I can think of a new verse. There was once a rumor about the U.P line, they'd restore a big boy, that'd be mighty fine. At last the day has come where the engine is complete. What a giant engine, a real sight to see! Big boy, big boy. You can hear the whistle blowing of the big big boy. Big boy. Big boy. Round the curve and up the grade is a big big boy. Bout 6000 horses, knocking at the door. Everything is shaking, even the floor. The mighty rods and pistons get him where he needs to be, Union Pacific, Railroad of the free. Big boy, big boy Down the grade and the turn comes a big big boy. Big boy, big boy. 160 box cars, behind a big big boy. (End part ) You've heard how people said that it would never be alive. Well they proved them wrong and shown it in all their eyes. The earth shakes as it comes around the mighty giant bend. Here comes the big boy an old fashioned friend
Thar is actually pretty darn good...ha, you did alright with those lyrics. Just a few little tweaks,,,but over all real good...i can send you an instrumental track if you like!!
TheAltarBillies I got promised that I'll be up in 4014's cab on her first run. Quite the honor, and I will whistle her out, so lucky me! Hope to see you there.
I love this song I can't stop singing I THINK I NEED A DOCT- WHEEL CONFIGURATION 4-8-8-4, THERES NEVER BEEN A BIGGER ENGINE ON THE UP LINE, WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT. I GET SHIVERS UP MY SPINE
Thank you sir...the intent was for this song to be accurate, a solid tribute and to be singable and stick to your ribs like a good burger!!! There's always a lot of other things you could be singing, but "there aint nothin quite like a big, big boy!!!"
@@TheAltarBillies No problem! Songs like this make me think I actually see these locomotives despite being in PA! but, after seeing this, I recreated the west with a game I had
Union Pacific now has the steam triple power, the Big Boy. Number 4014, the Challenger number 3985 & the 4-8-4 number 844, like I just mentioned triple steam power.
you got to love that smoke pouring out of the stack, getting on down the track. Yea, Kick butt guys.Constituent Good Stuff. "I'm still standing" is my favorite do far. As it's like life is here, All loved ones have been taken by their maker.
Thanks Lionel, we appreciate the big thumbs up. Yeah, EPA would have a cow now with all that smoke coming out - course they have a cow anyway. Glad you enjoy "I'm still Stand'n as well. Yeah, I guess it does reflect some profound aspects of life, didn't think of that when it was written...but folks are finding the song kind of comforting, which is a good thing,,,,thanks again Lionel!! Rock on!!!
great idea!!! We have already spoken to railgiants in Pomona and have agreed to perform this song in may of 2019 when big boy returns to steam and back to its home of several decades..
TheAltarBillies Meet you in Omaha when they bring 'er in! And I'm making a 2-foot long model replica in art club. The boiler, cab, and cowcatcher are finished.
I have seen Big Boy 4012 on display at Steamtown in Scranton,PA. I took 3 pictures of it. For those who live in the Eastern states that would like to see Bog Boy 4012, do so. It’s good that Big Boy 4014 will be making excursion runs.
Thanks so much...oh it is going to be fantastic. We are scheduled to play for an event when it rolls into LA sometime in the summer. Don't forget to check out our other big boy video filmed on 4014 before it was hauled back to Cheyenne for restoration: ruclips.net/video/AHzN7UCjki8/видео.html
Big Boy 4014 will be in Yuma on 10/15/2019 & on 10/16/2019 it will travel to Casa Grande,AZ, it will make a stop in Mohawk Valley next to the Interstate 8 Mohawk Valley Rest stop on the Eastside and in Gila Bend before it will stop in Casa Grande for the night. I’m traveling ho,e to the San Diego area for my birthday and plan on seeing Big Boy 4014.
I enjoyed seeing Big Boy 4014 when it went through Wellton,AZ. I was given a railroad spike that was on the ground by a railroaders son on 10/16/2019. I have no regrets to take the time to see Big Boy 4014 in action. Big Boy is the King of steam locomotives & that late Alco worker who chalked big boy on the very first one in Schenectady,NY in the early 1940’s gave it the right name.
The BIG BOYS are the Kings of Steam and the Titans of The Wasatch Range can't wait until UP revives 4014 and returns it to Sherman Hill that pass is their playground from Steam Shop Yard in Cheyenne to North Ogden in Utah they ruled it and in 2016 they will return to their home rails to conquer The Wasatch.
