A Big Boy Day | Episode 3 - Big Boy Saves the Day! Stalled Mixed Freight Push in Blair, Nebraska!
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Welcome to a Big Boy Day! This five part series will feature UP's Big Boy in five locations as it crossed Nebraska on June 29, 2023.
Episode 3 brings something special for all railfans. The rare opportunity to see a steam engine pushing freight in the 21st century. Join as we watch Big Boy show what he's made of as he pushes this stalled mixed freight up Blair Hill. Stay tuned after the push to see the whole stalled train as it passes a crowd of eager steam train enthusiasts waiting patiently for Big Boy to pass!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Big Boy Pulls Up in Blair
1:13 - Opening Front Coupler
1:58 - EOTD "FRED" Adjustment
3:20 - Big Boy Pulls Ahead and Couples
6:01 - Preparing to Push
6:40 - The Push!
11:18 - Catching the Stalled Freight at Kennard
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"It's been 64 years!...at last; a REAL challenge!"
- Big Boy 4014
"Finally!! A worthy opponent! OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!!!!!!" - UP 4014
I counted about over 150 cars on that freight. So yep, Big Bog had truly done something that he was meant to do.
And don't for get the coaches on the back too.
146 cars of freigt, i've count...greetings from Russia!
The first revenue freight move for a Big Boy in 64 years. 😎
Have to pay for that oil conversion somehow! 😜
Magnificent! Thank you for filming the trip further down the line too!
Thanks for watching!
By far I think this is the best footage, you actually see how long the train is that Big Boy pushing!!!!
Thank you!
@@MoreTrainVideos i was actually in blair just by pure chance that day , i was delivering a camper for someone and just chanced to run across the Big boy and see what was going on ,, not till i got home that night and saw the news did i realize what was actually going on ,, ,seeing this video though i am wondering if it was somewhat staged because this was a manifest train , and all empty cars ,, still cool even so
@Ryan Dunham my comment about this being staged ,wasn't about the train being staged , this was a real daily manifest freight train ,, i'm not sure which track this was on but i happen to know that the east/west freight through blair goes through town at 50+ miles per hour ,,and Union Pacific has a storage yard in missouri valley where they store motive power so it's a real interesting coincidence that this train stalled ,,from what i heard one of the 2 lead engines had a failure of some sort ,,150+ car loaded freight train with NO DPUs,, very strange indeed , i live in the small town of glenwood iowa and BNSF and UP have lines that cross here ,,even the empty trains have DPUs
@@wildcoyote34 I too think that there is a strong chance that this was a planned event for UP promotion.
@@wildcoyote34 2 GE Junkamotives on that long train, empty or not, is not a good plan for success.
Let the old man show ya how its done junior
lol
Will probably be the only time, even if for a brief moment, that the Big Boy and a BNSF are technically on the same consist.
To the contrary, I have no doubt there will be more times and places for 4014 to do what it was designed to do--assist with revenue trains.
I just came from watching another video trackside. Big Boy is one magnificent hunk of steel. That bad boy made that look easy! A few red faces for the diesel engine drivers when grandpa had to come and give them a push. 😂 What a glorious sight! My stepdad used to restore and drive traction engines, and my dad restored antique tractors and barn engines. I just love all this old engineering! 😍.
I live near the Round House where the Big Boy lives, when its home. I know the sound of its bell and whistle. When I first saw a video about this, I just chuckled to myself. He still has power to spare. As for the front wheels slipping, that was due to a low spot in the rails, or a soft spot. Still did not slow the old man down much, if any.
when was that in the video? the wheel slip.
Sadly the wheel slip happens just as Big Boy is behind some trees so the drone footage didn't capture it. You can hear the sound of the wheels slipping, though.
About 9:32
@@gundam8655there are two videos of this at ground level where you can see the wheel slip.
can I have links to them, please?@@StryderK
10:58 THATS ME IN THE SMALL CAR BEHIND THE PICKUP TRUCK! YEAH BABY!
