@@jameshall3371 Read what you just wrote, and see if you want to rephrase. Clanking indicates excessive clearance, which even the almost solid Alemite grease can't silence. IIRC shortly after 4014's return from Promontory, Ed Dickens did some repair work on the motion, to cope with those clearances.
I'm probably on my hundredth Big Boy UA-cam video, saw it in person when it came to my town a few months ago, gotta tell ya it never gets old watching it. :)
I fondly remember, as a young child, being in the small town of Ramsay, Ontario. My grandfather was station master. Watching those huge CN steam locomotives roar by was amazing.
I went to see it, in Palestine tx, and omg the horn was amazing, I didn't just hear it, I felt it, first time ever seeing/hearing a steam engine in real life, oh so amazing, love the shots you got, good work
Comments about "feeling it" when the whistle blows inadequately describes the ache in my heart, the goose bumps up and down my spine and the tears in the eyes of this old railroader, also the son of a railroader and one whose trips down "Memory Lane" are emotional AND PHYSICAL experiences. How one could hear the plaintiff sound of the Big Boy, the 20th Century Limited, The Pere Marquette and those other beautiful old "Steamers" whistling at crossroads as they sped across country in the darkness of night and not be so moved is beyond my limited abilities to comprehend. What a thrill for these old ears.
Great video. My son took his boys to see it in Palestine and they loved it. I got the opportunity to see it in Colorado as it headed back home to Cheyenne. I also got to see 4004 in Holliday park where it's been since 1963.
Some Great video shorts you provided. THANKS! Viewed it as it came into Longview and short stop over at station. Drove towards Hallsville, found a great spot and watched it continue to travel east on hwy 80 to stop over in Marshall. Truly an Awesome sight to behold and to feel the ground underneath you vibrate.
@@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor DA, SINT BATRIN 73 ANI , AM LUCRAT PE ACESTE LOCOMOTIVE PACIFIC A FOST NUMEROTATA 231 000 SI MALAXA 142000 ACESTEA ERAU CELE MAI RAPIDE LOCOMOTIVE FOLOSITE LA TRENURILE DE CALATORI
I'm very jealous of that helicopter pilot: getting to watch this amazing train while getting to fly on a beautiful day. Best of every conceivable world. :D
The diesel chaperone always gets to me. Kinda like the grandson shadowing his aging grandfather around, not letting him do anything on his own, anymore... I know it'd be a case of two grandpas each trying to be the young help to each other, but it'd be less obvious if they used an old F7 B-unit instead of a road-switcher. :)
really enjoyed watching this big beautiful loco, thank you for the video. i have to let you know at the beginning about 15 secs. in you had text pop up showing the loco number but it was showed as 4041 instead of 4014. once again, thx for the great footage.
The original hybrid fuel vehicles are still being made and operated today. Tornado is a steam locomotive completed in 2008 that is actively being used in the UK rails today. It is very unlikely that Tornado will be the last steamer made. People love the strength, look, and romance of these amazing machines. There are several being restored in UK, United States of America, and India, that I am aware.
At some points the front and back driving sets seem like they're alternating (coupling rod is high on the front driving wheels, low on the back). Other times, they seem nearly synchronized. Is the steam pressure regulated independently in each cylinder pair to control that phenomenon? Or is that a result of wheel slip?
They are not synchronize and don't need to be. Wheel slip will contribute to the issue. They are two two independent engines and do not need to be synchronized.
Does anyone know about what looks like a periodic steam discharge below 4014's cab, on the engineer's side? I'm guessing it's a slow bottom-blowdown, discharging minerals accumulating in the boiler water as steam is boiled off. That beast boils off a lot of feed-water.
wonderful mark around Steamtown , Scranton , Pennsylvania beautiful pieces of some of the machines that helped to build our great country, god bless us all, and 4 having the privilege of being born in the in the greatest nation in the history of the world, NUFF SAID
Yes. The firebox is 22 feet long and used a mechanical stoker to distribute the fuel evenly over the huge grate. These stokers were actually powered by their own minitature steam engine that drew from the main boiler of the locomotive itself.
