/see it when they roll past

    • @johnhartley4721
      @johnhartley4721 Год назад +4

      You are so right sir! I have always said the steam locomotive is the closest thing to a living creature man has ever made!

  • @jamiepatterson1214
    @jamiepatterson1214 8 месяцев назад

    What a wonderful video. It's amazing just to watch everything working in sync, pushing that engine along.

  • @tonytrotta9322
    @tonytrotta9322 2 года назад +162

    Beautiful Big Boy running - Can you imagine being at the control of that whistle? What a sight and sound to be seen and heard! Thanks for sharing!

    • @aloksinghbbk
      @aloksinghbbk 2 года назад +12

      This machine cannot be compared with the locomotives nowadays. Big Boy is a great piece of art which is extremely rare. May god give this machine an eternal life

    • @charlescourtwright2229
      @charlescourtwright2229 2 года назад

      i'd rather be the one feeding it the coal, feeling the heat and thrum of the boiler

    • @rudycarlson8245
      @rudycarlson8245 2 года назад +3

      @@charlescourtwright2229 Can you imagine if 4014 was still running on coal? The smoke that she would’ve been putting out? It would have been awesome! Once you get the smell of coal smoke you will never forget it!

    • @user-jw9nm6yt5n
      @user-jw9nm6yt5n Год назад

      Гудок пароходный по звуку, что говорит о пароходных , скажем так ,габаритах !

  • @jimydoolittle3129
    @jimydoolittle3129 6 месяцев назад +2

    Powerful beauty 🚂 💪 Big Boy forever

  • @detroitdiesel7074
    @detroitdiesel7074 3 месяца назад

    What a privilege it is to see this unit back in action, I have no words, simply gorgeous!

  • @kathiesenger2878
    @kathiesenger2878 Год назад +29

    My Dad was a conductor for Burlington Northern and it gives me goosebumps every time I here the whistling of the trains.

  • @markgoostree6334
    @markgoostree6334 2 года назад +133

    What an incredable machine. The rhythm and smoothness of it! Absolutely awesome. Getting closer to the end, at speed, she was ROCKIN"! And, may I say, your videography was outstanding!

  • @soldbyry
    @soldbyry 6 месяцев назад

    Thing of absolute beauty.
    Thank you for this.

  • @lydiafife8716
    @lydiafife8716 Год назад +25

    There’s something about trains…
    Especially those older ones
    Must be somewhat thrilling to operate them
    It’s a marvel to behold
    Never gets old!!!
    Thank you 🙏

  • @Broomy-ji7mt
    @Broomy-ji7mt 2 года назад +62

    Now that is an engineering masterpiece

  • @ziggyz5577
    @ziggyz5577 6 месяцев назад +6

    Beautiful machine. The mechanics that went into everything years ago is amazing to me. I'd love to see this in person.

  • @jameshaley5083
    @jameshaley5083 Месяц назад

    I love that they're riding right beside it, great show!

  • @steelgranny9027
    @steelgranny9027 2 года назад +56

    Absolutely nothing like it! The whistle on steam engines always gives me chills. :)

    • @Loulovesspeed
      @Loulovesspeed 2 года назад

      @Steel Granny - See my comment above!

  • @traviswright3343
    @traviswright3343 Год назад +74

    I’m a software and security infrastructure engineer in tech and what I do is PEANUTS compared to this monstrous masterpiece of machinery. I grew up with train wallpaper and train sets and this video gave me chills . Thank you!

  • @bradschwamberger1217
    @bradschwamberger1217 8 месяцев назад

    What a lovely sound, smooth power.

  • @2bigbufords
    @2bigbufords 5 месяцев назад

    just incredible, what a machine, tks for posting

  • @OneBiasedOpinion
    @OneBiasedOpinion 2 года назад +12

    There’s a part of me that understands and appreciates the improved efficiency, cost reduction, and overall improvement of most modern technology. Progress is necessary and good after all; if we never improved past a certain point, we’d be a stagnant race.
    But there’s also a part of me that genuinely misses the days when marvels like this were the norm. There is a beauty in the old things of the world that will never be forgotten or replicated by modernity. And I am sure the generations centuries from now will say the same about my era, provided we continue to move forward and up.