@@dam1041960 Big Boys were designed to pull long, fast freight trains along Union Pacific's Transcontinental mainline without the use of a helper engine on the tough grades of Sherman Hill
Big Boy number 4012 is on display at Steamtown National Historical Museum in Scranton,PA. I had to take 2 pictures of it to get the entire Big Boy number 4012.
while the Mallard fully deserves the steam traction speed record, the big boy could easily outrun the A4 locomotives, only thing is there's no promise she'll stop if you just open the regulator 😁
Liz, you know your steam engines. If she won't stop, then there's no tell'n it just keeps on goin til the end of the line...then look out! There be a heap of iron to tend to!!
I did not like this music, but I like it now and now it’s been like 20 years ahead I think this was from 2014 like it’s 2024 now and I and I think you should put big boy back in service cause I think the Pacific Railroad will be very, very famous I think with the narrow gauge one as the same
wasatch was my original name, after the wasatch mountains but since im so big people called me big boy so in 1942 i was renamed big boy and to this day you still know me as big boy
TheAltarBillies He means the gay Canadian who got arrested twice and hates his fans, but besides that, he remains a shadow in front of the greats like Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, or Merle Haggard (the last two wrote and sung railroad songs).
When we did this video there were not many videos of big boy 4014 - opening shot is not 4014, but I think we have a few cuts of him later on in the video...cheers!!
@TheAltarBillies cringe means insanely stupid i died so what he means is this song is so insanely stupid i died because of how stupid it is (this song aint cringe tho)
this song is addictive, help. it's too damn good
you an`t wrong it is to good at one point i listend to this song on repeat
Written specifically to honor 4014 and all of its brothers...took a while to get it right...but we are happy with the results, glad you enjoy it!!
This song is so catchy, I've probably already listened to it about 6x times today!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy it!!
Greatest ballad ever......and best train ever!!!
R. Kidd
Thanks for Stopping by Kidd... we appreciate the big thumbs up
Spread the word my friend!1 Big Boy is going to rise once again, and we hope this song is used to celebrate its rebirth!!
R. Kidd Ryan
Hey Shanna...I am not sure who R. Kidd Ryan is...but it is a cool name, thanks for stopping in and viewing our video...
I can think of a new verse. There was once a rumor about the U.P line, they'd restore a big boy, that'd be mighty fine. At last the day has come where the engine is complete. What a giant engine, a real sight to see! Big boy, big boy. You can hear the whistle blowing of the big big boy. Big boy. Big boy. Round the curve and up the grade is a big big boy. Bout 6000 horses, knocking at the door. Everything is shaking, even the floor. The mighty rods and pistons get him where he needs to be, Union Pacific, Railroad of the free. Big boy, big boy Down the grade and the turn comes a big big boy. Big boy, big boy. 160 box cars, behind a big big boy. (End part ) You've heard how people said that it would never be alive. Well they proved them wrong and shown it in all their eyes. The earth shakes as it comes around the mighty giant bend. Here comes the big boy an old fashioned friend
Thar is actually pretty darn good...ha, you did alright with those lyrics. Just a few little tweaks,,,but over all real good...i can send you an instrumental track if you like!!
@@TheAltarBillies Thatd be incredible! Email is railfanningstation@gmail.com
You sure they can pull 160 cars? Because I think they pull only 150
Sure will be awesome to see the Big Boy thundering down the line again! FIRE UP 4014!!!
Austin, indeed it will be awesome to see the 4014 roar'n down the tracks one more time. It is a dream come true!!
haha, i dont think only ONE time ;)
TheAltarBillies I got promised that I'll be up in 4014's cab on her first run. Quite the honor, and I will whistle her out, so lucky me! Hope to see you there.
@@Polak-dd7ds HIM*
Ive seen this BEAST in 2023
IT was COOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLL
That's awesome...Huge Congrats!!!!
In 2019 we will hear this king of the rails run again
indeed it will be a sight to see!!
Now to resurrect the allegany class
I saw it at Ogden Tried to chase it there HIT DAMM TRAFFIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw the king of the rails in Duluth Minnesota
@@Midnight-tw3gp Oh god, that's nowhere near possible, the sheer size of that thing is crazy
Lucky to see the day. The Big Boy rolling again.
