After a successful celebration in Ogden, the Spike 150 special begins its return to Cheyenne via Echo Canyon. Despite the Big Boy's size, the canyon has a way to make anything look small.

#4014 on its final sprint of the 2021 excursion.

Old and New. Union Pacific 4014 is seen approaching the Havana St crossing as it enters Denver. Much has changed here since the Big Boy plied the rails in revenue service: the freight ca... (more)

CAPTURED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HEGAR RD. AND OLD HEMPSTEAD HWY IN HOCKLEY, TX AS IT WAS MAKING ITS WAY FROM HEMPSTEAD, TX TO HOUSTON, TX.

UP 4014 eastbound near Cozad Nebraska.

Big Boy 2021 Tour - The Titan of the Wasatch, Union Pacific's 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" No. 4014 makes the last climb towards its final stop, and home, in Cheyenne, WY. After 34 days, 10 states,... (more)

UP 4014 began its morning in Poplar Bluff, MO showing off its power and beauty as it left for its destination of St. Louis.

BNSF 5349 (Dash9) rounds the corner with a rail train as it runs through Broomfield, Colorado.

UP 4014 runs across a bridge in Peoria, Colorado which spans a large arroyo.

UP Big Boy 4014 puts on a steam show in Denver, Colorado. In 2019 when the big boy was in Denver for its last stop after touring the Midwest, a November cold front was dropping temperatures fast,... (more)

A golden sunrise bathes Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 as it gets ready to leave Sharon Springs, Kansas.

After departing Pine Bluffs Wyoming, UP 4014 is barely into Nebraska continuing east for an overnight stay in Sidney.

UP 4014 passes under a viaduct as it heads towards its final stop for the day in North Platte, Nebraska.

Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 roars under a highway overpass in Lena, LA.

High Ball for Denver
The Big Boy in a place without a crowd, worth the short walk.