I am 81 now and, as a boy, I would run down to the tracks and watch each time I heard the whistle of a steam engine. I wanted to be an engineer, but I became an airline Captain instead.
Good choice! Unfortunately the airline industry is what put a lot of these passenger trains and their locomotives out of business- both Steam and Diesel/electric.
Me too, although steam was long gone by my time, my first big fascination was anything and everything to do with the railroad. Now I'm a trucker, but what an era it must have been to lived during the tail end of the steam era! When my grandpa was a kid, he and his brother could catch rides on the caboose of a steam locomotive into town to take in a movie or whatever for 25 cents!
This must be the most awesome vehicle to drive. I mean, aeroplanes may be bigger, faster and such but with this you are completely in touch with all the mechanics and power. Ed has one of the best jobs in the world. Thanks for sharing this. Simon
When I was a child one of the things i loved doing was pretending to be an engineer in the cab of the Big Boy at the L.A. County fair. It's so wonderful to see it come alive again in my lifetime.
Great video!! I bet any engineer or fireman that operated a 4000 back in the 1940’s and 50’s never saw a cab that clean and tidy; beautiful restoration of the 4014!!👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
What a majestic machine! I have loved the 4-8-8-4's since I was a kid. I always loved 3985 and wondered man, what if a 4000 ever ran again? Here it is. Amazing! This just shows how much the 4000's meant to the Union Pacific.
2:11 - Love the wrist flick to control that whistle!! Who do I have to bribe to get a ride in the cab?? When I was a kid I wanted to be a train engineer - I even had a train engineer hat. I did become an engineer, a Mechanical engineer.
Beautiful, impressive loco, excellent video (shot 'out west' -- beautiful). I'm an 'airplane nut' but there is NOTHING more impressive than a GIANT steam locomotive shootin' out steam and smoke and sounding a steam whistle. Always amazed at how so many huge, heavy, 'loco' parts can be assembled and run at high speed without exploding and running off the tracks. Keep her running and best wishes to everyone who makes that possible. She's a national treasure.
IRON~HORSE'S..Are Amazing..Still Running To This Day ! ~~ My Grandfather Was Born In 1877..Became An Engineer And Ran Trains..Starting In 1900..WOW ! ~~ Great To See Pieces Of History..Still On The Go !
When it was sitting in Pomona I got to blow the whistle They had air pumped in . Sounds fantastic with steam .glad it's free on the rails again . fantastic job those people did just great
I used to watch the Union Pacific VHS TAPE that came with the Book. Over and over again! And this scene came on just like on youtube now. Coal needs to make a comeback in the USA. I found out from recent online research of my own. That there are coal burning railways in Europe still used for commuter service.
My dad was a fireman on the Northwestern Pacific in Northern CA in the 1950s. Now I take his grandchildren to see steam trains around the west. The UP crew are hard workers Proud Americans.
that steam engine train weighed over a million pounds and could pull a 5 1/2 mile train by itself awesome that's 1 of a kind they don't make like that no more 😮😮 alot trains hauled the goods 4 WW2 during the war years 😊😊 OMG 7 11 2O24
Oh no, I was just in Elko. I didn't see any info on this & I was at the museum. Would love to see this coming through the Palisades. Great shots of the Humboldt river crossing. See you at the Star! & Thanks to all for the hard work of keeping these running.
wow!! my brother and I were traveling on the road by the tracks just a few weeks ago on our way to and from Reno. wish we could have seen Big Boy!! we're both RR enthusiasts from our days as kids living near tracks in the early 1960's! spent a night in Elko and couldn't sleep well that night but watched and recorded trains running past our hotel in the wee hours of the morning at the Quality Inn on the N side of town.
It's a different monster when actually shoveling coal. That oil feed fire is not the same. The power it has when coal fire feels a true inspiring machine made by man. It's just sad that 95 percent of the steam locos are being converted to oil burners. I did fireman work for 6 years on 618 and 75 in heber, Utah.
