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No. 4014 made a trip to Omaha and return in June 2023 for the College Baseball Championship. Stay safe and happy chasing!
Accelerating uphill out of Pine Bluffs, WY: • Pacing Union Pacific B...
Pacing east out of Gering, NE, 2023: • Pacing Union Pacific B...
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UP Big Boy 2022 Update: • UP 4014 Update 2022
Working HARD on the Big Boy 2021 Tour: • Union Pacific Big Boy ...
EDIT: Thanks for making this hit SEVEN MILLION views!
Supercut of the two best pacing shots from this date. Accelerating out of Walnut Ridge, AR and sanding the flues just south of Knobel, AR. Speed towards the end of the video is approaching 45 MPH. Enjoy =)
FAQ (READ):
Oil burning locomotives must have their flues and tubes "sanded" every few dozen miles because any oil that does not fully combust in the firebox will end up coating said tubes and flues and hinder heat transfer to the boiler. When the locomotive is working hard, a heavy draft is induced from the firebox, through the tubes and flues to the smokebox and out the stack. The sand that is poured through the firebox peep hole in the cab is sucked through the tubes and flues and scours them clean of the oil deposits, hence the short periods of black exhaust.
The diesel locomotive accompanies UP Steam power to provide a measure of security and flexibility in operations. The diesel can hold or slow the train speed down using dynamic braking, thus saving the cost of new brake shoes and the time needed to install them. Additionally, the diesel can be used to assist when necessary, and to extend the fuel and water supply, allowing for longer operating distances and days. Finally, as of 2021, the diesel is an integral part of the PTC system required for FRA compliance.
The water overflow from just in front of the rear cylinder on the fireman's side is the exhaust steam injector overflow port. Discharge from this port is normal when starting and stopping the injector, and when the injector switches between live steam and exhaust steam.
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0:00 - Accelerating out of Walnut Ridge
4:16 - Sanding the flues (40-45 MPH)
5:00 - Cruising (45 MPH)
Your video stabilization is so smooth it ran off with my wife
New top comment right here bro
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Огромная живая машина. У нас в Росси таких не было.
It's so dumb how some people recording simple things constantly go gfdhurvjyfb with the camera. Good job!
Lol
To think, that whole machine was designed without a single CAD program! All with drafting boards and ink!
You mean, just like everything else right up to early 90’s!
@@beastmasaurus6467 ehhhhh, a lot of aircraft were designed with CAD all the way back into the 70s, same with ships and cars.
She still looks as beautiful as she ever did.
pure mathematics
@@MommyKhaos Are you even aware as to what a computer looked like or how they functioned in the 1970's? My father started his career in the mid 80's and didn't use a CAD program until the mid-late 90's (CAD 11), and it was still primitive.
You can’t look away at those connecting rods and timing linkages doing heir work. It is mesmerizing to watch.
Absolutely hypnotic
It actually enrages my simple mind trying to comprehend how someone even BEGAN to think about making this and putting it all together in such a way that this was the result. I feel the same way when I watch shows like How It's Made and see all of the miles of factory equipment, with all of the millions of moving parts. So cool, but so annoying.
What blows my mind is that I can't imagine the forces at play. Surely the main rod weighs at least a ton, and how fast it's going up and down from the wheel rotation?
And to think all of this was designed just by paperboard, log table and ruler xd.
Someone please point out the main pistons.... Im trying to spot how powere is transferred to those rods unsuccessfully
82 years and still beautiful.
Magnifique
Joe Bidens age
More beautiful now than in it's day
@@lyft4238It was built in 1941 and the last 5 Big Boys were built in 1944 numbers 2020 til 2024.
Immer noch gut @@lyft4238
huge shout out to the multi-generational restoration team. Brilliant work.
Just think, that old beast has technically been being restored since the days it was first launched. By that, I mean the constant Maintenace and part replacements over years and years! Cool to think about!