0:00 whoa, right off the bat my ears were happy X) Raw American Power XD 21:45 jesus, i often forget how enormous 4014 really is and... green light, but everyone is still stopped, thats how much magic these monstrous machines have over us lol
Nathan Rounkles 1,250,000 pounds. 14 ‘2”. 11 feet wide. 135 feet long. Took me nine months to rebuild and do the fire box. Engineer and head mechanical LaBonte
I wish I had known this was happening as I live decently close to Houston. I hope I can see this thing someday. Also, I find it crazy how at 15:36 there's a guy who climbed the signal mast.
I never get tired of seeing this beast in motion. Q: Why is UP always running it with a diesel unit (at minimum)? Surely it would have no probs pulling these passenger cars. Reliability risk on passenger excursions? Edit: Answered in another vid. Provides electric to coaches and dynamic braking.
Just dynamic braking, and it helps pump up the trainline brake pipe. It isn't equipped to provide head end power because it's just a freight locomotive.
I’ve asked around but never got an answer; What is the purpose of the GE diesel electric behind the tenders? Does it actually assist to accelerate the load with its superior AC traction-control? Assist with braking with its dynamics? Does it function as an APU to run the fuel pumps to feed the fire box?
It's used for dynamic breaking, only passenger diesels can provide HEP for the passenger cars. Also, this diesel (8824) is an SD70AH, a product of EMD, not GE.
@@09JDCTrainMan thanks! I should have noticed this by the shape of the SD90-style dynamic assembly and the distinct shape of the cab. I didn’t know the SD70 current trims added that model of dynamics to their options. The GE dynamics on their more modern end units have just as massive of dynamic assemblies, but they are very visually distinctly different. As for HEP, what is this acronym? Is it “HVAC Energy, Passenger”? Or “HVAC Energy and Pneumatic”?
Wonder why they always have a Diesel in the consist with the Big Boy? It seems the Challenger (3985) and the 844 almost never did? Don't say it's to provide electricity to the coaches, because I believe there's a "power car" in the consist for that purpose...right? Can the 4014 not pull a train by itself??🤔
18:04 i was at that location too! I was recording with a canon camcorder. we were the ones who put a phone really close to the tracks, I don’t know if you saw
Finally got around to watching this video! Nice video but also great sound quality. When I turned up the volume it was almost like Big Boy was in my room! Did Union Pacific do anything in conjunction with the Texas State Railroad, since they were in Palestine? It would have been awesome to see Big Boy parked next to their engines. LOL at the 11 foot 2 inch bridge. I wonder if tall vehicles constantly crash into it, like the 11 foot 8 bridge on that UA-cam channel. Either way, it must be really solid construction to hold the Big Boy!
Actually, there isn’t. The first set of driving wheels at the front is independent from the boiler. The driving wheels act on a pivot which allows the frame to rotate when going over a turn.
If that's galloping, I think I would be asleep if it was cantering ! If you want to see some impressive stuff, look at some of the preserved British steam eg. 35028 "Clan Line" or 46201 "Princess Elizabeth"
First I want to congratulate the steam team for performing an excellent job on restoring this locomotive to arrive in time for the centennial celebrations. Second I, along with others do not understand the specific circumstances invoved with getting this locomotive running. However if the Union Pacific wanted to execute an effective promotional campaign then they would not in the future include a diesel locomotive in the consist. After all these locomotives were designed and built specifically to haul heavy World War II tonnage . I understand the caution at first but after proof has been proven , then let the product speak for itself. This is after all the ultimate in steam locomotive design and construction.
I would like for BigBoy to go through Britain. Start at Scotland and end in southern England. Show them what a real train looks and sounds like. Their trains sound like fairy farts.
Me train a chala manchi gunnai chala condition low vunnayhi maa India train is diesel train s chala super fast gha velutayhi ma India na diesel current full speed gantaku 500 speed low vulutayhi
Engineer, please note, the whistle does absolutely nothing for the operation of the locomotive. If you take your hand off it, she will work and run just fine. She will purr like a kitten or bark like a big black dog depending on what you do with the controls. Let her sing her own song and GET OFF THE WHISTLE. Regards, a retired engineman (steam and diesel).
Ben Tinman..... How can YOU, as a "retired engineman" (supposedly) even say such a thing - knowing that railroad protocol dictates Every action a locomotive engineer makes?!!? Ed sure isn't "whistling" just because he likes hearing it and wasting boiler pressure.
