Ain't she sweet?.....the 4014, I mean. The recent Big Boy debut was a pretty crowded affair, making it very difficult to get "clean" photos of the locomotive. People just kept getting in ... (more)

The Hoover Mason Trestle, which once was used to transport ore to the Bethlehem Steel furnaces, is now a pedestrian walkway that allows an upclose view to the original blast furnaces and the ore l... (more)

It’s been a long night for this NS re-rail crew as they’ve had to move a loaded tank car and locomotive back onto the track after the two rolled a rail in downtown Opelika earlier in the day. A f... (more)

All Hail Big Boy! Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 makes its grand entrance at the Union Pacific's celebration of the Transcontinental Railroad in Ogden.

Photo finish. So this is how it ended....UP crew, left to right (844 to 4014): Ted Schulte, Kirt Clark, Bruce Kirk, Garland Baker, Troy Plagge, Jimmy Thompson, Don Crerar, Austin Barker, Ed Dicke... (more)

NS train 776 makes its way south after back to back northbounds. This train would only go to MP 80.1 (Rileyville, VA) at which time it toned the dispatcher reporting no power, no dynamic brakes, n... (more)

Early morning in Evanston, WY. Great show around Union Pacific "Big Boy" steam locomotive 4-8-8-4 #4014 !

Everything is big on the 4014.The inside of the Cab is spacious and the Backhead of the Boiler is huge. It really is a Big Boy

Ore carrier 6 sits on the Hoover Mason Trestle adjacent to the Bethlehem Steel plant. The trestle is now a pedestrian walkway.

4014 and 844, with the Spike 150 special, start their ascent up Weber Canyon, passing through Sheephead Tunnel. To my surprise, there wasn't another person within sight at this location.

Ed Dickens, Manager Heritage Program for Union Pacific cools down the 4014 after another successful Doubleheading run with the 844. Hats off to Ed and his tireless crew for the dedication that suc... (more)

Reeling it in: An Amtrak crew removes catenary wire from Track 2 at Princeton Junction Station on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The variable tension catenary that had been on this track will be re... (more)

The eastbound lanes of I-84 contrasted with the westbound lanes show just how popular the Big Boy was in his return to steam. Here, between Henefer and Echo, the Big Boy coasts at a leisurely pac... (more)