What an awesome video. No stupid "dramatic" music. No begging for likes, shares, and subscribers. A classic, deserves another 4 million views!
Thanks. I generally let my work speak for itself.
Big boy has his own mood, doesn't like likes, he knows he is liked by all.
Really. I hate that stupid begging. You either like a video or you don't, or just have no opinion either way.
I can hear steam locomotive sound effects 🤣
Totally agree!
Perfect example of how a stupendously simple video without cuts and music can be exactly what you want to see. What a beauty. Thanks for this wonderful video which does nothing else but take us on a ride next to a stunning piece of engineering, giving us perfect views. Very well done!
The music was the engine itself. Damn right.
@@malcolmabram2957 I grew up in the late 40's in NE Portland, OR. The main train line ran right through a canyon which was practically in my back yard. Also, the main road crossed a bridge nearby, so I spent a lot of my youth watching these behemoth trains passing by. Times were hard and my mother often sent me with a bucket to climb down into the canyon the trains passed through to pick up coal alongside the tracks which had fallen off these trains. Every house in the area had a five ton coal bin in their front yard, but seems ours was always empty, so anything I found along the tracks was always appreciated and sustained us through the long winters.
I' m really amaze watching d arm wheel ad yiu may call it, felt tha strenght,beautiful.
I don't know, I hear drums, whistles, bells and great rhythm like the best music on earth!
Agreed!
Hello. I write from France. We have had, here in Europe, magnificent, fine, sleek steam locomotives, but this one is high above all words. Most impressive of all time. Thank you for having known how to preserve some of them and to make them work for our immense pleasure. What a beautiful machine! Some may find me ridiculous, but I'm really in love with these 540 tons of steel and other metals
You guys built some slick looking trains no doubt but your railroads are geared mostly for passenger services so it makes sence that they are stylized to be more pleasing to look at where the USA railroads are setup for long and heavy freight, trains are men and rough looking with power upon power to move the loads across the continent.
@@tgmelinda7544 Well, this era of trains specifically in US. Before 20s the rail usage was fairly similar with Europe.
'MERICA!
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@@TealJosh industry in the US was and still is insane compared to europe even in the 20s By the 40s we could build more planes in a month than the luftwaffe had in their entire arsenal. Shipping materials and men across a continent many times the size of that whole theatre of war. Pumping out ships by the dozens. A B17 every few hours. Tanks. And STILL produce cars for the domestic market. Insanity All that rode on the backs of our massive freight and rail network over 100,000 miles of track in the 40s. It never compared. This is just the biggest one left. We had bigger engines and at one time 50 of these roamed the earth. To think germany ever had a snowballs chance in hell is hilarious. They were on horses and we use gas vehicles and shipped all the fuel for them a whole ocean away. Industry. Our industry has been unrivaled until China. The USSR never had a chance either. Politics and technology aside we could simply outproduce and outship every nation on this earth until China took over.
I can imagine the uncontrollable faces of pride the engineers and builders must had after finishing this
Just think about how their very essence lives on through these machines. It's like having the creators return from the grave every time this thing is fired up.
Absolutely impressive sight.
Speaking as a retired Master Welder appreciative of good engineering, they probably would have to surgically remove that grin from my face because I would not stop beaming for weeks on end when seeing it take to the tracks.
Does anyone else literally start to tear up watching this? It's just incredible to see this magnificent machine running.
Yes me too!
It used to live 5 minutes away from me at the Pomona Fairplex. I was able to watch them move it out to begin the restoration process. It makes me happy to see this beast on the rails once again
I'm new to rail. What is powering this train?
@@michaelmayler6642 Steam! And the boiler is now oil fired! 4014 here used to be coal fired when it was built back in November 1941 but it was converted to burn oil when it was rebuilt
Yes
For a gear head like myself, there's nothing more thrilling to see this great grandfather of a train so alive and strong.
Yes yes!
