The last time I saw this engine and coal car was in Denver rotting in the harsh Colorado sunshine. It was a wreck, but somehow I sensed this engine had had a great life, and had survived to be only one of three left in existence. I was enchanted with its immense size, and it was forever imprinted into my mind. I am overjoyed to see that Union Pacific has restored this big boy. The engine is a major feat of engineering, and will always live on the minds and hearts of others.
This engine came from the Rail Giants collection in Pomona CA. The one in Denver is in the Forney Museum. There are eight of the original twenty five still in existence at museums across the country.
To think I played around in the cab and sat on the front end of that monster when I visited it in Pomona. Never thought it would run again! But at least I've handled the throttle.
Oh my friggin' God! What an enormous, gorgeous beast. I swear that machine is alive with a great heart and soul. You can hear the heartbeat of 4015 and feel the power of the pistons running up and down the bores like some great mechanical lover. I'm over 70 but I feel like a kid again. I'm very grateful for the chance to feel like that once more watching those beautiful machines live again. So many children today miss that feeling and that is a damn shame. Thank you so much to all concerned for taking me back to my childhood.
Our most famous locomotive is the Flying Scotsman. It did a tour around the United States once, but very nearly didn't make it back. Barely escaped being scrapped on the other side of Atlantic.
The incredible strength and beauty of this marvel of engineering and human creation, which I discovered in 1967, is astounding - a true symbol of America's might, admires everyone, wherever he is. Azer. M Baku, Azerbaijan
Saw the 4014 in North Platte Nebraska. That is one awesome locomotive. It's got a great whistle and shakes the ground as it goes by. I loved seeing it rolling down the tracks. I would love to see it pull a 150 car loaded coal train.
My grandfather was an engineer for the B&O. I was young, but I remember riding in a steam locomotive. I helped the fireman throw coal too! I rode in a diesel a few times with him on a run from Cincinnati’s union terminal to Lima and back too. He was a great man, retired in ‘72, and I have all of his time books and all kinds of railroad stuff.
@@dianaofburlington5172 the museum had a fire a while back that destroyed a lot of things. I contacted them and was going to donate some things, but they didn’t seem interested? Oh well
THE BE(A)ST... This is another American dream of mine. Don't know when I will get to see this Boy. Kudos to the team which has restored the boy and for maintaining him in pristine mint condition.
@@kashifkhan3040 Yes. In this departure, the diesel is powering the train. 4014 is clearly idling along, because there is no "chuffing" from her drivers. She's just rolling along. There are other videos that show this same thing.
@@louisxxvdefrance6741 yep we had steam locos running revenue service for pakistan railways in the 70s and 80s. Got to ride their trains and see a lot of them running up close. None as big as 4014 of course. This is a great piece of history to preserve.
Great to see such a majestic machine so lovingly restored. The restoration likely cost many times the value anyone would put on her but that's not th point is it? It's the heritage of a bygone era and should be preserved for future generations to see.
What an amazing and massive locomotive, I am glad that the UP 4014 did have a chance to operate this year after the western US tour that was planned earlier for 2022 was cancelled.
The UP steam crew have done a great job getting this ancient loco in to such beautiful condition. Well done it is better than new and good for many years. Steam locos are character machines which talk to you so the engineer can tell how to drive it and get the best result. Electric or Diesel locos do not have character hence are less interesting
Greeley was the place where I saw the Challenger during my 2010 railfan trip (from my home in UK) to Colorado. I had seen 4014 at Pomona in 2008. My five USA trips gave me some great memories.
I remember when the 4014 was in Dallas, at The Great State Fair of Texas, Age of Steam museum, and I got in it, on it, went underneath it, went in the tender and even the firebox!!! I have not seen it since it has been restored and I have never ridden on it while it was running!!!
Hats off to American giant steam Engine and its maintenance and its running rout in a pleasant cool climate with excellent Greenery trees middle is really felt me very happy as if Iam in the locomotive. Wah! Thank you very much...
