Union Pacific HD 60fps: Pacing UP Big Boy 4014 & FEF-3 844 North of Laramie & Into Rawlins (5/4/19)
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My first time pacing, with no support personnel. Pardon the wind sounds as I could only use my iPhone to record this. Otherwise, enjoy and stay tuned for more =)
Train speed is approximately 30 mph (48 km/h)
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I am following this story from London, England, and it's great to see what's happening on the ground. I almost feel I am there. We are preparing a book on railroad graphics, and have been living and breathing American railroads for the past couple of years. You have brought us out of our ivory tower, looking at books and maps, and taken us onto the prairies! Thanks for filming this great moment in steam history and making it available to those of us who can't be there. Simon Rigge, Publisher.
Notice how clean both of them are running. They really got both of them dialed in..THANK YOU U.P. RAILROAD FOR MAKING ALL THIS HAPPEN...…! Seeing this has made many dreams come true.
Who the hell would give this video a thumbs down....? This is history being made.
How I absolutely love her voice!
Amazing that both these beautiful ladies were designed and built without computers. Pure poetry in motion!
Yeah, and the complexity of the 4014 compared to other locos.. It really was the apex of steam piston tech. I love that engine.
Love the sound of those side rods click clacking along on 4014.
844's the Beauty 4014 is the Beast. No steam fan could ask for more...
The Big Boy is amazing, but 844 is probably the world's most beautiful locomotive still in operation today. I do so very wish a NYC Niagara had survived however...
Russell Kovach And like wise a J3a Hudson!
For me that would have to be 4449
What an epic event. Literally a railfan migration - Thanks for posting
Probably the only railway in the world proudly enough to restore it's heritage.
American muscle that only the Yanks do well
This is history thanks for sharing and thanks UP.
I agree. They have three steam locomotives and they have done a wonderful job with them, even though one (3985) hasn’t seen service since 2010.
steven rowe we’ve got a fair amount of steam traction being and been restored in the UK too, I have to admit though that I absolutely love those locos on this video, the sheer size of them, they are a sight to behold and the whistle, I’d be happy to listen to that all day 👍🏼
Why don’t ya travel a bit n see the steam around the rest of the planet b4 you make more USA only claims🤔
@@davehowe4714 I believe the 4014 and it's brothers were hauling war munitions, soldiers and food around during WWII that were certainly destined for Britain. There's more history that needs to be uncovered with this train. I know there are some interesting stories that could come from both people still living and manifests.
@@davidng2336
3985 isn't in service because it has a cracked boiler. UP said they would fix it, but 4014's restoration was #1 priority. They'll get to restoring 3985's boiler soon.
Beautiful video. Thanks for documenting this thrilling and historic event. Big Boy and Northern 844. Thanks UP for this beautiful display.
Great video. For us older folks that can’t get out. Thank you so much.
This is Making America Great Again!
@@Maizerus he isn't wrong tho
Triggered liberal spotted lol
@@Maizerus
shut your liberal snowflake ass up
Fan Railer...... this was WONDERFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One could only wish they both would go around the country afterwards. This makes one feel alive..... thank you for taking your time and effort to make this..... ps. also subbed.
Awesome Chase!! Now this video deserves a big thumbs up! :)
Greetings from Poland :)
If not for the SD70ACe trailing, this would look exactly like the 1940s
Without the water tenders
Not sure why it would even be needed...…….Those two legends up front have handled it before
Almost! Didn't have the two water cars in tow in the '40s and the 4014 would have been burning coal.
It would have been far more appropriate if the Centennial unit was doing the trailing for backup power. That would have been cool, the last of the steam giants followed by the last Northern bought by UP followed by the last of the double-diesels.
Thought it was an Sd70ACU?
The diesel is only in the consist for dynamic braking. It is not being used to provide tractive power. 4014 and 844 are providing tractive power for the train.
That Big Boy is on a cake walk, hardly burning any oil (you can tell from the smoke), yet the safety valves keep popping off !! example:@7:30. What a wonderful video.
Hey never mind the wind, you've got some great footage there. Thanks for sharing this.
das ist doch einfach toll und mit das schönste Video da es uns ihn voll in Action zeigt und das nicht nur mal 5 Min klasse gemacht
GO UP 4014 Big Boy and UP 844 - What a detraction for all people trying to drive! Making History! Great video.
It was fun seeing everyone chasing this train. I was filming at the crossing at 11:10.
These are a marvel of engineering, both when they were first built, and also when they were resurrected back to operating condition. Incredible work, UP Steam!!
Great video, historic moment. So little smoke from the locos. Of course, you have a lot of horsepower pulling 9 passenger cars.