Two men could not shovel sufficient coal into the heart of this beast to keep the pressure at 300psi. It had to use the screw auger to deliver coal to evenly distribute the fuel inside the boiler. The Fireman controlled the auger from his seat and balanced water insertion with independent valves during the run. Every function was manually controlled. Nothing automated, nothing programmed. Just experienced operators trained to 1940’s operations keeping the monster happy and fed! 🚂
Very nice video. As a boy I would go and wait for the commuter train to stop at the station. It was pulled by a steam locomotive and I believe it was one of the last in the country. This was the Grand Trunk Western Railroad in the early 60’s. It was good to see parents bringing their children to see living history.
I seen a big boy in person it makes Shea locomotive in Cass WV seem very small and Baldwin 4 4 0 seem like a toy which was a switcher or shunt engine in the yard
Big Boy may be old but it's a priceless piece of history still rolling to this day
It surely is a beauty
What a treat - views from the cab, with Ed no less. Excellent coverage of a historic steam engine.
I am 81 now and, as a boy, I would run down to the tracks and watch each time I heard the whistle of a steam engine. I wanted to be an engineer, but I became an airline Captain instead.
Good choice! Unfortunately the airline industry is what put a lot of these passenger trains and their locomotives out of business- both Steam and Diesel/electric.
Me too, although steam was long gone by my time, my first big fascination was anything and everything to do with the railroad. Now I'm a trucker, but what an era it must have been to lived during the tail end of the steam era! When my grandpa was a kid, he and his brother could catch rides on the caboose of a steam locomotive into town to take in a movie or whatever for 25 cents!
Same age as Biden and still has childhood dreams.
Well done you Guys. Best Wishes from me in New Zealand
This must be the most awesome vehicle to drive. I mean, aeroplanes may be bigger, faster and such but with this you are completely in touch with all the mechanics and power.
Ed has one of the best jobs in the world.
Thanks for sharing this.
Simon
The wrist motion to blow that whistle perfectly is aweseome.
They call it "Quilling". Each engineer develops their own Quill style over time.
Ed Dickens - Whistle Artist!!
It doesn't meet California Air Resources Board (CARB) emission standards, but who cares?! Look at it go!
By a MAN who Loves his job
Ed Dickens is clearly a virtuoso at the steam whistle
you will never find a man in the world today, that love's his job more than Ed. and the steam crew.
aggree
It doesn't meet California Air Resources Board (CARB) emission standards, but who cares?! Look at it go!
Ed
Thank God there are people who still have the working knowledge to operate these giant monsters!
@@glennoropeza3545 it's a steam locomotive for Christ sake. We got this man no worries dude.
When I was a child one of the things i loved doing was pretending to be an engineer in the cab of the Big Boy at the L.A. County fair. It's so wonderful to see it come alive again in my lifetime.
Blowing that whistle is an artform in itself. :)
I bet every time Ed opens the throttle on the Big Boy he says "I can't believe I get paid to do this!"....
Great video!! I bet any engineer or fireman that operated a 4000 back in the 1940’s and 50’s never saw a cab that clean and tidy; beautiful restoration of the 4014!!👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My point exactly 💯 but you have to see that there is a woman involved. 😊😊😊
@@timlabellCooool also I get the joke XD😂
Wow, this takes me back to the end of the steam era as a child. Steam locomotives have personality that diesels just don't have. Love'em!
This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing this with everyone!
Blessings to ya’ll from Oklahoma!
Great video! Very unique view and perspective. One I've never seen before. Thanks for posting it.
What a majestic machine! I have loved the 4-8-8-4's since I was a kid. I always loved 3985 and wondered man, what if a 4000 ever ran again? Here it is. Amazing! This just shows how much the 4000's meant to the Union Pacific.
Nice video, thanks for sharing!!!!
2:11 - Love the wrist flick to control that whistle!!
Who do I have to bribe to get a ride in the cab??
When I was a kid I wanted to be a train engineer - I even had a train engineer hat. I did become an engineer, a Mechanical engineer.