There are a lot of operating steam locomotives in the US such as the WP&YR 73 Southern 4501,630,401 and 154 Little River 110 and 126 the entirety of the locomotive on the cumbres and Toltec and Durango and silverton which is like 20 narrow mikados or more Dollywood 192 and 70 Tweetsie 190 and 12 SP 4449, U.S. Sugar 148 the list just goes on and on of steam locomotives that operate in the entirety of the United States you’ve just gotta look because 4014 while super cool and all isn’t the only steamer in the United States or the most interesting to study and learn about
THANK YOU for the wonderful video of this marvelous piece of engineering. I was unable to get out to see this locomotive in person, but I am very grateful to at least see it in this video. I had followed the rebuilding from the beginning, I just hope when people see it go by they realize the thousands of hours and volunteers that made this possible.
Quelle splendeur cette magnifique locomotive un chef d'oeuvre une grande star ferroviaire. Enorme bravo aux héros qu'il ont rénové et qu'il entretienne. Maintenant qu'elle soit un grand monument historique.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💖💖💖💖
A diesel train's horn is impressive , a steam whistle is Thrilling ! Sends chills down your spine . A steam whistle in a valley energizes the air everywhere in the valley .
@@crazyfvck the diesel is also used to conserve fuel since the infrastructure needed to fill the oil tenders isn't very robust. There were times where 4014 had to be pushed until they got to the next fueling station.
I caught it as she was 5 miles north. Not that I am a connoisseur of train whistles, but holy crap is its whistle loud. By far the loudest train whistle I have ever heard.
The good old ALCO, once made steels of extreme quality, and the biggest steam engines you can imagine, today it is already in ruins, a leftover of that old and Glorious ALCO, It is gone but its products will never be forgotten
@@macmckenzie1242 Wow that’s nice to hear. I’m also looking for someone to talk to, because I’m tired being alone. I hope you don’t mind me writing you Mac?
We never get coal cars here in Clemson SC, we did see a caboose yesterday and my camera died before i could capture it. We love our train videos in Clemson SC, Go Tigers! Keep it up
Nice to see the Big Boy at Greeley! I was inspired by the steam engine so I understand a comment. I thought up a slip stream locomotive based on an engine like this.
@@stevew270 From what I’ve heard, the whistle now on the 4014 is its original that Ed Dickens eventually managed to gain ownership of, hence why it was in the 844 for a while. I just wonder if the Heritage Program crew will put the 4014’s previous whistle on the 844. I’m hoping they do.
@@stevew270 Cool, and also, Don't forget 4014's got the stack hoods back, and that is also from last year! If you don't believe me, here's a video! ua-cam.com/video/_qQV5c421PY/v-deo.html
@@stevew270 glad you aks me, that's because Union Pacific haven't use 4014's hoods in action very often, except one who caught on camera, Nobody will be able to catch the hoods closed on camera.
So many steam 🚂 locomotives had decades of life left in them when they were scrapped. Diesel locoswere the same cost per mile when fuel was 6 cents a gallon. Look at all the railroads that went bankrupt after dieselazition .
Amazing!!! All that size and weight and except for the hissing , ITS SILENT !!!! a Harley Davidson is 1/ 500 the size and 15 times as loud!!!😁😁😁😀😀😀🚂🚂🚂🍺🍺
The Union Pacific wasn't worried about compensating for their small genitals when they built the Big Boys the way your average Harley owner is. Also, the fact that it isn't chuffing kinda says to me that the diesels are actaully providing the power.
@@thegardenofeatin5965 Hello, I am a steam locomotive engineer (though for much smaller examples). The diesel is providing no assistance. It actually has its dynamic brakes on to hold the locomotive back because such large steam locomotives aren't designed to run light. It is designed to pull mile long freight trains up mountains, so when it is only ever running at a fraction of its full power it is almost impossible to keep it the fire burning properly. When you see the Big Boy drumming along flat ground at 50mph, that diesel behind it still often has full dynamic braking applied and the fire is still probably only about 10% of maximum. The reason it is mostly silent is because it is just using so little steam, by the time the steam admitted to the cylinders expands and exits there isn't much left over. You can make steam locomotives creep along just about silently with the throttle just barely cracked open. That is why the bell is a requirement, because in the yard the bell often the only way to even tell they are approaching.
