UP 4014 rolls east along a corn field near Hammond, WI on the train's way to Altoona, WI for a public display.

4014 continues up the Hinckley Sub under the Highway 23 overpass in Brook Park.

Likely one of the tightest curves 4014 will encounter on its journey is this section on BNSF in Superior, Wisconsin. Here the massive 4-8-8-4 is "walked" through the curve with a little ... (more)

UP 4014 runs through a field of wildflowers as it leaves on its tour of the Midwest states.

The Big Boy passes CN Dock 6 as it nears the end of the line on it's run from the Twin Cities to Duluth, MN.

The Big Boy rolls under the searchlights at Hoffman as it makes its way to St. Paul Union Depot (SPUD). Currently in the middle of “The Great Race Across the Midwest”, the 4-8-8-4 looks and so... (more)

UP 4014 crosses the Raccoon river on its trip to Boone Iowa.

UP 4014 passes under the Canadian National near Logan Iowa.

UP 4014 leads the Union Pacific Museum Special across the Kate Shelley High Bridge over the Des Moines River.

The Big Boy has arrived in Omaha as it crosses the 84th St bridge on the Lane Cutoff just south of I-80. This structure, built in 1977, replaced the original 2 lane tunnel under the fill as suburb... (more)

The beast heads east! The Big Boy passes the station sign for the small town of Egbert on its first trip east from Cheyenne towing a few covered hoppers for added braking/tonnage.

Pride of the Plains. Yep, there's no doubt that's it's a Big Boy - impressive in every sense; making its 1:30pm departure from Fremont, NE enroute Omaha. A respectable number of folks trackside an... (more)

The Big Boy comes to town: on its Grand Island to Omaha jaunt this Friday, the 4014 made its dramatic appearance in flatland territory quite unlike its usual stomping grounds farther west. A class... (more)

Big Boy 4014 is underway seen here east of Grand Island, Nebraska heading for Omaha where it will be displayed at UP's Home Plate during Railroad Days.

UP 4014 and UP 844 head westbound on UP's Larimie Sub,. The train is just east of Rock River, WY.