Same. Been waiting years to see this and just found out it's coming to my town on it's '22 tour! 😃
Mecanismo biela - manivela❤
As kids that are into train you just love the horns/ whistles and shape. As an adult you couldn’t have thought in your dreams how much work went into building and mechanics of such a monster of the Railway. Absolutely stunning.❤
I like the horn but looks like the mechanic did an overkill here. Was that much necessary? I wanted to hear the machine itself really.
As a Brit, I take my hat off to American engineering ingenuity. You have certainly got some fantastic kit.
Extremely impressive display of massive power restored and running perfectly. Thank you, Union Pacific, for loving and preserving that piece of history!!
Beautifully Stated
Absolutely true and men of past were very intelligent and without the existence of technology they created the world. Absolutely brilliant.
how fast is it at max speed ?
80 mph. 7,000 horsepower.
@@richardbennison5312 what a magnificent beast---sheer raw power.
As a Brit knowing the steam era in the UK with the Mallard, Flying Scotsman and all the rest, this Big Boy beast is a testament to those days of steam and the ingenuity of the many people who manufactured, maintained and drove these magnificent machines, long live steam
Utmost respect for the crews that manned these locomotives. I am still absorbing the fact that the locomotives were so different. The bigger curved radius of the track ment that could be that long . As a Brit who’s uncle was a locomotive driver (through steam to diesel to electric,) . To comprehend that these machines traveled across the continent of America. Thousands of miles . In Britain it was hundreds . The making of America and its expansion to the most powerful nation on earth lies with the movement of industry on the back of these behemoths. Carrying thousands of tons , thousands of miles .
@@georgeallen7101 The Big Boy type locomotive were the backbone of continental US heavy haulage during the WWII war effort. Speaking as an ex-Brit. , these engines are historically significant not only for America. Respect for Union Pacific for restoring them.
We have some impressive preserved locos here in the UK but nothing quite like Big Boy. Thanks for preserving such a behemoth.
@@trespireQuite true. Diesel/electric drive tech was relatively new for the U.S., and that motive form went straight into submarines; steam rolling stock was still plentiful and became the main transport method.
@@georgeallen7101 And now, the crazy thing is we can say that truck drivers are the modern equivalent. Steam locos built America and truckers keep it running.
Probably one of the most beautiful machines on Earth.
Spectacular! The speed at which those connecting rods and coupling rods move telegraphs the sheer power of this landmark locomotive.
Looks like she's running really efficiently, not much smoke or steam waste. Very light haze. Hats off to the maintenance crew and operators as well as UP for keeping this old girl alive. Would love to see her and 844 at the same time
Then come on up to Cheyenne!!!!! The UP steam shed does tours.
Just watched a video of that today.
@@andreworiez8920 Really!?
@madyhighend So sailors on the John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight D. Eisenhower are all forced to call their ships “he”? People have termed equipment “she and her” for years. If truth be told, Big Boy is simply a nickname penned by a builder. The 4000s were originally termed the “Wasatch Class”. So what then?
I believe it's running on oil not coal.
I used to think these machines were crude, then I began to research them. They are complex affairs with amazing engineering in their design. The creativity and engineering prowess of man never ceases to amaze me, even from over one hundred years ago.
This is,hands down,the finest footage of 4014,the precious,treasured Big Boy. You deserve a reward for this,wow
Steel doing man's bid constructively
Watching how fast the driving rods move at speed and realizing just how massive they actually are, gives you a sense of just how large and powerful this locomotive is
No joke. All my life I've wanted to see the Big Boy. I didn't realize till I saw it at Bunkie how big it was.
I know - it only means something if you have ever stood beside one.
I'm sensing a yo mama joke here.
Truly remarkable engineering, and yet just medium speed for steam locos. Case in point, the Milwaukee Road had a section in Wisconsin where to meet the schedule the train had to average 100 mph for the run. Their 4-4-2 Atlantics were built to cruise at 100 and run up to 120 mph, and did so from 1935 t0 1951.