I salute you good sir of this awesome catch of an historic steam engine gem. Fascinating you and the other chasers on the road have mad respect for each other recording. Huge thumbs up for everyone!
I glad Big Boy is back
Thank you for sharing this with us who couldn't be there. It's hard to believe a Big Boy has really been restored and is running again. I wish CSX would resurrect an Allegheny. My 2 favorite locos.
What a great video. Saw the #844 go thru here a few years ago. What a sight!!!
Thanks for sharing this video. Although there is a lot of nonsense on the internet, your video is a perfect example of what is good. Through your and other's efforts, we have been able to experience the sight and sounds of Big Boy 4014.
I notice in this video and in others that the 844 has now developed a steam leak past the piston rod packing on the engineer's side. You can clearly hear it with each revolution of her drivers. Thanks for sharing this with all of us who can't be there.
@YankinGA - Yep, I caught that too. They had to tighten up the packing on the front cylinders on the 4014 a few nights ago on the shakedown run (pretty much normal), and the 844 will probably receive the same treatment when they pull into Ogden. They're not pushing her too hard in the meantime.😉
They are burning so nice and clean. Hardly any smoke. Of course neither is working remotely hard. I'm not a fan of corporations but UP gets two big thumbs up from me. Keep the stream program alive, fund it well and restore some more beauties!
Finally a video which paved the 4014. Who the heck cares about the rest. It’s all about the 4014 this year!!
Old machines like 4014 a d 844 have their own special sort of spirits. And I firmly believe that they are very happy to be put to the work they were made to do.
I bet there was only one person on the road not paying attention to the train like "WTF, there's never traffic when I go home this way!"
To see a big steam locomotive is super rare. To see a steam locomotive double header is a once in a life time event. Must share this video to get it more likes.
Look at the Big Boy dance! What a sight!
Greatest catch dude!
You captured some wonderful views of the daylight sneaking under the engines and cars showing the great number of wheels rolling along the tracks. Somehow it seems to convey just how big this thing is and what it takes to support the incredible weight. Also interesting is the profile. Where many Euro engines have the boiler sitting high up over the frames, these US engines are low down. Those are some nice profile shots.
A small driver turns faster... The difference of the two driver diameters can be heard and seen...
I wonder is the front set of drivers on the big boy turned down from the back? I noticed the cranks get in sync with each other and then go out. It is like the front set is running faster than the back. Either it is slipping or there is a difference in geometry of the wheels or crank pins.
@@bcbloc02 it's only spinning.... The geometry of both front and rear is the same...
All drivers on 4014 are 68". 844 has 80" drivers.
Awesome footage. Keep up the good work!
I never thought i'd live to see this.....
A train of cars following a train with cars. An awesome train at that.
Say that three times.
😂🤣 that is awesome
This is fantastic. I've been waiting for this for a long time. I wish it would come to southern Florida where I am, but I know that's not happening. Maybe someday I'll go to it.
Beautiful locomotives, I have gotten to see 4014 but I haven’t seen 844 yet, maybe someday.
For your first pacing video, it actually was awesome!
Its an amazing thing to see this iconic beast back up and running present day. Burning oil now so alas no coal smoke - too bad they cant inject some kind of benign harmless substance into the engine to get the look of the thick black coal smoke, that was a big part of the old steam engines look and persona. Nevertheless, we should all thank the amazingly talented UP crew that was in charge of rebuilding what is now certainly the largest running steam engine on the planet - they did a painstakingly detailed rebuild of this engine over the last few years, this was no paint and patch job she is a 100% first rate rebuild with a new oil injection mechanism in the firebox that I assume is still in the testing phases. They tried to fire a big boy back in the day and the attempt failed as it didnt build enough steam if I recall my reading correctly so it was converted back to coal - but todays oil fired injection methods should be much improved some 60 years later.
SUPERB....G'day from Australia...
That is a great stretch of road for pacing like that...
super job thanks for saving this for all of us!
The King has returned... Also, I'm surprised the rails are not clogged with railfans.
They are in the least populated state in America.
Sailor Saturn the larger towns are clogged with people...from around the country and around the world. Vast expanses to cross between, though, so you only get the diehards.
Its pretty awesome to watch your video and see myself in it videoing the bigboy with my cell phone only by sinclair thank you for posting
Nice video, I appreciate the effort you put into this. 👍👍👍
I LOOOOOOVE Big Boy 4014& 844 they are beautiful
This makes me happy!
I want to see 4014 haul a high priority stack train up Sherman Hill.
Brock Landers I’ve heard that UP will put 4014 on a revenue haul or two, because that’s how they operate. I’ll believe it when I see it, though.