Thank you for making me feel like I was 10 again. Wow. I wish the big boy would come to the Northeast. I'd definitely take a ride. Great video.
Incredible, what a view
Beautiful, impressive loco, excellent video (shot 'out west' -- beautiful). I'm an 'airplane nut' but there is NOTHING more impressive than a GIANT steam locomotive shootin' out steam and smoke and sounding a steam whistle. Always amazed at how so many huge, heavy, 'loco' parts can be assembled and run at high speed without exploding and running off the tracks. Keep her running and best wishes to everyone who makes that possible. She's a national treasure.
That was Great! Thanks for sharing!
I Love Big Boy! I got a chance to see Big Boy In Victorville California a few years back on a Tour. Thanks for sharing this outstanding Video 🚂
It was in Roseville today
🎶🎵🎶🎵16 cars and 16 restless riders…three conductors…25 stacks of mail….🎶🎵🎶 love that song and this train brings it to life!
City of New Orleans, made famous by Arlo Guthrie, but written by Steve Goodman, I believe. Excellent video.
These triple expansion steam locomotive are nothing but raw brutal torque!
sat in the cab, of the big boy at scranton. I can only imagine how awesome it is at speed functioning.
Thanks for posting it
This UP 4014 Big Boy have PTC on this steam locomotive.
This never gets old.
Qué MARAVILLA!!!!
CASI 300 AÑOS DE HISTORIA DE LA INGENIERIA!!!¡
VIVA EL FERROCARRIL!!!!!
This was amazing to hear and watch.
IRON~HORSE'S..Are Amazing..Still Running To This Day ! ~~ My Grandfather Was Born In 1877..Became An Engineer And Ran Trains..Starting In 1900..WOW ! ~~ Great To See Pieces Of History..Still On The Go !
You were extremely lucky to get to ride in the cab! I am jealous!
When it was sitting in Pomona I got to blow the whistle
They had air pumped in . Sounds fantastic with steam .glad it's free on the rails again . fantastic job those people did just great
They need to get a couple of other engines at Pomona restored and running. But we know it takes $$ and a place to run them.
Well done +1
So many people already to welcome this beauty..❤❤❤
Ed Dickens is a gentleman of the highest order. A master of his craft and a lover of the industry and its history. Part of the soul of the Big Boy
Excellent !
Fantastic steam Locomotive. The legend.
I can’t wait for Big Boy to return to Ogden next week. I’m going to take my daughter and her children to see this magnificent machine.
That gentleman is Shure a master of his craft
Now that is an AMAZING piece of Machinery
I used to watch the Union Pacific VHS TAPE that came with the Book. Over and over again! And this scene came on just like on youtube now. Coal needs to make a comeback in the USA. I found out from recent online research of my own. That there are coal burning railways in Europe still used for commuter service.
4014❤awesome 🚂🚂
My dad was a fireman on the Northwestern Pacific in Northern CA in the 1950s. Now I take his grandchildren to see steam trains around the west. The UP crew are hard workers Proud Americans.
A kids dream. Awesome video!
that steam engine train weighed over a million pounds and could pull a 5 1/2 mile train by itself awesome that's 1 of a kind they don't make like that no more 😮😮 alot trains hauled the goods 4 WW2 during the war years 😊😊 OMG 7 11 2O24
Union pacific always does things in a big way
So cool. Made the drive to Roseville to see it during the layover there.
Love that locomotive 😊
I'm 69. Lived in Omaha my entire life. We had the shops here. Wow. Lots of great memories there. Thanks for the video.
What a behemoth! What a pleasure!
Thank you so much for sharing,to see Big Boy running wow and from the cab too, cheers from Melbourne Australia 🦘
Oh no, I was just in Elko. I didn't see any info on this & I was at the museum. Would love to see this coming through the Palisades. Great shots of the Humboldt river crossing. See you at the Star! & Thanks to all for the hard work of keeping these running.
