Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 has arrived at the railroad’s West Colton Yard and is backing its 10-car train down the mainline to the western end of the yard, and then will head straight into the y... (more)

Big Boy's Return: Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive 4014 rolls along the BNSF Cajon Subdivision near Helendale as it heads for the Los Angeles Basin. The locomotive is returning to Californi... (more)

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014, the recently restored "Big Boy," passes through Frost, the southern end of Victorville, California, on October 9, 2019.

October 9, 2019, was an historic day as Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 became the first “Big Boy” steam locomotive to operative under steam over southern California’s Cajon Pass! The big engine... (more)

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 rolls down the old Palmdale Cutoff (UP’s Mojave Subdivision) as UP train P-YRWC-09 heads to West Colton Yard from Yermo, California, on October 9, 2019. This location... (more)

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 became the first “Big Boy” steam locomotive to operative under steam over southern California’s Cajon Pass on October 9, 2019! The big engine (recently restored t... (more)

Heading west out of Victorville, California, Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 meets an eastbound UP freight at Frost, the location of the Santa Fe’s “natural crossover.” This spot is where trains... (more)

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 rounds the curve at the southern end of Oro Grande, California, as it approaches a scheduled servicing stop in Victorville, just about five miles further. The UP “Big... (more)