Show these young whippersnappers who the iron horse is😎💪🏿
There’s a lot of rod clatter from 4014. That can’t possibly be right, especially when 844 and 3985 don’t do it (at least, nowhere near to that degree).
It's totally normal. There are many videos of 844 and 3985 having about the same amount of rod clatter. It's just more audible here because there's no heavy chugging to drown it out.
What a catch! Thank you!
yes you can see 844 doing the work just look at her stack 4014 is still working her new parts in yet no sense in over doing things lay back and just keep a good speed 40mph
anna jeannette Dixon yeah that would be a major problem if 4014 broke something in the middle of nowhere right before the event 😣 I’m glad they are taking it easy on her for now
Thank you!
Wish I could give it a hundred thumbs up! I will enjoy all the future brings.
UP's giant steel middle finger to the Environmentalists amirite
Anyone what to hazard a guess of how many screen savers and wallpaper images there will be?
I am going to guess a lot because us rail fans are one big family
Jeff Hay I have gotten a screen shot from my iPad and it is now my home page wallpaper. It is an action shot with a bit of blurring of the drive wheels that gives it the sense of motion.
Great video !
New subscriber .
That’s beautiful
From 3:00 to 4:00 , about 160 revolutions, just over 32 mph.
These are the first movements.. I think eventually they'll take it down a straight run as fast as they (safely) can. This heavy train will be pretty scary going fast.. but I would like to see it just once.
That's for taking the time to do that.
Great Video.. they are being real easy on the Big Boy, 844 is workn in part of this.. Nice to see them Double headed ..Yes this is History .. Steamers Like this won WW 2 ..transporting troop/ gear ... thanks
I heard that they didn't want to pull off the front of the 844, so apparently 4014 is doing some work too!
I wish they were coming to Arkansas this year😭
wonderful big boy!
I love this and it’s so cool that it was done, but I really hope they run her harder when they get whatever kinks they have left worked out. You can’t even hear the chuffs, can’t even see the exhaust smoke because she’s barely idling. A shame to go through all the work of restoring and not use the locomotive to full potential.
Agree to a point, but as I pointed out to someone else, they're still working out the kinks. However, the lack of smoke just means that they have their very best fireman running the fuel to get BB4014 to burn so clean. Even on startup, when any engine is working harder, I noticed very little smoke, meaning the fireman is on top of his very best game.
As I understand it in their day, Big Boy's used pull mile long trains. I just don't see a mile long excursion train.
better to be gentle than tear it up on first run.
Also, BB converted to oil, won't see those big black clouds as with coal.
Full potential would be a 2+ mile long string of railcars.
Nick G it’s a 9 car train with about 11,000hp on the head end. If the engines where working hard I would be concerned.
Are they doing 30 because its line speed or is it because the big boy needs a bit more breaking in?
Still breaking him in, I believe, getting ready for the Golden Spike event. There's a LOT of moving parts that need to "bed" themselves. Regardless of the highest quality craftsmanship used to create/assemble any machine, the machine itself does the final "polishing & bedding", particularly things like piston rods sliding/pushing through end seals called "gland packing".
breaking in.
Big Boy needs a bit more breaking in.
Most definitely because the Big Boy needs some more breaking in. Idk why a straight railway line for long miles would have a speed limit such as 30 mph. I doubt this line has a maximum track speed of 30 mph.
Line speed is definitely higher than 30 mph. Today (5/5/19), the train ran a bit faster at 40 mph.
Looks like 844 is doing all the work.......
Is 4014 just being pushed?
no, under full steam. They are doubled headed, meaning both steam locos under power.
UP decided to do this late in the planning as they didn't have sufficient time for break in trials. Less stress on the newly rebuilt loco.
The SD70ACe is providing electric power to the passenger cars for lighting, AC, etc. and for back up power should there be an issue with steam.
No, it is running under its own steam.
If I were a betting man, I'd say the SD is doing most of the work. Even 844 doesn't appear to be putting much work in. Saw another video of them departing somewhere with 844 slipping and the diesel sounding like it was notched up while 4014 was barely chuffing. Patience though; still has some "breaking in" to do.
Kinda looks like it is. It dont sound like it has any load on it .. it would be a big expensive disappointment if it was ..
The 2 steams are pulling the train, Not sure if the diesel is adding to this or just along for dynamic brake duty only.
I'm planning on doing this in 7.5" gauge of The Great Race to Ogden at a house in Byers, CO.
10,700 HP on this train...well probably quite a bit less considering they're only moving an average of 25-30 mph. I'm not too surprised neither of them have more pronounced stack talk; they don't need to work that hard! Which must definitely be something new for a Big Boy
were all watching this from Howden East yorkshire UK
Good history lesson
Thank you! Well done!