Absolutely...this is an amazing restoration. Cheers to the UP steam team!!
Awesome song!! I plan on playing this song when I get a HO scale Big Boy 4014 for my layout 😁
Thanks so much...i love HO, as long as you can keep them on the track
@@TheAltarBillies Yeah, I have a HO scale Revell Big Boy model and it's quite hard keeping it on the track 😅
I listen to this song every day
as a fan of steam loco's i say the Big boy is a god damn majestic train Biggest train that the UP ever made.
INDEED!
If you aren't (up) you must be down! go UnionPacific! and great song guys! new fan.....
Oh yeah!!.. We love UPRR!!! Thanks for stopping by, glad you enjoy the song!...and go 4014!!!! Can hardly wait to see it back in action!!
Me gusta esta vídeo
I love this song I can't stop singing I THINK I NEED A DOCT- WHEEL CONFIGURATION 4-8-8-4, THERES NEVER BEEN A BIGGER ENGINE ON THE UP LINE, WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT. I GET SHIVERS UP MY SPINE
Thank you sir...the intent was for this song to be accurate, a solid tribute and to be singable and stick to your ribs like a good burger!!! There's always a lot of other things you could be singing, but "there aint nothin quite like a big, big boy!!!"
@@TheAltarBillies No problem! Songs like this make me think I actually see these locomotives despite being in PA! but, after seeing this, I recreated the west with a game I had
2010: my god 3985 can rumble the rails of the UP System.
Now: STEP ASIDE 3985 WE HAVE THE BIGGEST DAMN ENGINE COMIN BACK ON THE SHERMAN HILL
Yup, up and over sherman pass and the mountains of utah, this giant locomotive, can easily climb them all!!!
TheAltarBillies and with 100 boxcars in tow!
Union Pacific now has the steam triple power, the Big Boy. Number 4014, the Challenger number 3985 & the 4-8-4 number 844, like I just mentioned triple steam power.
Yeah Your God Damn Right!
It won't be long,Big Boy will be rumbling again across America once more in 2019!!! Who's ready for that?
Yep!!! The ol Big Boy will be rollin again: "A big boy goin down the track is a real sight to see!"
I LOVE YOU BIG BOY!
you got to love that smoke pouring out of the stack, getting on down the track. Yea, Kick butt guys.Constituent Good Stuff. "I'm still standing" is my favorite do far. As it's like life is here, All loved ones have been taken by their maker.
Thanks Lionel, we appreciate the big thumbs up. Yeah, EPA would have a cow now with all that smoke coming out - course they have a cow anyway. Glad you enjoy "I'm still Stand'n as well. Yeah, I guess it does reflect some profound aspects of life, didn't think of that when it was written...but folks are finding the song kind of comforting, which is a good thing,,,,thanks again Lionel!! Rock on!!!
Again Fellas, Excellent music and a respectful reply. I'll follow your salutations and keep on rocking.
Don't know why this showed up?? No new comments? What the hell I just had to enjoy it again, So thanks to who ever I owe this treat to.
Well hey Lionel...I guess good things come around!! Glad you enjoyed the video and you are quite welcome!!!
TheAltarBillies
Be the culprit anytime you want.
0:25 Look at that giant speeding along!!!!
Indeed, there is nothing like a Big Boy goin down the tracks!!!
+TheAltarBillies and to think that we'll see 4014 rumbling down the rails again.
Ok look TITANIC
@E2 take engine 4449 i didnt know titanic was a locomotive
Thanks!..would appreciate it if you could pass it along to other folks!!
I love this train
So do we!!
I love the big boy🚂
Went to a museum this weekend to see a Big Boy, and by 119's smokestack, it was huge!
Yup, they are the biggest steam engine in the world!!!!
Roll on big boy
Try to go to the place where 4014 will start her first excursion and perform this song there!
great idea!!! We have already spoken to railgiants in Pomona and have agreed to perform this song in may of 2019 when big boy returns to steam and back to its home of several decades..
TheAltarBillies Meet you in Omaha when they bring 'er in! And I'm making a 2-foot long model replica in art club. The boiler, cab, and cowcatcher are finished.
Hey, not a girl, a male. Stop calling him a her
oh my god SO COOL
Thank you again!
