The Union Pacific steam special is seen here about 5 miles south of Point of Rocks after passing the Black Butte Mine in the far distance. This is one of the few North/South oriented stretches of ... (more)
Good Morning Big Boy No. 4014... Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 and 4-8-4 No. 844 double-head west across the Overland Route near Granger at sunrise on May 6, 2019.
4014 rests at Rawlins after a great debut on its first leg of the trip to Ogden.
UP Big Boy 4014 glides through Hanna, Wyoming on the first day of it's historic return to service during May4, 2019.
Big Boy's Return to the Rails: Recently restored Big Boy locomotive 4014 leads the Union Pacific Transcon 150 special toward Rock Springs, Wyoming on its debut excursion.
Big Boy, U.P. NÂș4014 polishes the rails of the Overland Route with the Great Race To Ogden as the train descends the western slope of Sherman Hill and along side Bath Family Ranch at Tie Siding, ... (more)
Yesterday the 'great race to Ogden' began in grand fashion as Union Pacific's newly restored Big Boy teamed with dependable stable-mate #844. The two products of the American Locomotive Works (194... (more)
Runnning at 25 MPH the westbound Steam Special rounds the bend on the outskirts of Walcott, WY. With a storm growing in the distance, the locomotive is only less than 30 miles away from the town o... (more)
The now famous Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 and 4-8-4 #844 are taking the Great Race train westbound through Sinclair, WY, on Saturday afternoon as the late afternoon sun illuminates the train and ... (more)
With one of the larges photographer gatherings I've seen in recent years, the Union Pacific Railroad Great Race train is seen heading westbound through the mile 634 signals near Hanna, Wyoming, on... (more)
Thanks to a friendly ranch owner and some cash exchange, this shot of the Union Pacific Railroad Great Race Train, led by UP Big Boy 4-8-8-4 #4014 and UP 4-8-4 #844, with assistance from UP SD70AC... (more)
From the bluff high above the Overland Route, the westbound Big Boy struts across the Wyoming plains for the first time in over half a century.
Against the backdrop of a westbound intermodal, 4014 clears Dale Junction, Wyoming.