@@piccalillipit9211 I’ve stood next to the C & O 1601 at the Henry Ford Museum, and that thing is a little bit intimidating by how absolutely massive it is. I wish they had one of those running, because that would be an awesome sight
God that’s a beautiful sight to see, a mighty steam locomotive getting up to speed and thundering down the rails, everyone the king has arrived
Absolute CRINGE 🤮
@@It_needs_to_be_said if you think a steam locomotive is cringe why’d you watch this video
YES SIR 😊👌👍🍻
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Mi hanno sempre affascinato .Non dovono farli morire
I'm not a train enthusiast but this isn't just some train engine, it's a masterpiece of engineering , a testament to an era and the people who lived in ot!
Watching these Big Boys is a sight to behold especially when it starts to gain speed. The whistle blows a very mournful deep sound which is very loud indeed. It’s great seeing them on our rails once again because the Big Boys were the pride of America.
You know it's a heck of a locomotive, when it can pull an entire US Army armored division by itself.
They should let her pull an armored load again to showcase for the new generation what she really was built for.
@@jonathanjr9505I would love to see this (coming from the younger generation)
Wow that's impressiveeeeee this is why I'm a locomotive enthusiast
What a beast of a machine. It looks so elegant, yet powerful. Truly a product of a grittier and more sophisticated era.
Please explain how can that era be more sophisticated.
The current era is 100000000 times more sophisticated than the Industrial times but ok, it's amazing but take the nostalgia glasses off
This Monster Elegant ? Not really . MAJESTIC most definitely . The Mallard was Elegant but less than half the Power of This Mighty Unit .
not even close to being sophisticated as compared to now. Majestic and powerful looking ? Yes.
People were much classier then, that's for sure.@@dkdanis1340
I had the pleasure of seeing this thing in person. It was like a giant iron god going by, a titan of a bygone age. You heard it before you saw it, and you felt it before you heard it. The term “Rolling Thunder” would be more than applicable. Sorry for going all poetic, but these locomotives are truly marvels of engineering, and I’m glad this one has been preserved.
No adds, no B.S. Well Done! What an utterly awesome and incredible machine! Beauty and Brute Force combined! The horsepower and tractive force this Monster produces are second to None.
A reciprocating engine, so many moving parts, and a whistle! A symphony on wheels! Thanks for bringing it to us!
Yes! "A symphony on wheels!" I love it!
That one steam engine, forget which one but the cranks and pistons had to be doing 400rpm, same speed as a medium speed Diesel 😁
Well every standard combustion engine is also reciprocating.. just with more cylinders...
What an honor and how it must feel for the engineers on this amazing piece of equipment to not only drive this huge hulk of a beast; but to see all the fans coming out to honor it's continuing journey on the rails.
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Wow!!!! The Big Boy is so majestic and sounds like mechanical heaven!! Love the chaka-chaka-chaka-chaka. It's a beat you can dance to. Also, the driving and tie rod and all the other rotating stuff is heaven for the eyes. This is not something you can see everyday.
Extremely well-done video. No music, commentary, or distractions
That locomotive is music enough.
What a beautiful machine she is! This is one of the best video’s I’ve ever seen…very nice camera work.
Isn't that a big boy ?
Thats a boy it is alive !!!!
The best of steam, I imagine that both sections must be in connection between each other other wise if one set slipped it would cause a horrific harmonic imbalance
@@simonframpton7090 Nope, both engine units are completely independent of one other mechanically speaking.
It’s a boy
Great vid! No annoying intros or outros, no self-indulgent crapping on before the feature, just straight into the action! Beautiful job!
Very nice
It is beautiful!
Yes, and no chintzy background music. The steam whistle and the cylinder exhausts are the music here.
What a beautiful machine. Listening to it will never get old. huge shout out to the multi-generational restoration team. Brilliant work..