It seems the history is like mine. I am very fond of locos because I also help my father throwing charcoal for Steam engine. But the best railway network is in Germany and most powerful locos are in Russia in larger ecartament. Sorry about that
Hello dear friend.! I really like your video, the scene is very beautiful, everything is perfect, waiting for your new videos. Best regards from Vietnam
The last time I saw this engine and coal car was in Denver rotting in the harsh Colorado sunshine. It was a wreck, but somehow I sensed this engine had had a great life, and had survived to be only one of three left in existence. I was enchanted with its immense size, and it was forever imprinted into my mind. I am overjoyed to see that Union Pacific has restored this big boy. The engine is a major feat of engineering, and will always live on the minds and hearts of others.
This engine came from the Rail Giants collection in Pomona CA. The one in Denver is in the Forney Museum.
There are eight of the original twenty five still in existence at museums across the country.
Не хочется тебя расстраивать но паравоз не ехал сам, его толкал тепловоз тот что был в конце
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To think I played around in the cab and sat on the front end of that monster when I visited it in Pomona. Never thought it would run again! But at least I've handled the throttle.
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Oh my friggin' God! What an enormous, gorgeous beast. I swear that machine is alive with a great heart and soul.
You can hear the heartbeat of 4015 and feel the power of the pistons running up and down the bores like some great mechanical lover.
I'm over 70 but I feel like a kid again. I'm very grateful for the chance to feel like that once more watching those beautiful machines live again. So many children today miss that feeling and that is a damn shame.
Thank you so much to all concerned for taking me back to my childhood.
It's 4014 in fact........😊
@@theo66 I know that, but the one behind it pushing is a 4015 diesel electric turbine.
@@pianoboylaker6560 we hope that’s there only in case of a breakdown and that it won’t be needed! Leave the gear in neutral!
DAYt😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😢😂🎉😢🎉😂vt😂😢ns😮ts😂😂 😮
Why you got to use gods name in vain???
That was the first time i saw it in person today. That train is amazing, everybody should see it in person at least once.
ive seen one in person and believe me they are massive !!
Where is, where I can see it ?
Please.
@@schedule4523 look it up on line
What a MAGNIFICENT machine! A rolling historical ICON now. The horsepower of it must be incredible. Beautiful!👍👍
7000 hp from boiling water.
Our most famous locomotive is the Flying Scotsman. It did a tour around the United States once, but very nearly didn't make it back. Barely escaped being scrapped on the other side of Atlantic.
Big boy stealing the attention....a marvel engineering from hundred years ago and it still running now
Awesome machine. The way you filmed the engine wheels in motion showed the power possessed by this beautiful machine. Thanks for the great video!
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The incredible strength and beauty of this marvel of engineering and human creation, which I discovered in 1967, is astounding - a true symbol of America's might, admires everyone, wherever he is. Azer. M Baku, Azerbaijan
What a magnificent monster. So pleased to see it running. Thank you, to all the many people who make this possible.
Saw the 4014 in North Platte Nebraska. That is one awesome locomotive. It's got a great whistle and shakes the ground as it goes by. I loved seeing it rolling down the tracks. I would love to see it pull a 150 car loaded coal train.
My grandfather was an engineer for the B&O. I was young, but I remember riding in a steam locomotive. I helped the fireman throw coal too! I rode in a diesel a few times with him on a run from Cincinnati’s union terminal to Lima and back too. He was a great man, retired in ‘72, and I have all of his time books and all kinds of railroad stuff.
The B&O museum has I think the only surviving Pacific camelback from the CRRNJ. Lucky lucky!
@@dianaofburlington5172 the museum had a fire a while back that destroyed a lot of things. I contacted them and was going to donate some things, but they didn’t seem interested? Oh well
THE BE(A)ST... This is another American dream of mine. Don't know when I will get to see this Boy. Kudos to the team which has restored the boy and for maintaining him in pristine mint condition.