Big Boy makes the horse power take any 5 mile freight take off the 3 or 4 Diesel's pulling it and put Big Boy on that by itself, you will soon discover what Big Boy was made for.
Is the SD70ACE even powered up or is it just being towed in neutral? That is a hell of a lot of HP/torque and tractive effort. The Big Boy however has relatively small drivers and is not really built for speed but for long haul drags up steep grades (Sherman Hill). These locos are to UP what the beer wagon and the team of Clydesdales once were to AB.
The SD70 is in the consist for dynamic braking. It is otherwise being towed.
It also is supplying power to the cars
No, it is not. The SD70 is a freight locomotive; it is not equipped with the components to provide HEP to the passenger cars. The cars are being supplied by a generator car that is part of the consist.
Fan Railer I’ll be darned, right you are. Thanks for the info!
www.uprr.com/newsinfo/attachments/media_kit/steam/844_support.pdf
Give thumbs up!
Maybe you can help me, Why are they running two steam locomotives on this tour?
I need to move to Wyoming.
I'm kind of curious if that smaller yellow car behind the tenders on each unit is an extra water tank or what? Not sure if the tenders are sectioned off for both water & oil...
Those are indeed water tenders, used for long distance runs. They were originally fuel tenders from the UP's gas turbine locomotives.
if only this beast came east
I sure hope BIG BOY pass through the DEEP SOUTH like Birmingham and Atlanta.👍👍
Hurry along and don't never take no shortcuts -- Peggy Reed
now we just need the 4-6-6-4
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
30mph? Are the still doing break in runs?
By the UP’s own account, they are considering the entire Ogden trip a break in run. (thus the short operating days/ distances) Check their channel, but apparently this is a prelude to a system-wide tour this summer. Can’t wait!
I’m surprised you even had pacing room.....we hardly had any rooms left in the hotel.
I booked a month out, so there were still a few places left with rooms. A lot of people waited last minute and found themselves high and dry.
whos in the driving seat of 844
To Union Pacific headquarters; It's awesome to see 2 your steam engines working together, but the diesel engine in tow in the story don't make no sense, why it's in tow? Next for Union Pacific headquarters when are the steam engines going to start pulling Freight cross country and passenger cars cross country in this next decade? According to old video from the 1950s it showed that 4014 and others of its class could pull a load 4 to 5 miles long, how soon will 4014 start working commercially to make money? And collect alot more fans and business. It's has a great start.
A big boy
Where the smoke its burning to clean ?
A certain grade of Fuel
Oil is being burned.
tim moore when pulling a comparatively small load across relatively flat land, particularly when the fireman has the fuel dialed in right, there’s not too much smoke from steamers, typically. However if you watch closely, you can see a ‘normal’ amount of smoke from both steamers.
Excellent footage, Any one what speed the train actually got up too?
Big Boy can go as high as 80MPH.
In this video, the train is doing 30 mph.
@@FanRailer 30? That's interesting
What's up with the third engine that isn't even a load for the big boy
3985 challenger is sitting in the shop
How fast was you going?
Check the description
What would that do to a tractor trailer truck on the tracks...
Are you familiar with papier-mâché? Something like that... We're talking 1.25 million lbs. just for the 4014 alone, and your average semi-truck GVW is 80,000 lbs. fully loaded.😁 Need I say more?
where is it going?
Going to Ogden, Utah for the Ogden Heritage Festival, marking the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike in relatively nearby Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869. www.wyomingnews.com/news/video-big-boy-steam-engine-departs-cheyenne/video_c75fc6cd-2a5d-5108-b92d-2c501c4ea93f.html Plus this: www.visitogden.com/goldenspike2019/ogdens-heritage-festival/
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How the chasers don't wreck is incredible
It's an art.
where are the buffalo?????
Ken Berscheit on ranches or dead, ken. Hopefully you’re not serious.
Beauty! , ,!,,, the clanking is not a good thing
@Phil MacGregor - It's simply the way they sound. You have a LOT of iron moving back and forth there to create rotary motion, and between the small amount of play required in the rod bearings, the valve boxes, etc., yes you will hear some mechanical noise. They have grease and inspection crews at every stop, so I doubt anything will fall off. They did have to tighten up the packing boxes on the 4014 a few nights ago on the shakedown run, but other than that, he's doing really well for the first real road trip since 1961. The 844 however, also has a leak on one of the cylinder packing boxes, but they're not pushing it too hard, so they'll probably wait till they pull into Ogden to repair it.😉👍