@@TheAltarBillies you're welcome friend
In a few years, he'll be tearing down the tracks soon!
Yep, in just a short time it will be "roll'n down the tracks like a huge leviathan!"
TheAltarBillies Not like one, she IS one, a leviathan of steel and steam!
Now that it’s happening as we speak, it makes this song all the more awesome!
I have seen Big Boy 4012 on display at Steamtown in Scranton,PA. I took 3 pictures of it. For those who live in the Eastern states that would like to see Bog Boy 4012, do so. It’s good that Big Boy 4014 will be making excursion runs.
i live down in roanoke but im stuck at home
hopefully when this whole virus ends i can go see it and just see how big a big boy is
Nice song! Wouldn't it be great when UP 4014 will have his restoration complete and be king of the Union Pacific Railroad?
Thanks so much...oh it is going to be fantastic. We are scheduled to play for an event when it rolls into LA sometime in the summer. Don't forget to check out our other big boy video filmed on 4014 before it was hauled back to Cheyenne for restoration: ruclips.net/video/AHzN7UCjki8/видео.html
i'm a fan of yalls big boy song the "Ballad Of The Big Boy".
Thank you Warren!! We the good word
Big boy big boy hear the thunder of the big big boy
Yup!! You've got it!!!
+TheAltarBillies can you subscribe to my channel please
Zeus would smite you.
My favorite steam locomotive i need to save the money to get the 4014 and 844 for my model
ours too!! Thanks!
Big Boy 4014 will be in Yuma on 10/15/2019 & on 10/16/2019 it will travel to Casa Grande,AZ, it will make a stop in Mohawk Valley next to the Interstate 8 Mohawk Valley Rest stop on the Eastside and in Gila Bend before it will stop in Casa Grande for the night. I’m traveling ho,e to the San Diego area for my birthday and plan on seeing Big Boy 4014.
Very cool...hope you enjoyed seeing 4014
I enjoyed seeing Big Boy 4014 when it went through Wellton,AZ. I was given a railroad spike that was on the ground by a railroaders son on 10/16/2019. I have no regrets to take the time to see Big Boy 4014 in action. Big Boy is the King of steam locomotives & that late Alco worker who chalked big boy on the very first one in Schenectady,NY in the early 1940’s gave it the right name.
The BIG BOYS are the Kings of Steam and the Titans of The Wasatch Range can't wait until UP revives 4014 and returns it to Sherman Hill that pass is their playground from Steam Shop Yard in Cheyenne to North Ogden in Utah they ruled it and in 2016 they will return to their home rails to conquer The Wasatch.
A 600 ton beast, hauling 100 freight cars at 70mph; that's a Big Boy in my book.
It’s more when you add freight cars to it
If am correct big boy can't go 70mph. She was made for drag and not speed.
dam1041960 The Big boys were actually used for faster lighter freights and not so much for slow heavy drags
@@dam1041960 Big Boys were designed to pull long, fast freight trains along Union Pacific's Transcontinental mainline without the use of a helper engine on the tough grades of Sherman Hill
@@dam1041960Umm Bigboy is a he
Big Boy number 4012 is on display at Steamtown National Historical Museum in Scranton,PA. I had to take 2 pictures of it to get the entire Big Boy number 4012.
Roll On Big Boy
Yeah..a song that is doing well, but they called Big Boy a "she." - they weren't paying close attention to detail.
You go, Big Boy!!!
Amen...long live Big Boy 4014
2:08 titan of the wasaaaaaaaatch
Rumble on Big boy you are the strongest and biggest steam locomotive I like big boy he's the most biggest steam locomotive
Yes indeed!!
Nice👍👍
Let's roll
Love the song
Good job making this music! You should get the world record of music!
Thank you so much Mr. Alex - we appreciate it!!
Np! Anything for you!
Please come back
I saw 4014's brother 4012 just recently
That's awesome...pretty dang cool that there are 8 of them left..and one the is up and running again!
ok
while the Mallard fully deserves the steam traction speed record, the big boy could easily outrun the A4 locomotives, only thing is there's no promise she'll stop if you just open the regulator 😁
Liz, you know your steam engines. If she won't stop, then there's no tell'n it just keeps on goin til the end of the line...then look out! There be a heap of iron to tend to!!
@@rudycarlson8245 the Union Pacific 844, when it but the Millard was going downhill
Keep em comin! Love it!!!!