If it makes you feel any better, my brother John got a video shot of UP 4014 on July 30 passing underneath a highway bridge in Dixon, IL and not once did the engineer touch the whistle. He also uploaded that shot, along with two others, on UA-cam.
You ever stop and think that the whistle is a massive part of the experience of a steam locomotive? Ed Dickens knows it. And he gave us the full experience.
I just can't get enough of these videos of the BigBoy!
Absolutely loved hearing the echo of the beast's whistle! !!!
Big boys clanking at low speeds is one of the best sounds imo
Clanking results from excessive clearance. Not good for the machinery.
Yessss!
I love the mournful sound of the whistle. Sure wish it would come to North Carolina.
@@jacquesblaque7728 there is actually parts which purposefully contact to cycle the piston valves, some clanking is required.
@@jameshall3371 Read what you just wrote, and see if you want to rephrase. Clanking indicates excessive clearance, which even the almost solid Alemite grease can't silence. IIRC shortly after 4014's return from Promontory, Ed Dickens did some repair work on the motion, to cope with those clearances.
I love the mournful sound of the whistle and the majestic roar of the engine
Breath taking locomotive.
I'm probably on my hundredth Big Boy UA-cam video, saw it in person when it came to my town a few months ago, gotta tell ya it never gets old watching it. :)
I fondly remember, as a young child, being in the small town of Ramsay, Ontario. My grandfather was station master. Watching those huge CN steam locomotives roar by was amazing.
He stops traffic at RR crossings.. He stops traffic on over passes.. He stops traffic everywhere he goes.
I went to see it, in Palestine tx, and omg the horn was amazing, I didn't just hear it, I felt it, first time ever seeing/hearing a steam engine in real life, oh so amazing, love the shots you got, good work
Comments about "feeling it" when the whistle blows inadequately describes the ache in my heart, the goose bumps up and down my spine and the tears in the eyes of this old railroader, also the son of a railroader and one whose trips down "Memory Lane" are emotional AND PHYSICAL experiences. How one could hear the plaintiff sound of the Big Boy, the 20th Century Limited, The Pere Marquette and those other beautiful old "Steamers" whistling at crossroads as they sped across country in the darkness of night and not be so moved is beyond my limited abilities to comprehend. What a thrill for these old ears.
Thanks you I appreciate it!
@@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor man i hope she comes through Milwaukee one of these days
How can you watch this and not smile?
Love the Bush 41 paint job on one of the cars!
Incredible sound! At 18:15 you can hear the steam injector starting up and swoosh of hot water into the boiler. Awesome video!👍👍
Nicely done. Good Big Boy video and audio, nicely framed. Thumbs up!
Thank you!
The close-up at 19:33 was awesome!!
Great video. My son took his boys to see it in Palestine and they loved it. I got the opportunity to see it in Colorado as it headed back home to Cheyenne. I also got to see 4004 in Holliday park where it's been since 1963.
Thank you!
Big boy ,represents the spirit and the soul of our freedom ,& greatness of America!!! 👍🇺🇲🇺🇲
Very enjoyable to see big boy 4014 in operation through the state of Texas.
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video!
I love how this train sounds at slow speeds. It just glides along.
Nearly 13,000 views, no dislikes.
Beautiful!
There is one dislike now. Probably an escapee from an asylum.
There is one dislike now. Hard to believe.
I only disliked to spite you 😂😂
22 dislikes as of 11/29/20
This baby has a big fan club
Some Great video shorts you provided. THANKS! Viewed it as it came into Longview and short stop over at station. Drove towards Hallsville, found a great spot and watched it continue to travel east on hwy 80 to stop over in Marshall. Truly an Awesome sight to behold and to feel the ground underneath you vibrate.
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Great job as always Aaron!
Thank you!
these locomotives are literally celebrities everywhere they go. people stop to take it in
Imagine if they put her on the head of freight trains a few times a month, that would be a sight to see.
@@awildjared1396 Locomotives are called she for reasons by a style of color
@@HokkaidoCEngineGalaxyExpressTh, I don't know the full story behind it, but in America just about every machine is addressed as "she".