The shear size of this beast is in crediable. Feeling the power of idle in the ground. I'm so glad union Pacific are restoring these beautiful machines. Big boy and challenger in Wyoming was a site to see.
No matter how many times you see that engine, You just never get tired of watching it run.
Steam engines make 100% of their maximum torque at 0 rpm. So the drivers being able to keep the wheels from just spinning in place upon acceleration, especially with thousands upon thousands of tons of load behind the train, is a feat upon itself. You know those drivers are absolutely at the top of their game when not a single wheel slip occurred during accel.
That is only true for 4 positions of the driving wheel. The power output is actually sinusoidal as a measurement of crank pin angle to the axle, with max torque being at 12 and 6 position on opposite sides. It tapers off as the crank pin gets closer to the axle centerline.
@@kleetus92 Yeah, that's what I was thinking too.
@@CHN-fh2sn Yes--but I thought of it first!
In actual service, I’m sure the big boys regularly had wheelslip. This is a very light load so an easy throttle up is more than sufficient. Put a 1/2 mile long coal train behind her and it would be a different story.
Is the left and right side symmetrical or does each cylinder push in a particular sequence.
He is so awe inspiring. He is like an old superhero, who still has it in him.
The English language doesn't have genders.
That whistle was so deep that it made everything else quiet for a few seconds and then everything went back to normal, idk why but I think that's so cool.
Camera microphone automatically compensating for dB levels.
What a magnificent beast….poetry in motion. My grandfather was an engineer for the B&O. When I was young, I got to ride in a couple steam engines, helped the fireman throw coal and run the throttle. When I was early teens I rode in a diesel/electric with him. He was a great man. He retired in ‘72 and I have the gold spike they gave him.I also have all of his time books, a glass water guage, many lateens and lock etc that will be passed down to my grandkids.
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Deep admiration for the men who made her, and the men who restored her.
Ed Dickens, the mastermind of this Marvel.
Or women...
Its a him!!! BIG BOY as in Male. not HER
@@jasmijnariel Yes, the women in charge of designing and constructing locomotives in the late 19th and beginning of the 20th century...
Lol I can guarantee you it was all men. Take your woke crap elsewhere
Сколько людей приезжает посмотреть на этого красавца...это о многом говорит..❤🎉
Beautiful machine. The mechanics that went into everything years ago is amazing to me. I'd love to see this in person.
These beautiful machines moved the world forward with such presence and character. It’s really special to see this. My hats off to the amazing camera crew who matched pace flawlessly too. Bravo!
So well said!
fills my heart with joy, seeing such a beast being able to move on its own again
same :)
Let alone the roaring whistle belting out while rumbling along the rails.
i just absolutely love the sound of the train . whatever noise that is when the gears move or whatever its so lovely!!!!
What a beauty! Was wild to see the different rails on the side (don't know what they are called) moving at different intervals until it got up to speed.
Always brings a smile to my face to see all that metal get up to speed. I know it's a short train because they make stops because it is certainly an attraction, but I would love to see it haul a legit freight load.
Go out to Cheyenne wyoming. They use them on sherman pass in winter cause the diesels get stuck
@@gabekremer7148 Why do the diesels get stuck?
Not heavy enough 😂
GhostOfDamned tractive effort and resistance!
I believe there is some footage on you tube that shows big boy doing just that.
Beautiful 4-8-8-4 loved the whistle reminds me of my grandma’s home back 65 years ago. Miss them far off whistles could hear them for miles echoing through the hills coming into Elmira from the coal fields of PA.
@greg j. gotham - If you want to hear the BEST version of this whistle, check out KZhead - "UP Big Boy 4014 leaving Gurdon" Sounds like an ocean liner coming through the woods!
I’ve never heard of a 4-8-8-4 until I saw this vid. It blows my mind
By far this is the best video of any train related video. It’s a truly amazing accomplishment to follow and track with a steady hand taping Big Boy at its peak performance. Hats off for you!