Be on the lookout for "Hello California" Version of "Ballad of the Big Boy" - the 6th and final verse!
Way cool! Thanks for the post.
Cool
Thanks!!!!!
This is 👍 can you pls add this to pandora?
we'll try
Love it ❤
Thank you for the good word!!
I like it 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much for the positive feedback
The World's Largest Steam Locomotive ever build was Union Pacific Big Boy.
Yes, it is the biggest steam locomotive in the world!!!
🙂😉
I did not like this music, but I like it now and now it’s been like 20 years ahead I think this was from 2014 like it’s 2024 now and I and I think you should put big boy back in service cause I think the Pacific Railroad will be very, very famous I think with the narrow gauge one as the same
But I only want the 4014 one and other ones too😊
Thanks so much...Glad you like the music now...we appreciate it!
By the way this rocks
And I have an idea what if you mix all the songs into each other but you will need some extra people
@@sebastianjalloh9783 That's a great idea!!!
so gud Rated 7/10
Thanks Noah!
Go Wasatch!!
amen brotha!! thanks!!!
wasatch was my original name, after the wasatch mountains but since im so big people called me big boy so in 1942 i was renamed big boy and to this day you still know me as big boy
Fire up 4014!!!!!
amen fire her up shes been sitting to long let her heart beat with life let the world know "I'm the biggest mofo you'll ever see in your life time"
love it
Thank you so much!!!
did you sing this if you did you did it very good
I was sad when they said they were doing a diesel swap in one
Cool .thanks for posting
Big boy 4014 update she leaves tomorrow bound for colton.
The move was an awesome sight to see!..thanks for stopping by to say howdy!..next stop for Big Boy 4014: Cheyenne, WY
Bro, pay attention to the song and edit your comment
Rip big boy no.4005
I need 4014 3985 double header
How about a triple header ofUP steam-Big Boy 4014, Challenger 3985 & UP 4-8-4 number 844.
3985 will be restored when ed dickens retires which means we may have a TRIPLEHEADER with me 3985 and 844
But the number is 4013 it must be 4014
You are right
I guess that was the old days not in like the 2000s in the 1900s.
Now that I have a ho scale big boy I like that
cool!!
Go4014
Yep...the 4014 will being steaming up soon enough!!
@@TheAltarBillies thank you like your song God bless
Thanks so much For the encouragement and for stopping by - we appreciate it!!!
How do I make big boy emoji
Good question..you might want to ask the great kahuna emoji maker????
not 4014 but 4013 0:14
thank you my friend!!
And plus, he's dead.
This song will make Justin Bieber run for his money
Justin who? Now if you said Johnny Cash, that would be a whole other deal...thanks for stopping in to say howdy!!!
TheAltarBillies He means the gay Canadian who got arrested twice and hates his fans, but besides that, he remains a shadow in front of the greats like Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, or Merle Haggard (the last two wrote and sung railroad songs).
The come along & ride those train feat urge onthe Johnny Cash show showed the Big Boy pulling a freight at the beginning & end of that feature.
You should come to El Paso and performe In the El Paso railroad yard
That would be amazing!! Thanks for the invite!!
No locomotive lo ke THE BIG BOY NO DISEL JUST BIG BOY
At 0:18 he sounds like cermit the frog
its certainly better than sponge bob
That's not big boy 4014 it's big boy 4013
When we did this video there were not many videos of big boy 4014 - opening shot is not 4014, but I think we have a few cuts of him later on in the video...cheers!!
people call every steamer a "she". what about big "boy"?
Good question..it could be a He/she????
i am he
Big Boy is definitely a "he!" There's nothing feminine about him!
@Daniel Sellers YES, for the last time i am a HE
@@Union4014 hello your majesty king big boy of the Union Pacific
Hope they REALLY stretch 4014's wheels at at least 70mph.
what happenbto 4013?
It came before 4014
He also got scrapped
*begins making trap remix*
Subtitles for non english speakers
good idea...we will have a look at that!!
😂
4005 did crash
indeed it did!
But it survived
Cringe song
What is a cringe song?
@TheAltarBillies cringe means insanely stupid i died so what he means is this song is so insanely stupid i died because of how stupid it is
(this song aint cringe tho)
This guy probably doesn't have ears