    • @captainhellhound7451
      @captainhellhound7451 2 года назад +3

      I think the reason why we feel this way is the old stuff was pretty much all hand made. Pretty much everything on the engine was built by hand, unlike today where a lot of it is made by machines then assembled. So you just know that thing was crafted with a lot more love and care then a modern engine.
      Also, retro stuff is always cool. It’s a view into the past. To people in the past this was just as normal as a modern Diesel engine, so it loses the magic. Just like how a modern Honda civic is nothing special, but bring out one of the older generations and people love it.

  • @OtterlyLogical
    @OtterlyLogical 2 года назад +143

    I love everything about this locomotive. The size, the articulating section at the front, the history, and (of course) the whistle!
    Thank you for posting such awesome shots!

  • @raul6562
    @raul6562 10 месяцев назад +8

    ¡Gloria eterna a todos aquellos que hicieron posible esta colosal maravilla! Y bendiciones para todos los que han mantenido su legado.
    ¡ Eterna BIG BOY-4014 !

  • @stevenA44
    @stevenA44 Год назад +4

    What a beauty! Was wild to see the different rails on the side (don't know what they are called) moving at different intervals until it got up to speed.

  • @1955nomad
    @1955nomad 2 года назад +3

    This engine is an American Treasure. Who agrees?

  • @faerieSAALE
    @faerieSAALE 2 года назад +45

    Magnificent isn't it! Nice to see these BIG BOYS being restored and run on tracks once again.

  • @WilliamHunterII
    @WilliamHunterII 3 месяца назад

    It is amazing to watch that massive beast run!

  • @tomrohan8480
    @tomrohan8480 11 дней назад +1

    Hatsoff to you bruv❤❤❤ for taking d pains to drive along with a legend so that train enthusiasts like me from halfway around the world could see this BEAST of a train an engineering marvel in action..
    I have seen many 4-8-4 here in 🇮🇳 India but this one 4-8-8-4 config is a real BIG BOY.. its fascinating that all those sets of wheels in the config can pivot independently.. amazing...
    Love the whistle note
    Love from India Bruv ❤❤❤

  • @travismiller6076
    @travismiller6076 Год назад +35

    Growing up in Altoona Pennsylvania, actually 5 blocks from the PRR (back in the day). I see Norfolk Southern locomotives day in and day out. The heavy repair shop for the entire east coast. We have a lot of railroad history here from the beginning of the age of these gorgeous behemoths to now. I adore the sheer size, sound and power of this bygone era. Thank you so much for a glimpse of the past.

    • @donr2176
      @donr2176 8 месяцев назад +1

      Man- You are so lucky!! I live overseas and it is a 10 hour flight to the USA! Wish I could have seen some of the stuff you grew up with.

  • @DrewFC
    @DrewFC Год назад +17

    It is so satisfying hearing the rhythm of the pistons getting faster as 4014 gained speed.

  • @yang-bj9ql
    @yang-bj9ql Месяц назад

    Such beauty and not any music or cuts or anything. This is.beautiful I love these old locomotives

  • @technomickdocumentalist2495
    @technomickdocumentalist2495 8 месяцев назад

    Beautiful sight, poetry in motion. 🙏👍

  • @viking4130
    @viking4130 Год назад +18

    No adds, no B.S. Well Done! What an utterly awesome and incredible machine! Beauty and Brute Force combined! The horsepower and tractive force this Monster produces are second to None.

  • @virtualmoments3653
    @virtualmoments3653 Год назад +3

    Real engineering feat of yester years. Wonder if today we have the the skill and the brains to build such a machine from scratch. I don't think it is possible in 2022.

    • @user-gu7yo5yn9g
      @user-gu7yo5yn9g Год назад

      Here's where your wrong bucko, currently a T1 steam locomotive is being built by a nonprofit from the ground up with shocking progress

  • @anzianodellarotaia
    @anzianodellarotaia 6 дней назад

    TGV era il treno che in assoluto mi affascinava di più ...... bello!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @rafaelvaladez5796
    @rafaelvaladez5796 Год назад

    This a beautiful video of the best engines of last century
    It is a dream an vision of our life I ride many times in a railroad with steam engines and love the sounds of that engines