Interesting to see a third turbo-generator installed. 🤔
My understanding is that it's being used to power the new PTC equipment that was recently installed.
It had to be hot in that cab! 🥵
great video !
Loco is cool😊
The loco's girl is smooth❤👍
We took our Grandsons to see Big Boy! 🚂
I really do enjoy watching this train but I wish it would come to tennessee
wow!! my brother and I were traveling on the road by the tracks just a few weeks ago on our way to and from Reno. wish we could have seen Big Boy!! we're both RR enthusiasts from our days as kids living near tracks in the early 1960's! spent a night in Elko and couldn't sleep well that night but watched and recorded trains running past our hotel in the wee hours of the morning at the Quality Inn on the N side of town.
Would love footage of when this thing rolled into Salt Lake. I didn't get to be there for it ;;
What a great sharing !!!! Thank you so much ;-) I am surprised because I thougt it would be very noisy but it actually sounds nearly silent !!!
wow.that is one big steam locomotive.
Biggest EVER 😊
This Is A Treat For Me ❤
Wow thanks 😊
It's a different monster when actually shoveling coal. That oil feed fire is not the same. The power it has when coal fire feels a true inspiring machine made by man. It's just sad that 95 percent of the steam locos are being converted to oil burners. I did fireman work for 6 years on 618 and 75 in heber, Utah.
Two men could not shovel sufficient coal into the heart of this beast to keep the pressure at 300psi. It had to use the screw auger to deliver coal to evenly distribute the fuel inside the boiler. The Fireman controlled the auger
from his seat and balanced water insertion with independent valves during the run. Every function was manually controlled. Nothing automated, nothing programmed. Just experienced operators trained to 1940’s operations keeping the monster happy and fed! 🚂
I'll take oil any day for a steam plant.
@ 4:23 the iron horse greets a herd!
How far east does he go?
It would be kewl to see him up close.
It was awes9me to see in Roseville yesterday!
Is that Ed at the controls again?
Awesome video! Thank you for sharing
Wish we could've gotten this in 1080
That was fun! Thanks for the cool video.
that whistle work was like a maestro conducting an orchestra
Great video
Delicious so delicious ❤
This is just awesome!
I got to hear that whistle while standing under a highway bridge. About blew out my ear drums.
OMGOSH, this is such a WOW! I would so love to do this!
amazing that this loco has been preserved and used
It is strange to see a glass panel inside the cab of a steam engine. This Big Boy is one beautiful machine.
Gorgeous piece of machinery
Very nice video. As a boy I would go and wait for the commuter train to stop at the station. It was pulled by a steam locomotive and I believe it was one of the last in the country. This was the Grand Trunk Western Railroad in the early 60’s. It was good to see parents bringing their children to see living history.
Awesome!
In other countries, the whistle/horn is used to warn people of the approach of the train, not to make a noise for the sake of it...
Super film - Like!!
Sure looks like fun!
That’s a massively impressive engineering achievement,,😊
I'm surprised at how _quiet_ that engine actually is!
Superb.
I wish someone would capture the eye lid that closes over the the smoke stack.
They should call this magnificent beast: The Bison
That fireman must have been overjoyed when UP converted her from coal to oil. Now he can sit back enjoy the ride.
4:05 perfectly cut whistle 😂
4014 is literally a celebrity where ever he goes...
How do you know it’s not a she? Hahaha
The Best Job in the World ! 😊
Tamara is the real Boss, Ed needs her to get the number to get Big Boy moving
Awesome!!
i would do anything to get a cab ride with the 4014 from Dallas to Fort Worth in TX
What's more rare these days, seeing a steam engine running down the line or a J C Penney's?
It breathes, therefore it is alive!
I seen a big boy in person it makes Shea locomotive in Cass WV seem very small and Baldwin 4 4 0 seem like a toy which was a switcher or shunt engine in the yard
Америка должна гордиться такими паровозами😊👍👍👍👍
Engine is way more mechanically complex than a simple NASA rocket.