Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 looking all polar express
Aug 27, 2021 · The world's biggest steam locomotive, Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, pulled into Hays, Kansas on Nov. 21 and stayed overnight, drawing big Kansas and Nebraska crowds. People got an...
'Our Very Own Polar Express': Union Pacific 'Big Boy' Plows
Nov 22, 2019 · One of the world’s largest steam engines passed through snow-covered central Kansas on November 22, creating a festive Polar Express moment for onlookers. The Union Pacific Engine 4014...
Steam (returning/being restored/being rebuilt) in 2025
2 days ago · Union Pacific 4884-1 class 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4014 returned to operation in time for the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10th, 2019 (also marking the first time a Big Boy has moved under his own power in ~60 years), and he then toured the Upper Midwest and the Southwest. #4014 toured the Lower and ...
Union Pacific 4014 - Wikipedia
Union Pacific 4014 is a preserved 4884-1 class 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Union Pacific (UP) as part of its heritage fleet.Built in November 1941 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York, it was assigned to haul heavy freight trains in the Wasatch mountain range.The locomotive was retired from revenue service on December 7, 1961, and ...
Behind the Scenes with the UP Big Boy #4014 - TrainWeb
Aug 6, 2019 · The car was re-named the “Pony Express” in 1993 to commemorate a Union Pacific train of the same name that ran between Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah, from August 1926 to November 1954.
UP: Big Boy No. 4014 Steam Locomotive - Union Pacific
Union Pacific reacquired No. 4014 from the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California, in 2013, and relocated it back to Cheyenne to begin a multi-year restoration process. It returned to service in May 2019 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's Completion .
Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 creates 'Polar Express
382K views, 829 likes, 110 loves, 64 comments, 311 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from WTAE-TV Pittsburgh: STUNNING. ️ Video captures the moment the Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 charges out from...
Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 And UP #844 - Train Fanatics
May 8, 2019 · Rail Line: Union Pacific; Power type: 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive FEF-3 class Northern; Builder: American Locomotive Company; Locomotive and tender weight: 907,890 lbs; Driver diameters – 80 inches! Tractive effort: 63,750 lbf; MAX SPEED – 120 MPH ! Quick Facts about UP Big Boy 4014. Rail Line: Union Pacific; Driver diameters:-68 inches
Engineer Ed Dickens Talks Big Boy# 4014 - Train Fanatics
Jan 24, 2020 · Ed Dickens, senior manager- Union Pacific Heritage Operations and Big Boy #4014 engineer, discusses his love of locomotives, especially Big Boy #4014! From the day Ed Dickens first held a Lionel Locomotive #844 at 4 years old, he was hooked!
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 #4014 (Big Boy): A PR Ambassador - American-Rails.com
Aug 25, 2024 · Union Pacific 4014 is the latest star in the railroad's growing collection of heritage steam locomotives. It returned to active service on May 2, 2019.