A real mechanical marvel, beautiful. God Bless all those that keep these machines in superb mechanical condition 🤠🇵🇭🇺🇸
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He sings, he roars, he moves, it's magnificent!
This is the very best of American design and craftsmanship - from 80 years ago - on display for us to appreciate! And we do! Awesome!!
The finesse required to move 4014 at that slow a pace is amazing.
Probably being pushed by the diesels in the back so crowd wouldn't be scalded!
4015 in the middle might have something to do with it.
Hi Steve how are you doing 😊
@@kashifkhan3040 Yes. In this departure, the diesel is powering the train. 4014 is clearly idling along, because there is no "chuffing" from her drivers. She's just rolling along. There are other videos that show this same thing.
@@louisxxvdefrance6741 yep we had steam locos running revenue service for pakistan railways in the 70s and 80s. Got to ride their trains and see a lot of them running up close. None as big as 4014 of course. This is a great piece of history to preserve.
Great to see such a majestic machine so lovingly restored. The restoration likely cost many times the value anyone would put on her but that's not th point is it? It's the heritage of a bygone era and should be preserved for future generations to see.
What an amazing and massive locomotive, I am glad that the UP 4014 did have a chance to operate this year after the western US tour that was planned earlier for 2022 was cancelled.
What a machine. The work it took to build that is amazing down to the finest detail.
What a massive piece of history 👍😎. Glad to see it still running
This is the Pinnacle of Mechanical Engineering. The internal combustion engine as well
Salute to those Engineers who build this giant beauty
The UP steam crew have done a great job getting this ancient loco in to such beautiful condition.
Well done it is better than new and good for many years.
Steam locos are character machines which talk to you so the engineer can tell how to drive it and get the best result.
Electric or Diesel locos do not have character hence are less interesting
Greeley was the place where I saw the Challenger during my 2010 railfan trip (from my home in UK) to Colorado. I had seen 4014 at Pomona in 2008. My five USA trips gave me some great memories.
SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA MARAVILLOSO TREN UNA JOYA DE LA INDUSTRIA FERROVIARIA ...FELICITACIONES .
Cheers! Syracuse, NY
I remember when the 4014 was in Dallas, at The Great State Fair of Texas, Age of Steam museum, and I got in it, on it, went underneath it, went in the tender and even the firebox!!! I have not seen it since it has been restored and I have never ridden on it while it was running!!!
I saw the big boy in Denver at union station it was a awesome sight
Hats off to American giant steam Engine and its maintenance and its running rout in a pleasant cool climate with excellent Greenery trees middle is really felt me very happy as if Iam in the locomotive. Wah! Thank you very much...
Awesome. I got to see it up close when it came through Jacksonville Texas. Wish it would come back👍🇺🇸
Hello Big Boy. Nice to watching. Thanks for sharing this video.
Awesome,wish we could see more trains like this around our United States,awesome history 🚂👍😀
They pollute more than any other type of transport machine. I hope they go away soon.
There are a lot of operating steam locomotives in the US such as the WP&YR 73 Southern 4501,630,401 and 154 Little River 110 and 126 the entirety of the locomotive on the cumbres and Toltec and Durango and silverton which is like 20 narrow mikados or more Dollywood 192 and 70 Tweetsie 190 and 12 SP 4449, U.S. Sugar 148 the list just goes on and on of steam locomotives that operate in the entirety of the United States you’ve just gotta look because 4014 while super cool and all isn’t the only steamer in the United States or the most interesting to study and learn about
Debería llamarse la novena maravilla del mundo, es todo un espectáculo ver esas máquinas colosales
Stunning! That whistle got my attention! Amazing video-thank you for posting!
THANK YOU for the wonderful video of this marvelous piece of engineering. I was unable to get out to see this locomotive in person, but I am very grateful to at least see it in this video. I had followed the rebuilding from the beginning, I just hope when people see it go by they realize the thousands of hours and volunteers that made this possible.
Quelle splendeur cette magnifique locomotive un chef d'oeuvre une grande star ferroviaire.
Enorme bravo aux héros qu'il ont rénové et qu'il entretienne.
