Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 Pushes a Stalled Freight Train at Blair, NE. Complete with Wheel Slip.
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Something rarely seen in 2023! The 4014 was delayed by a stalled freight train ahead of it in Blair, Nebraska. The freight train was blocking a main road into the town. The 4014 was promptly attached to the rear and assisted in gently lifting the freight over the grade and out of the town. Check out the Big Boy wheel slip towards the end of the video.
In Big Boy's words, "it's good to be back!"
I bet ya big boy feels like I kid again pushing that heavy freight again. Lol
"It's GOOD to be the KING!"
You can tell in almost every video of 4014, that train just wants to go and be 'set free' on the mainline, it was built to do this kind of thing, and you can tell it wants to still, even in its old age.
Its not old because it was renewed
Kinda like Secretariat at Belmont. Get the dumb humans out of the way and let me run!
Even the mighty Big Boy can slip, especially the front wheel set. Archival footage shot by UP back in the day also shows this.
Last of the Giants?
@@sonicfan117dash2 Yes. That's the only archival footage I know of that's palatable. There's some other really bad quality stuff but it's almost unwatchable. Correction: This is also good. Nice cab shots. Ironic I was in the cab of 4012 just yesterday.
We live close to Steamtown.
ruclips.net/video/cK1hiEkDGog/видео.html
It may have been intentional to put draught in the fire box
@@1940limited
(After watching the linked video) Where has this footage been hiding all this time?
Seeing this really gives you a lot of respect for the crew. It was hard (and still is) being an engineer because you had to know your locomotive and how to throttle it just right to avoid slips/minimize them. Nowadays a lot of the modern locomotives have wheel slip control systems and such. It’s cool to see how this was done back in the day with nothing but your sense of the locomotive and knowledge
It's very enjoyable to see footage of steam locomotives in operation during the modern diesel era and a steam engine providing assistance to a stalled freight train is an impressive sight to observe. It's great to see big boy 4014 serve as a helper locomotive to a stalled freight train, this is some of the best steam engine operation footage of 2023.
Crew handled that engine like a giant and delicate piece of machinery with such precision.
"I'm ready" said 4014. "No good" grumbled the diesels. They pulled and pushed as as hard as ever they could.
"We can't do it, We can't do it, We can't do it!" Thought the diesels.
"I will do it, I will do it, I will do it!" puffed 4014.
Big Boy 4014 pushed and puffed and puffed and pushed as as hard as ever she could, and almost before they realize it, the diesels found themselves at the top of the hill.
"We've done it, We've done it, We've done it!" They said proudly. Though the crews of the stalled freight train have thanked 4014 and the steam crew, but the diesels have forgotten all about the kind king of the rails, and they didn't say "thank you".
Big Boy 4014 was left out of breath and far behind, but she is happy because she have been so helpful. At the resting stop for the night, all of the crews of 4014 were very pleased with her.
A very useful engine
This is the one rare instance where you would call big boy a he. After all, it's in his name. Big BOY. Still, love the narration you made b
@@benmabry2280 thank you!
"That's a _good_ engine, Big Boy. You shall have a new coat of paint...er...oh. You already _have_ that..."
@@BeechComer That's true, but one engine that will be boasting about her shiny red paint, and that's J class 611 (her Tuscan Red skirt), and another engine boasting about pulling the excursions as the express and that is Daylight 4449!
Glad to see the big boy being the big boy finally. i get why they baby it but still this was cool to see
UP 844: Hey, look at me, I'm pushing a stalled freight up Sherman Hill. Let's see anyone top that!
UP 4014 enters the chat!
UP 4014: what was that boy
Thank you for capturing this historical moment!
Diesel Engine: We are stalled.
Big Boy: Hold my beer.
Ah yes, there is the old man, still just as strong as ever. I live in Cheyenne, and I watched him come back to life. And he still has more power then he knows wht to do with. So hey, lets push a stalled freight train for a bit.
The Old Man still has it. OK 👍. Now you kids don't forget it.😊 This is just Great 👍
Probably the only steam locomotive that could viably still be used in modern mainline freight service
Its got feel great for that engineer to finally be able to put this engineering masterpiece to work
My god, that’s amazing! The sheer size of it, staying on the rails…
🚂 ”Need a little help there, Junior?”
Only train nerds will get this joke
Big boy: i pushed a stalled diesel!
844: alright, now we're even
after the wheelslip, the diesel perked up a bit..... Still, big boy was doing work!!
That wheelslip is unique.
@@LisbonRailProductionsandF1 at least many cameras caught it, multiple times.
@@rearspeaker6364 you could say that again, one day, I will travel to the USA and film the Big Boy 4014.
I bet that was the first time Ed slipped the wheels on 4014. I agree it does sound like the diesel is helping a bit, but every little bit helps starting on grade.
Sounded like notch 2 at best, but still a good idea if you don't want to burn ALL the sand in the steamer.
