134 Years In The Making. The desolate, desert community of Hodge, Calif. briefly feels tremors caused by the weight of a 1.2 million pound steam locomotive, UP 4014, as the 1941-built, 4-8-... (more)

With it's final trip over Cajon Pass almost complete, UP 4014 and it's pair of diesel helpers ease their 23-car passenger train downgrade into Devore as they head for the train's final destination... (more)

Union Pacific's "Big Boy" steam locomotive, No. 4014, gets the chance to stretch its legs on the winding desert floor as it passes through the community of Hodge. The original AT&SF righ... (more)

UP 4014 prepares to leave home rails once again and enter BNSF's Transcon route as it leans into the curve at Daggett.

Breathing Fire. UP 4014, the largest operating steam locomotive in the world, is truly an awe inspiring sight even just building steam pressure in the early morning light. As the sun has ju... (more)

What has to be the largest passenger train to call on Barstow in many years, UP 4014's train of 23 business cars from the Union Pacific fleet stretches far beyond the last revenue platform here as... (more)

A Steam Excursion Veteran Watches From the Side. As UP 4014's Rail Giants Train Museum excursion basks in the morning light at the original ATSF Barstow station, the back half of its train ... (more)

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.

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)

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)