Maintenant qu'elle soit un grand monument historique.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💖💖💖💖
Engenharia magnífica!!! Composição espetacular!!!!
Beautiful Big Boy !.... The king of steam locomotives.....
That engineer knows he's got the coolest job at that company
It's always great. Your video is excellent quality. We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks
My pleasure!
Quel monument ferroviaire cette big boy👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
A diesel train's horn is impressive , a steam whistle is Thrilling ! Sends chills down your spine . A steam whistle in a valley energizes the air everywhere in the valley .
It's so great to see the excitement in all those rail fans, young and old. Great video.
What a fantastic piece of engineering and history.
The expertise that it takes to make it crawl that slow is astounding.
its just diesel locomotive at the end
@@KopoLPedov The diesel locomotive is there for braking, and for powering the lights in the passenger cars.
@@KopoLPedov 😢😢4.8
@@crazyfvck the diesel is also used to conserve fuel since the infrastructure needed to fill the oil tenders isn't very robust. There were times where 4014 had to be pushed until they got to the next fueling station.
Just for a moment - everybody fell silent when he played the whistle.
It's loud af. They're all deaf 😆
Loud train 📸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
I caught it as she was 5 miles north. Not that I am a connoisseur of train whistles, but holy crap is its whistle loud. By far the loudest train whistle I have ever heard.
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True. It's like the pastor in church, asking the congregation _Let us bow down our heads and pray!
Brilliant video. Great effort. Thank you ❤
Love it ❤ very nostalgic 🎉
Everyone fell silent for that whistle… music to my ears
ALCO built some beasts. Love the Bigboy and may it steam for years to come.
The good old ALCO, once made steels of extreme quality, and the biggest steam engines you can imagine, today it is already in ruins, a leftover of that old and Glorious ALCO, It is gone but its products will never be forgotten
They have a huge railroad engine like this in the Henry Ford Museum.
What a beauty! Hope I get a chance to see it someday.
Ich bin zutiefst beeindruckt...was füe ein unglaubliches Monster...hoffentlich bleibt sie noch sehr lange erhalten
Awesome steam power, never anything better!
Hi Mac how are you doing 😊
@@mariarusso1325 Doing quite well, looking forward to my 79th b'day.
@@macmckenzie1242 Wow that’s nice to hear. I’m also looking for someone to talk to, because I’m tired being alone. I hope you don’t mind me writing you Mac?
The engineering of this masterpiece was just ahead of its time👏👏
My best friend, It's always great. Your video is excellent quality. We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks
We never get coal cars here in Clemson SC, we did see a caboose yesterday and my camera died before i could capture it. We love our train videos in Clemson SC, Go Tigers! Keep it up
Nice to see the Big Boy at Greeley! I was inspired by the steam engine so I understand a comment. I thought up a slip stream locomotive based on an engine like this.
I got the pleasure of seeing this train pull into Fort Worth last fall.
Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing this excellent video. What a marvelous engine, such an engineering marvel. God bless 🙏🎄
It speaks for itself. A fine piece of equipment, and a fine video. But I have to be honest: it’s the diesel engine that brings tears to my eyes.
What a Geniou and Great Engineer.
Potężna a zarazem piękna maszyna budzi zachwyt .
One of the MOST "American Power" icons.
Wow superb to hear the sounds from the prototype...
What a BEAUTIFUL piece of "American" machinery.
I actually got that 😊
And the best steam whistle I ever heard!
Proudly built by union labor.
What a beautiful piece of pollution making machine .
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Wow! Just wow! Nothing like a train trip behind one of these steam loco's...
Imagine if people from the 1800’s could see this. Like us seeing how people from the 2300’s gather around a city bus watching with amazement. Lol.
Awesome train and whistle ! 👍
I love the American Iron Horse .
What a beauty ! 👍👍
Such a smooth getaway. Must come with the territory of having that much weight.
These were the big boys
Was eine wahnsinnige Dampflok Hammer sehr schön liebe Grüße aus Deutschland
2:25 I was right! The Lubricator Chain covers are back!