It is so powerful but, runs so smoothly. Lived all my childhood right next to a railroad with all the steam locos running. Brings back those sweet memories. This video is very nicely made. Thank you.
Absolutely stunning. Thank you Union Pacific for keeping this piece of history alive.
Seeing 4014 running brings me nostalgia for a time in history I missed, even though the golden age of not only American but global railroading died when the last American Big Boy made its last run that legacy lives on through these machines that are maintained and run by mechanics teams who’s skill boarders on art.
Do not be so sad - as the gas prices climbing upper such monsters will return to life)))
railways only really died off in america, much of the rest of the world has made great strides and the US is starting to wake up to that and hopefully without our lifetimes will be able to make the big boy of electric traction.
@@shigidaropupaypups5236 Big Boy is oil fired, so your point is moot.
Iron Horses for sure! 😀🙀put the fear of God into every animal in the grass. Whew!
@@lesbratton but steam engine can use everything what burn. Vegetable oil, natural gas, alcohol, coal, wood. Efficiency is one big question.
I may not miss the black soot on everything or the contant grey skies from smoke...but the sounds and the sight of these fantastic machines are still as awe-inspiring as ever! We should really build these again, just with a cleaner fuel.
EPIC Audio when accelerating at the beginning! The entire video is stunning! The videographer did an awesome job of holding the camera steady and keeping the Big Boy perfectly framed!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, this is excellent! How fast was the Big Boy going in the second part?
@@StarsStringsSteam 40-45 mph
Y doesn’t she puff most of the time? I’ve seen a lot of videos and have rarely heard her chugging
@@FanRailer What is what looks like water dumping out just behind the first set of drive wheels as it's accelerating up to speed?? Great video!! Love that old steam locomotive sound and the gargantuan size of this big beauty is AWESOME!!! Would love to see it in person but they never seem to send it out west.
5:56 The shear violence of all that metal working in perfect harmony. Truly stunning.
I don't entirely envy whoever's job it is to get all that offset mass balanced so steadily
Yeah it is truly amazing.
It really is, it still blows my mind how our ancestors started building these almost two hundred years ago.
@@BigMeechEJ25 Well, they used their brains, drawing boards, and metals. They were no different intelligence wise than we are 200 years later. ANcient people were also just as smart as modern people. Actually, our brains have not changed in tens of thousands of years, or longer.
I’m an old machinist and had to build a small steam engine to understand the linkages of some different types of designs! There’s a lot of history out there 😀. Thanks much 🙏🏽
That engineer and fireman have the coolest job in the world.
Such a magnificent machine. And, hard to believe it was designed over 80 years ago. Absolutely nothing else can compare. You must stand next to it to realize just how enormous and powerful it really is.
a mighty workhorse still running nearly a century later, truly remarkable!
It's more like a beloved Lap pooch leading his master.
Eighty to sixty years. These were built in 1941 and run for profit into the late 50s.
Uhhh more like restored recently after some hefty flue referbs and replacements of the wore out parts it had since it was decomissioned a long time ago.
That is one impressive piece of machinery. Simply wonderful. ❤
¡Gloria eterna a todos aquellos que hicieron posible esta colosal maravilla! Y bendiciones para todos los que han mantenido su legado. ¡ Eterna BIG BOY-4014 !
Beautiful Big Boy running - Can you imagine being at the control of that whistle? What a sight and sound to be seen and heard! Thanks for sharing!
This machine cannot be compared with the locomotives nowadays. Big Boy is a great piece of art which is extremely rare. May god give this machine an eternal life
i'd rather be the one feeding it the coal, feeling the heat and thrum of the boiler
@@charlescourtwright2229 Can you imagine if 4014 was still running on coal? The smoke that she would’ve been putting out? It would have been awesome! Once you get the smell of coal smoke you will never forget it!