This is a different version of Jaw Tooth saying “DPU-I see you”
From the song, Big Boy is showing the power of steam in modern times.
4014 : "Leave It To Me, I Did This For A Living".
There's Nothing, quite like Steam. A Steam Engine, or a Locomotive, in this case, Wuf Wuf Wuf. It's interesting when the Big Boy, looses Traction, towards the end. Then you hear the Diesel. But Really a Nice Piece!.
This is what a real locomotive can do...go Big Boy!!
Just imagine seeing this behemoth pulling a freight train in the modern day
Report I heard was this was a 10,000 ft long train they were pushing.
It takes skill to hold back that giant steam engine at slow speed.
Better hope the EPA doesn't see this.
4014 is burning cleaner then any tier2 diesel locomotive!! the EPA will kill the trucking and construction industry, and CARB will remove all industries in Calif. single handedly.
Great video and nice catch
This looks like the super rescue, from the railway series books
This engine does move on it's own. It's a rumor that the diesel are pushing it. There's numerous reasons why the diesels are behind it when it's touring.
Braking power and electricity for the coaches
@MysticRenn right, and wrong:4015 has no electrical connections to the cars behind it, those cars have their own HEP power cars, one is usually right behind 4015. 4015's PTC is being shared with 4014, as a PTC screen is in 4014'S cab.
A badass beast! Love it!!
The King of Steam never Gifs Up!!!! And Shows His true Steampower!!
Unfortunately, because of that one guy standing near the tracks, UP will not allow most of these videos on the official page. Does iMovie have an idiot remover tool???
I bet someone has invented it!!
There is a big difference between pushing and pulling when it comes to tractive effort.
This is very reminiscent of Henry saving 2 diesels in the Railway Series book “Enterprising Engines”
Off course it smoked; it's an ALCO!
Actually compared to most us steam nowadays there is very little smoke. A good fireman and an engine doing actual work
Is Big boy going to make another tour
Boxcar at the rear: "Aww hell naww."
that boxcar has an hour's worth of fame now!! did anyone get its reporting marks and number??
844 no longer has the honor of assisting a freight train on the UP.
The Big Boy is the definition of steam is better than diesel him and Henry the gigschad engine from the rws proves this. Henry pushed a diesel while pulling another diesel at the same time big boy push a freight train up a hill while pulling a passenger train at the same time heck the challenger pulled the intermodal train that consisted of(if I’m correct) 137 rolling stock all on his own it probably take two or three diesels to pull that train.
Yeah if your bar is single unit performance.
Dude that was the first thing that came to mind watching this too. It's like a modern american Super Rescue, lol.
pushing one and pulling an other, awesome.
Is this the story of "The Little Engine That Could"?, no, WAIT! ITS THE BIG BOY👍👍👍👍❗❗
the little engine that WILL
@@Fidgetdidget how 'bout "The BIG BOY THAT DID❗"
Ed and Crew make history yet again.
This was awesome. I wonder why the UP sent a train out under powered to crest that hill. Seems odd!
they sent it with "just enough" power for its trip, then, it lost a unit, and guess who was following by coincidence??
The lady waving in the back is the UP exc that says yay and nay to paying the bills.
hope she enjoys the free publicity her train got!!
Love this !
UP 4015: It appears you’ve bitten off more than you could chew. I’ve always taken care to do no such thing, and by my calculations, I’m not even in danger of doing that right now.
Every diesel locomotive in the cavalcade: Okay, Granpuff.
The big boy makes it seem that diesels are too weak😂
Now that's a DPU alright!
Diesels: WE are stuck on this hill ... Dispatch: No worries ... help is on the way ... Just look for the smoke and listen for the whistle ... Smoke ??? Whistle ??? What is coming ??? Dispatch: You'll know in a few minutes ... Diesel: I just thought I heard a steam whistle ... "Bump" ...
My dad used to tell a story about when he was 18 and living in Oklahoma, he took a train to Linn, Washington to make wheat harvest out there. His train had to pull onto a siding in Wyoming to allow the "biggest" train engine he had ever seen pulling at least a mile of train cars as it passed his train. He later learned that it was a Big Boy engine that he had seen. He enjoyed telling his story of seeing it. Fast forward to Sep 2021. I live in Beloit, KS and I heard that Big Boy # 4014 was coming to Salina. Figuring that it had to be one of the engines that dad had seen, my wife and I drove to Salina to see it. I had heard that it was going to pass through St Marys also, so I told my son Alex who teaches school there about it so he took his class to the tracks to watch it pass. The sounds and the rumble at the crossing as it came into Salina is someone that I won't forget. Dad never knew which Big Boy engine he saw in Wyoming but I will always think it was UP 4014 that three generations of my family have witnessed it puffing steam and pulling hard into our memories.
