My seven year old daughter is a massive fan of the Big Boy. When I mentioned the steam behemoth was going to be fairly close to home, she flipped out and begged me to take her. Friday after work ... (more)

Big Boy 4014 takes the 'S' curve as it approaches Limon, Colorado.

Railfans and photogs lined nearly the entire route between Kit Carson and Limon, Colorado, each no doubt marveling at the size and beauty of Big Boy 4014.

After departing its service stop at the Flatonia railfan pavilion, 4014 gets underway towards Houston, passing some spectators on the east side of town.

UP 4014 on the Limon Sub, just west of Clifford, CO, Nov 24, 2019.

It was a beautiful sunny Colorado day as the world's largest steam locomotive, UP 4014 "Big Boy", runs past the trees at Aroya, Colorado. There were hundreds of people chasing this marv... (more)

UP 4014 charges west to Van Buren with Ed Dickens leaning out of the cab.

Like so many others, I was out at Union Station Kansas City Inc. on Sunday night to watch the arrival of Union Pacific's Big Boy. After cutting its train in half, the 4014 backed onto one of Unio... (more)

It is a very cold, 20 degree morning as the UP 4014 is back under steam and being prepared for the trip to Little Rock.

Hard to tell if this is 1959 or 2019. The good thing is we get to witness again what was common on the Union Pacific over 60 years ago.

UP 4014 leads PGINP-05 or “The Great Race Across the Midwest” train across the Platte River just outside of North Platte.