Гудок пароходный по звуку, что говорит о пароходных , скажем так ,габаритах !
I've seen dozens and dozens of BigBoy videos and still can't get enough. To see this train running again is still unbelievable. Those sounds, visuals, are stunning!
"You can hear that whistle blow a hundred miles."
Stunning and powerful machine, a real preserved treasure, thank you to those who work for it !
My Grandfather worked on the Union Pacific Big Boy. Thanks to all the amazing volunteers. I finally see the Big Boy in it’s glory.
Uma máquina perfeita muito bonita toda vez que eu vejo meu coração acelera!¡!!!!!!!!
My Dad was a conductor for Burlington Northern and it gives me goosebumps every time I here the whistling of the trains.
Powerful beauty 🚂 💪 Big Boy forever
These machines were alive , with a heart and soul. You can feel/see it when they roll past
You are so right sir! I have always said the steam locomotive is the closest thing to a living creature man has ever made!
I’m a software and security infrastructure engineer in tech and what I do is PEANUTS compared to this monstrous masterpiece of machinery. I grew up with train wallpaper and train sets and this video gave me chills . Thank you!
Ye kitna accha aur romanchakari video hai khusi ke mare ankh se anshu aa gaye is purani romanchakati machine ko dekha kar thanks
Couldnt help but bust open a huge smile listening and watching 4014 what an amazing machine #2024
What an incredable machine. The rhythm and smoothness of it! Absolutely awesome. Getting closer to the end, at speed, she was ROCKIN"! And, may I say, your videography was outstanding!
I love that they're riding right beside it, great show!
This steam locomotive is very big and brave unlike the locomotives in Japan where I live! ! It is very moving to imagine them together crossing the Wasatch Mountains. Anyway, this video deserves praise! ! ! thank you!
Your locomotives are far more efficient and non polluting and less maintenance.
There’s something about trains… Especially those older ones Must be somewhat thrilling to operate them It’s a marvel to behold Never gets old!!! Thank you 🙏
My father was a fireman for the Duluth, Messabi and Iron Range Railroad. He said steam locomotives became living beings when their fireboxs were white hot. He told me it was an honor to feel their power.
Your old man may have tended the fire of those big 'ole Yellowstones, right?
My my... THE SOUND IS PERFECT! Brings a tear to my eye as I recall watching the Big Boys work when I was a kid. My friend is the Fireman on the SP 4449. I steal a ride every now and then. Wish I was still 30 or less....
What a magnificent beast and such great camera work.Love to see the enthusiastic crowds of all ages that appreciate it too.
Absolutely nothing like it! The whistle on steam engines always gives me chills. :)
@Steel Granny - See my comment above!
Magnificent isn't it! Nice to see these BIG BOYS being restored and run on tracks once again.
That is without a doubt the best train photography I've ever seen. The sound and sight of those big wheels at 60 plus was mesmerizing. Thanks for your professionism.
Amazing video, amazing train. Hard to believe something that big runs so smooth, like a watch.
Growing up in Altoona Pennsylvania, actually 5 blocks from the PRR (back in the day). I see Norfolk Southern locomotives day in and day out. The heavy repair shop for the entire east coast. We have a lot of railroad history here from the beginning of the age of these gorgeous behemoths to now. I adore the sheer size, sound and power of this bygone era. Thank you so much for a glimpse of the past.
Man- You are so lucky!! I live overseas and it is a 10 hour flight to the USA! Wish I could have seen some of the stuff you grew up with.
There’s a part of me that understands and appreciates the improved efficiency, cost reduction, and overall improvement of most modern technology. Progress is necessary and good after all; if we never improved past a certain point, we’d be a stagnant race. But there’s also a part of me that genuinely misses the days when marvels like this were the norm. There is a beauty in the old things of the world that will never be forgotten or replicated by modernity. And I am sure the generations centuries from now will say the same about my era, provided we continue to move forward and up.
