A member of the Union Pacific 4014 Steam Crew works on freeing the stuck bell. 18 degree temperatures through the night might of been a factor. Fortunately it didn't take very long for the bell ... (more)

Slowly taking the curve and for the junction with the other mainlines, the Big Boy comes into Texarkana with their train and are almost at their stop.

The Big Boy and it's train run alongside the Arkansas River as they depart from their scheduled stop in Ozark.

Departing from the stop at Gurdon, the Big Boy gives up an impressive plume as it starts to head towards Arkadelphia.

Coming into the capital city, the Big Boy eases off the river bridge over the Arkansas River as they come into yard.

Union Pacific 4014 enters the Texarkana yard and is about to stop at the Amtrak Depot. The dispatcher can now get two westbound freight on the move out of the yard that have been waiting patientl... (more)

UP 4014 crosses a small bridge and prepares to stop in front of a large crowd at the depot in Texarkana.

UP Sr. Mgr of Heritage Operations, Ed Dickens, smiles as he watches scores of visitors pass by 4014 despite the rain.

A warning sign hangs below a noteworthy plaque placed on the 4014 by Pomona, CA. The photographer may have seen this plaque when he visited the place where UP 4014 was displayed in Pomona back in ... (more)

Enjoying the early morning sunshine in the cab of the Big Boy.

A late running Amtrak Texas Eagle, with AMTK 161 on the point, rolls past the Union Pacific 4014 at the Prescott Depot and Museum.

The day after Veteran's Day, I came across this photo opportunity of the US Flag on the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 tender and one of the US Flags on display at the Prescott Museum and Depot.

The sun has risen on a cold crisp fall morning at the Prescott Depot as the Big Boy gets ready to continue its Great Race Across the Southwest towards Little Rock, Ark.

Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 speeds north through Mabelvale, as it only a few miles away from a stop at the Little Rock Union Station.

The Big Boy has just completed slowly crawling through the south leg of the Van Buren wye and is now climbing up a slight grade. The UP 4014 steam crew member was riding on the platform to check ... (more)