Thank you Union Pacific for completeing a 76 year adventure from my dad to me to my son.
Beautiful train like to ride in the train
Some people say the diesel 4015 was doing the work but it was hardly doing any work 🙂
Looking at the steam escaping the rods tells you there is high pressure in those cylinders. That is a sure sign that it is working hard.
Feel the coal to her. We love our train videos in Clemson SC, Go Tigers! Keep it up
This is just a shot to the challenger 😂 big boy say if you can do I can do it better
Esas maquinas hoy son solo chatarra de museo
The diesel-electric here is basically providing electricity and air brakes. It is not running its motors. This is all the Big Boy.
the diesel electric does not providing electricity to the cars due to being a freight type locomotive, there already a generator car to get the job
ok. so. now all we have to do is get the 4014 to lead freight trains at/from the front.
oh, and we also need it to be a mid train dpu
Someone brings his boys out to see something interesting, and that would be remembered for the rest of their lives, and they stand there, totally oblivious, probably wishing they had their phones, and NOT out standing in the weeds.
BTW, I wonder what that rust covered siding is used for?
Not a foamer but seeing that locomotive in person it’s incredible prob on the same scale as the B36 at Dayton Ohio Wright Patterson or the C5 galaxy back many years
How fun. Thank you, Dustin, for explaining things. Glad that you caughthe whistle for the grade crossing. Any idea why itook so long?
Need to put mufflers on the steam electrical generators.
“Super Rescue” from the RWS Thomas Books with 4014 acting as Henry!
Didn’t 844 do this as well
If the boiler is fuel oi, fired and coal why the dense. Black smoke.?
Burning oil produces a dark smoke as well. It's just that it's more environmentally friendly than using straight coal; which is why they changed it to a used oil burner
I hate seeing steam engines coupled with diesel locomotives, especially on travels. I like fully steam powered trains. Supposedly diesel engines provide electricity on a steamed train. This diesel sounded like it was helping it push.
Helping yes, but also, did you see how long this was, and the fact that it started on a grade. The diesel perked up cause it saw the front truck on the 4014 was slipping and the engine itself couldn't get much traction. Both engines would probly sill be there if the diesel hadn't helped, which is all it does, help whenever the conductors sense an issue is happening
Technically, the diesel does several things. The main thing is PTC or positive train control, an automated system that will stop the train if contact is lost with operator or something along those lines. They mostly use its dynamic brakes though. The big boys brakes are used as little as possible because finding the damn things is impossible. So they use the diesel to brake for them, and to provide electricity. It is not helping in this case, as the steam crew would most likely not allow it.
There's a ton of practical reasons to have a diesel in the consist. UP has the most track that is far away from facilities that can deal with mechanical issues, especially for a steam locomotive. They also have the longest stretches between stops, (BNSF too). So the diesel helps conserve fuel and water so they can go farther. Most important is the diesels dynamic braking which slows the train without wearing brake components. This diesel isn't there to help 4014 pull the train (sounds like it's at notch 1 or maybe just high idle), it's there to keep it going longer.
I think if the diesel was a modified B unit, it wouldn’t be so visually detracting.
@@slashmacleod correct, just a nudge when needed, some help slowing down, and sharing its PTC with 4014, with a screen in 4014's cab. some people think its powering coaches behind it but there are no cables on 4015 for such.
The diesel Loco is pushing also......................................
The diesel wasn't doing anything but helping when the crew of 4014 needed it
just a nudge, don't need big boy flying apart in the middle of nowhere, the last thing we need is a flat car behind 4014 with a 10-ton crane, and a 10-wheel dump truck to carry the broken parts!!
Anyone that believes that the big boy actually did the work and not the diesel helper that is in the consist then I’ve got some gold mines I’d like to sell you. This big boy is just a huge steam generator and nothing else. Another smoke and mirror show for onlookers that really can’t see beyond the ends of their noses. Don’t watch the big boy watch and listen to the pusher engine as it starts doing the work.
Has already been debunked by someone more experienced than you...
@@lolly166541 trevor is one of those glass mostly empty types, his other friend is Kim Jong Un.
It would have been easier if nanny diesel wasn't around big boy handle this situation before without hand holding you could hear nanny assisting pushing
But its CGI wheelslip, and someone is crying??? It's those naysayers that ruin more chances for steam to be on mainlines in America!!!
I heard the nanny engine spool up as the front drivers kept slipping as the engerneer was trying to get the wheel slip to stop. I was also hearing the nanny spool back down just as the video was cut off. But it is very GOOD to hear the Big Boy Showing off what it was made to do and that was move freight, by pulling or in the case pushing!!
@@damaskes.2849 nanny diesel is not needed
@@quagmiredavis4117 yea its not needed all the time, but during the wheel slip it was used "this time"
Normal operations of the "4014" does not use the diesel outside of dynamic breaking. If i remember right.
Just enjoy the moment