I think the reason why we feel this way is the old stuff was pretty much all hand made. Pretty much everything on the engine was built by hand, unlike today where a lot of it is made by machines then assembled. So you just know that thing was crafted with a lot more love and care then a modern engine. Also, retro stuff is always cool. It’s a view into the past. To people in the past this was just as normal as a modern Diesel engine, so it loses the magic. Just like how a modern Honda civic is nothing special, but bring out one of the older generations and people love it.
So beautiful and impressive to watch!😮😃 Thank you for this beautiful video!
Such beauty and not any music or cuts or anything. This is.beautiful I love these old locomotives
What a magnificent beast of a machine! I wish I could see it in person. Excellent video work too.
Now that is an engineering masterpiece
Absolutely true and brilliant.
That’s just beautiful. I can’t imagine how powerful yet humbled that engineer felt riding it. Maybe one day once I make it big I’ll have a steam engine if my own lol
What a magnificent beast. Really enjoyed seeing it running down the tracks. Poetry in motion. Thank you.
I recall fondly, when I was a child, spending a week in the small hamlet of Ramsey, Ontario. My grandfather was station master. The life of the community revolved around the Eddy Wood Company. Great memories of the CP and CN steam locomotives roaring through the hamlet. Nice to see some of those great locomotives still running.
It is so satisfying hearing the rhythm of the pistons getting faster as 4014 gained speed.
This a beautiful video of the best engines of last century It is a dream an vision of our life I ride many times in a railroad with steam engines and love the sounds of that engines
What a privilege it is to see this unit back in action, I have no words, simply gorgeous!
Thx a lot for sharing the pacing of the Big Boy. I find the most intriguing aspect of this loco is how quiet it is while rolling. No clip clops just a murmur of mechanical noise. My hat is off to the extremely talented folks at Cheyenne for an incredible rebuild. That loco looks like it just rolled into service for the first time in its life not decades of service later. If memory serves me this loco is it; there isn't any other that has as much or more tractive power than Big Boy on the planet. You can tell that Big Boy has a lot more pulling capacity than is being used here. Only haze coming out of the stack and the steam valve gear is barely off center. Again what a great job of videography. Thx for sharing.
There are quite a few steam locomotives that have higher starting tractive effort or horsepower at speed than Big Boy (135,000 lb TE, 6,200 HP), but none that really combine both as well as I'd argue Big Boy does. The closest competitors (locomotives with similar driver diameters) would be the N&W Class A (2-6-6-4) and the C&O H-8 Allegheny (2-6-6-6). The N&W locomotive has about 10,000 lb less starting TE and 1,000 less drawbar HP, while the C&O locomotive had about 15,000 lb less TE but over 1,000 more HP. This means that the C&O engine might not have been able to start as heavy of a train, but it would run what it could start faster than Big Boy would with the same train. The DMIR Yellowstones (2-8-8-4) had 5,000 lb more starting TE than Big Boy, but had a much lower top speed (45 mph vs 80 mph) owing to their smaller diameter drivers.
@@FanRailer Sweet thx for the insight.
Fan Railer all impressive locomotives, N&W 1218 is a very impressive locomotive as well that will hopefully be in running condition again someday. It’s hooter whistle I think is the best steam whistle.
Красота! Американцы молодцы! Во-первых, создали это чудо, во-вторых, сохранили. И главное - восстановили!
And hopefully we keep them going
Sometimes, not always, but thanks 🐶🐶🐶
Так это не немцы сделали.. хм. Ладно. Понял..
По-моему этот паровоз стоит в музее транспорта в г. Денвер, Колорадо.
Единственный на ходу!
What a beast, seeing her at full chug and smokin' because she's accelerating even more makes me long for a time I never lived in. Super cool video. Thanks, man.
Massively impressive machine. I rode the 2102 out of Reading after it's thirty-one year restoration debut excursion, and I rode it thirty-one years ago. These giants of the past are treasures