@@awildjared1396 They should have nameplates on 4014 on asides says Eddie dickens name after a one who brought her back to steam
An excellent production, Aaron! I really liked your choice of scenic locations and camera work. Sound quality too.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
I thoroughly agree with Ricardo's comments!😊💯❤️🚂❗
@@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor DA, SINT BATRIN 73 ANI , AM LUCRAT PE ACESTE LOCOMOTIVE PACIFIC A FOST NUMEROTATA 231 000 SI MALAXA 142000 ACESTEA ERAU CELE MAI RAPIDE LOCOMOTIVE FOLOSITE LA TRENURILE DE CALATORI
I'm very jealous of that helicopter pilot: getting to watch this amazing train while getting to fly on a beautiful day. Best of every conceivable world. :D
The diesel chaperone always gets to me. Kinda like the grandson shadowing his aging grandfather around, not letting him do anything on his own, anymore... I know it'd be a case of two grandpas each trying to be the young help to each other, but it'd be less obvious if they used an old F7 B-unit instead of a road-switcher. :)
21:00: did I hear tires screech? Or was that just an audio effect of the whistle blast in the microphone?
@@c182SkylaneRG the diesel is there for dynamic braking. Those passenger cars are nothing for big boy
You can even hear Scotty Kilmer yelling "Rev up your engines!" In the distance.
6:00 Wow, that’s some great stack talk right there.
Indeed!
really enjoyed watching this big beautiful loco, thank you for the video. i have to let you know at the beginning about 15 secs. in you had text pop up showing the loco number but it was showed as 4041 instead of 4014. once again, thx for the great footage.
The original hybrid fuel vehicles are still being made and operated today. Tornado is a steam locomotive completed in 2008 that is actively being used in the UK rails today. It is very unlikely that Tornado will be the last steamer made. People love the strength, look, and romance of these amazing machines. There are several being restored in UK, United States of America, and India, that I am aware.
4141 will be missed. Thanks for your service and enjoy your new life at the Bush Library and Museum!
Schöne Bilder, toller Sound. Danke...Thank you...from the Country of BR 01.
Excelente Video ..Excelente Maquina
At some points the front and back driving sets seem like they're alternating (coupling rod is high on the front driving wheels, low on the back). Other times, they seem nearly synchronized. Is the steam pressure regulated independently in each cylinder pair to control that phenomenon? Or is that a result of wheel slip?
I found an answer here:
cs.trains DOT com
/mrr/f/88/t/45325 .aspx
(I had to break the link up to avoid it being deleted as spam)
They are not synchronize and don't need to be. Wheel slip will contribute to the issue. They are two two independent engines and do not need to be synchronized.
Does anyone know about what looks like a periodic steam discharge below 4014's cab, on the engineer's side? I'm guessing it's a slow bottom-blowdown, discharging minerals accumulating in the boiler water as steam is boiled off. That beast boils off a lot of feed-water.
Great video, especially very nice angles! Thank you
Thank you!
I often wished that this Big Boy and the Challenger would come East so we could "drink them in"
I also wish for that to happen
wonderful mark around Steamtown , Scranton , Pennsylvania beautiful pieces of some of the machines that helped to build our great country, god bless us all, and 4 having the privilege of being born in the in the greatest nation in the history of the world, NUFF SAID
Very nice and very big! Was there a system for feeding the huge boiler length with coal?
Yes. The firebox is 22 feet long and used a mechanical stoker to distribute the fuel evenly over the huge grate. These stokers were actually powered by their own minitature steam engine that drew from the main boiler of the locomotive itself.
But thing is, 4014 was converted to burn oil during its restoration.
0:00 whoa, right off the bat my ears were happy X)
Raw American Power XD
21:45 jesus, i often forget how enormous 4014 really is
and... green light, but everyone is still stopped, thats how much magic these monstrous machines have over us lol
Nathan Rounkles 1,250,000 pounds. 14 ‘2”. 11 feet wide. 135 feet long. Took me nine months to rebuild and do the fire box. Engineer and head mechanical LaBonte
Yes, now oil fired but before then was there an automatic coal feeder?
Yes, it's called a Mechanical Stoker or an Automatic Stoker.
Schöner Film über eine tolle Maschine, ich bin begeistert!
Aber mein Führer die ninte army ist ein richtung Elbe unterweg.