And the stainless cylinder covers but they were on there last year I think, it also sounds like they put 844's whistle on him.
@@stevew270 From what I’ve heard, the whistle now on the 4014 is its original that Ed Dickens eventually managed to gain ownership of, hence why it was in the 844 for a while. I just wonder if the Heritage Program crew will put the 4014’s previous whistle on the 844. I’m hoping they do.
@@stevew270 Cool, and also, Don't forget 4014's got the stack hoods back, and that is also from last year! If you don't believe me, here's a video! ua-cam.com/video/_qQV5c421PY/v-deo.html
@@davidstrawn9272 Why wouldn't I believe you?
@@stevew270 glad you aks me, that's because Union Pacific haven't use 4014's hoods in action very often, except one who caught on camera, Nobody will be able to catch the hoods closed on camera.
Beautiful piece of machinery.
Hi John how are you doing 😊
That is a SERIOUS TRAIN right there👍
An amazing machine…😮😮😮 poetry in motion…
So many steam 🚂 locomotives had decades of life left in them when they were scrapped. Diesel locoswere the same cost per mile when fuel was 6 cents a gallon. Look at all the railroads that went bankrupt after dieselazition .
Black Beauty. Steam locos have different charm
Wow... !!! My best friend, It's always great. I wish you every day of your development. Have a happy day!
Wow great beautiful 👍 zuberdust ✌️❤️💯 mashallah
I saw it in Manhattan, KS and Houston, TX during the last two excursions. I don't think I will be able to make this one. :(
the crowd flinching at the whistle will never not be funny!
Amazing!!! All that size and weight and except for the hissing , ITS SILENT !!!! a Harley Davidson is 1/ 500 the size and 15 times as loud!!!😁😁😁😀😀😀🚂🚂🚂🍺🍺
The Union Pacific wasn't worried about compensating for their small genitals when they built the Big Boys the way your average Harley owner is.
Also, the fact that it isn't chuffing kinda says to me that the diesels are actaully providing the power.
@@thegardenofeatin5965 well said!!!! I ride with my shirt that reads LOUD PIPES POOR SUBSTITUTE FOR NO SKILL!!!😆😆😆🏍🏍🍺🍺🍺
@@thegardenofeatin5965 Hello, I am a steam locomotive engineer (though for much smaller examples). The diesel is providing no assistance. It actually has its dynamic brakes on to hold the locomotive back because such large steam locomotives aren't designed to run light. It is designed to pull mile long freight trains up mountains, so when it is only ever running at a fraction of its full power it is almost impossible to keep it the fire burning properly. When you see the Big Boy drumming along flat ground at 50mph, that diesel behind it still often has full dynamic braking applied and the fire is still probably only about 10% of maximum.
The reason it is mostly silent is because it is just using so little steam, by the time the steam admitted to the cylinders expands and exits there isn't much left over. You can make steam locomotives creep along just about silently with the throttle just barely cracked open. That is why the bell is a requirement, because in the yard the bell often the only way to even tell they are approaching.
Loud pipes save lives.
@@anonymike8280 bullshit !!!! It pisses people off ! And if you don't realize that, your mother raised you wrong !!!😆😆😆😆
Oh, how I love Jesus and Big Boy!
It seems the history is like mine. I am very fond of locos because I also help my father throwing charcoal for Steam engine. But the best railway network is in Germany and most powerful locos are in Russia in larger ecartament. Sorry about that
I don’t that there’s anything more American than this!
Ooh 🚄 train choo choo !!!! 😂😍
Wonderful locomotive
They don’t build them like they used to….. fantastic piece of engineering
What a beautiful locomotive.
Hello dear friend.!
I really like your video, the scene is very beautiful, everything is perfect, waiting for your new videos. Best regards from Vietnam
صورة تدكارية لى احدت قطار قديم يعشق الهويوية
Лучший в мире паровоз💪💪💪💪💪
Great video .
wow wow ...
legend of steam trains in the world...
The baddest train on the planet......BIG BOY 4014
Steam trains are my favorite the big boy's whistle was like the mighty whistle
Awesome, liked