A look from the inside of the caboose at the sleeping giant, 4014. The work party had come to an end on this chilly December day and I decided to take some new angles of the Big Boy from inside th... (more)

An eastbound Union Pacific freight train has just exited one of the Hermosa tunnels on Wyoming's Sherman Hill on August 17, 1957. Road power is 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" no. 4019, assisted by 4-8-4 no. 82... (more)

With the museum having just closed for this night of the L.A. County Fair, 4014 quietly waits for the next day to come so it can amaze even more people at its massive beauty. I had always wanted t... (more)

My 6'0 buddy is dwarfed by the UP Big Boy.

The one-time pride of the Union Pacific and the Pennsy now greet visitors at the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Inside the cab of the monster....Big Boy 4017

Super Big Boy Moon. Thanks to Mitch for the astronomical heads up. Photo taken by permission

I never made it to Cheyenne WO to see the Big Boy in it's lair. But I think this is something like what I would have found after a new snow storm in January 1958.

A properly lit Big Boy.

UP 4012's front engine is lit by a sliver of sun shining just above the Pocono mountians and below a storm cloud.

On the last Saturday evening of the fair, we see 4014's cab lit up brightly for people to see. 4014 is deemed in the best condition of the 8 surviving Big Boy's and is a complete engine. I also be... (more)

Sitting under a tree, watching time pass by, UP 4014 has people from near and far to come see it. UP 4014 is one of eight surviving UP Big Boys on display across the world. This beautiful machine ... (more)

Union Pacific Big Boy #4006 sits on display at the Museum of Transportation. This engine type, built strictly for the Union Pacific is well represented as 8 of the 25 built survived the torch to ... (more)

A followup view to a shot posted earlier shows UP 4017's hogger leaning out the window looking for any obstructions to getting his train into the yard and finishing his run.