Somebody went to a lot of trouble to put this video together. I Thank You !
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Super good video Aaron with the Big Boy :)
Thank you! I appreciate it!
I wish I had known this was happening as I live decently close to Houston. I hope I can see this thing someday. Also, I find it crazy how at 15:36 there's a guy who climbed the signal mast.
Are the pistons front and back in time, or are they asynchronous ?
I found an answer here:
cs.trains DOT com
/mrr/f/88/t/45325 .aspx
(I had to break the link up to avoid it being deleted as spam)
@@clintonmcbride6438 why don't you just say the answer then, a yes or no would be sufficient over a dubious link.
I never get tired of seeing this beast in motion. Q: Why is UP always running it with a diesel unit (at minimum)? Surely it would have no probs pulling these passenger cars. Reliability risk on passenger excursions?
Edit: Answered in another vid. Provides electric to coaches and dynamic braking.
Just dynamic braking, and it helps pump up the trainline brake pipe. It isn't equipped to provide head end power because it's just a freight locomotive.
just imagine this bad boy has seen it all from horse and carriage times to modern. its like a rolling time capsule
Not really it was only built in 1948
I’ve asked around but never got an answer;
What is the purpose of the GE diesel electric behind the tenders? Does it actually assist to accelerate the load with its superior AC traction-control? Assist with braking with its dynamics? Does it function as an APU to run the fuel pumps to feed the fire box?
It's used for dynamic breaking, only passenger diesels can provide HEP for the passenger cars. Also, this diesel (8824) is an SD70AH, a product of EMD, not GE.
@@09JDCTrainMan thanks!
I should have noticed this by the shape of the SD90-style dynamic assembly and the distinct shape of the cab. I didn’t know the SD70 current trims added that model of dynamics to their options.
The GE dynamics on their more modern end units have just as massive of dynamic assemblies, but they are very visually distinctly different.
As for HEP, what is this acronym?
Is it “HVAC Energy, Passenger”?
Or
“HVAC Energy and Pneumatic”?
@@jimm3093 No problem! And HEP = Head End Power
Wonder why they always have a Diesel in the consist with the Big Boy? It seems the Challenger (3985) and the 844 almost never did? Don't say it's to provide electricity to the coaches, because I believe there's a "power car" in the consist for that purpose...right? Can the 4014 not pull a train by itself??🤔
Any body doing the whistle as a commercial ringtone to download??
Just awesome! Was the 4014 always an oil burner or after it was restored? ✌️🇦🇺
Converted to oil during restoration
What is the Carbon footprint of this thing?
Bis wann uhren die Big boys dort. Gibt es da heute noch welche?
will it ever go through San Antonio?
18:04 i was at that location too! I was recording with a canon camcorder. we were the ones who put a phone really close to the tracks, I don’t know if you saw
Yes sir I remember!
I see the diesel electric. Is that the one that carried President Bush to College Station?
What is the loco pulling? Freight and passengers?
11:15
I am in Love ♥️‼️
Question from Australia: Does 4014 ever haul a train anywhere without having a diesel locomotive in the consist?
No they need to diesel to provide electricity and A/C for the crew cars in the back.
@@fridasophia5356 Freight diesels can't provide HEP for the cars, those freight diesels are only there for dynamic breaking.
Breaking and insurance protection.
“UP 4014, Texas Bound and Flyin’!”
Hey I think you were the person I was talking to in Palestine. Do you have a Canon Rebel?
At 0:20 I think you got 4141 and 4014 mixed up and it makes 4041
Big Boy looks like a forest fire on the background of the forest
Thank you for that reply Clinton
They need to bring 4014 here to Charlotte NC!!!
Fantastic...……….
I wonder why 4141 was pulled from the train.
It’s being retired and put on display at its brand new exhibit at the George HW. Bush Presidential Library in Houston.
0:19 I thought it was 4014
Wow
For what???
Ok so
I didn't even notice that, I was too busy looking at the loco.
Be cool if Big Boy would do an excursion of TSR
Finally got around to watching this video!
Nice video but also great sound quality. When I turned up the volume it was almost like Big Boy was in my room!
Did Union Pacific do anything in conjunction with the Texas State Railroad, since they were in Palestine? It would have been awesome to see Big Boy parked next to their engines.
