Its last crossing of Cajon Pass is almost behind it as UP 4014 passes a stopped BNSF stack train at Devore as the lengthy passenger train makes for home - West Colton, Calif.

With its service stop complete, UP 4014 highballs Beaumont on its journey out of the Golden State as it heads for today's final destination of Yuma, AZ.

With wisps of steam filling the air, Union Pacific Senior Manager of Heritage Operations, Ed Dickens, confirms the blue flag has been placed on UP 4014 as the locomotive's mechanical crew prepares... (more)

Cresting Cajon Pass' summit one last time, all 1.2 million pounds of UP 4014 leads a 23-car passenger excursion, benefitting the Rail Giants Train Museum in Pomona, Calif., back to West Colton aft... (more)

Thundering into San Timiteo Canyon, UP 4014 stomps up the grade making short work of it's small train as it leans into a curve at Ordway.

UP 4014 approaches Beaumont for its first service stop of the day after tackling the grades of San Timoteo Canyon.

UP 4014's 23-car passenger train brings traffic on Interstate-15 to an almost complete standstill as folks, likely retuning home from a trip to Las Vegas, witness the only operational "Big Boy" st... (more)

4014 is on the eastbound S-curve, prior to passing under the westbound trestle at Cienega Creek

A Big Boy Pointing at Tehachapi. UP 4014 will likely be the first and last "Big Boy" steam locomotive to ever find itself on BNSF's Mojave Subdivision - the tracks that deposit BN... (more)

A photo, nor video, can truly capture the experience of what it's like to stand next to an active 4000 class steam locomotive. Brief moments like this, however, where wisps of steam and the glint ... (more)

Dawn Breaks Over Big Boy. It's just after 6:00 a.m. on the morning of October 13, 2019, as the Union Pacific steam crew prepares UP 4014 for the return trip to West Colton today via Cajon P... (more)

Low morning sun highlights the sage and grass, and the cool temps condense some steam, as UP 4014 heads down the Wahsatch grade at Castle Rock, Utah.

After already havig to go into Emergancy, the UP 4014 gets back underway as he continues east toward Tuscon, AZ and a much needed day of rest. Unfortunately the Big Boy will have to go back into e... (more)

Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 has just departed Barstow, CA en route to West Colton on day 2 of a passenger excursion to benefit the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California, which had displayed the l... (more)

Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 rests for the evening after its return from Barstow, Ca. on the second leg of a two day excursion to benefit the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California. October 13, 2... (more)