LOL at the 11 foot 2 inch bridge. I wonder if tall vehicles constantly crash into it, like the 11 foot 8 bridge on that UA-cam channel. Either way, it must be really solid construction to hold the Big Boy!
Thank you! And no TSR didn’t do anything with Big Boy.
There must be so much stress on the drive wheels when going over a turn
Actually, there isn’t. The first set of driving wheels at the front is independent from the boiler. The driving wheels act on a pivot which allows the frame to rotate when going over a turn.
AWESOME...
I would like to see it in Archer Hill pulling 143 freight wagons like his brother UP 3985.
beautiful
If that's galloping, I think I would be asleep if it was cantering ! If you want to see some impressive stuff, look at some of the preserved British steam eg. 35028 "Clan Line" or 46201 "Princess Elizabeth"
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
It's about pulling power, not speed. Most like the modern American locomotives.
Que belleza Que belleza dios mio. Que lindo
The biggest steam locomotive
0:19 "Union Pacific Big Boy > 4041
Yeah yeah big deal
Yeah yeah big deal
I didn't even notice that, I was too busy looking at the loco.
Nice
The 22 dislikes are tree hugging hippies who think X4014 still burns coal
Men use to build amazing machines before the drugs killed their minds
Do those train cars have passengers or is this all a big publicity stunt?
First I want to congratulate the steam team for performing an excellent job on restoring this locomotive to arrive in time for the centennial celebrations. Second I, along with others do not understand the specific circumstances invoved with getting this locomotive running. However if the Union Pacific wanted to execute an effective promotional campaign then they would not in the future include a diesel locomotive in the consist. After all these locomotives were designed and built specifically to haul heavy World War II tonnage . I understand the caution at first but after proof has been proven , then let the product speak for itself. This is after all the ultimate in steam locomotive design and construction.
I wish the SPLCO 28 or TSRR 30 went down there for a photo op
You've got to paint those yellow tenders black.
I wish it would have come to Louisiana
British people be like "Can I get a bao oh wo a" 😂
I would like for BigBoy to go through Britain. Start at Scotland and end in southern England. Show them what a real train looks and sounds like. Their trains sound like fairy farts.
Чудо - локомотив!!!!
Look at all that smoke. Al Gore must be spinning in his grave.🤣
Well gee you skipped Troup all together
To many people for me!
@@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor Troup had never been busier. I set up shop outside of town on a backroad
Me train a chala manchi gunnai chala condition low vunnayhi maa India train is diesel train s chala super fast gha velutayhi ma India na diesel current full speed gantaku 500 speed low vulutayhi
Or goddess in this sense😋
George bush is riding with the gods of the railroad
Junk the 4141 is doing all the work all show and no go
(กาญ(หาข้าวกับอาหารกินดีกว่าอิ่มๆๆดีกว่าสบายใจกว่าเยอะ////.
you had me till George Bush 41
Engineer, please note, the whistle does absolutely nothing for the operation of the locomotive. If you take your hand off it, she will work and run just fine. She will purr like a kitten or bark like a big black dog depending on what you do with the controls. Let her sing her own song and GET OFF THE WHISTLE. Regards, a retired engineman (steam and diesel).
Ben Tinman..... How can YOU, as a "retired engineman" (supposedly) even say such a thing - knowing that railroad protocol dictates Every action a locomotive engineer makes?!!? Ed sure isn't "whistling" just because he likes hearing it and wasting boiler pressure.
If it makes you feel any better, my brother John got a video shot of UP 4014 on July 30 passing underneath a highway bridge in Dixon, IL and not once did the engineer touch the whistle. He also uploaded that shot, along with two others, on UA-cam.
You ever stop and think that the whistle is a massive part of the experience of a steam locomotive? Ed Dickens knows it. And he gave us the full experience.
The whistle is to warn people at the crossings ahead. The driver MUST whistle, it's the law.
@@289chevimpala Yep, basically whistling the Morse code for the letter "Q," --o- (two longs, a short and a long).
I wonder how much of the pushing/pulling the other engine is doing? You can hear that other engine's engine really whining
It's probably just using it's air compressor to charge the air thanks for the brakes of the trailing cars.
Other than the night shot it sounds barely above idle...