I actually backtracked to see your car!
In the mid 1990s I witnessed UP 844 assisting a freight train going east into Chicago near a town called West Chicago were 844. Had to push a freight train up the hill because it stalled out on the hill just before going into West Chicago, going eastbound. It was a beautiful thing.
I didn't know about the Big Boy until recently.What a train.Loved it as soon as I saw it.From Manchester,England
"Grande Big Boy",La potencia en su maximo esplendor.
The Big Boy locomotive is an impressive machine, and the way Union Pacific has restored both the 844, and the 4014 show that dedication to their efforts and love of yester year technology it can still be useful today, great job UP.
Nice that UP had the faith in their steam shop to do this.
Oh please, I watched the 4014 being restored here in Cheyenne. Since I live so close to the Round house. That old man still has power to spare when needed.
All of Union Pacific's steam locomotive in the heritage fleet that are operational are on the active locomotive roster.
It is amazing to see that the Big Boy can still out due the diesel's on the tracks, with one in tow and 2 to push, with 150 cars + to push. Simply impressive.
out due the diesel's? **Original configuration. Now converted to No. 5 Oil. Pretty much the same thing now for fuel. Also I hear modern locomotives reving in the background. hmm...
This is definitely coming from the Railway Series with this one. 4014 became Henry and pulled a Super Rescue.
Wow, what a time to have a drone! Great video.
Thank you!
Did that freight really stall or was it all a publicity stunt
@maly2ts408 one of the 2 engines on the freight had a mechanical problem and a single engine doesn't have the power to pull that much weight
@@merritttrucker I heard the same thing as you did.
What a magnificent engine!!! Beautiful restoration indeed......i love all of those rail fans crowded into that small clearing while the drone operator simply hovers above catching all of action below! I love my drone!!!
I would have loved to hear the radio chatter between the dispatchers and crews as they tried to set that up on the fly.
Yeah I wish we would've been able to record that and add it to the videos. It went something like:
Dispatcher to 4014: Hey, train (such and such) is stalled out on the hill west of Blair, can you guys help them out?
4014: No problem!
Dispatcher: Do you have a front coupler on that thing?
4014: Sure do
I've seen video's from the side where the BigBoy starts pushing, but this footage from the air is so incredible awesome!! Thanks for making and sharing this video. Finally doing what it's built for! The moment you hear the wheels slip you realise how hard it's actually pushing! Love it!
Appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching!
Hey,meine Lieblingslok auf der Welt. Bin sehr beeindruckt von den Steuermännern. Alle Achtung. Wünsche euch allen viel Spaß mit dem Bigboy.. Greetings from Germany.
That sd70m was also helping. You can hear the Turbo noise.
I Like The Big Boy Good Work
Thank you!
Kind of sad that it didn't capture the CHUFF sound of 4014 actually working, pulling that excursion consist is light duty. The sound of a Big Boy working hard probably hasn't been heard since the 50s
Unfortunately from our position we only caught a tiny part of it on our recordings. It was something to hear in person! If you search there are some other folks' videos that get it loud and clear!
@@MoreTrainVideos i have seen a few that capture the sound but I like the shots in yours show much more of the situation
I doubt we ever will, and mostly to prevent too much excessive wear and tear on parts.
Wow,fanastic aerial filming and music all the way through.The sky,so clear and blue.From Manchester,England
This is the greatest of great right here. The stuff of legend
Excellent video! Bravo!
When Big Boy gives you a shove, you _know_ it...
Henry....eh, I mean Big Boy to the rescue..
Someone need's to do a Thomas parody of this, just with Big Boy instead of the other engines.
Big boy doing what is was meant to do.throttle to the roof.
Excellent job big boy you have shown that you the largest steam locomotive 🚂 can prove its pedigree I hope 🤞. To see you the big boy hauling freight across the 🇺🇸 usa and through Columbus Ohio working hard and together with diesel engines
That first aerial shot of the town looks like some rich guys lay out in his basement.
Awesome! I had the SP 4449 come by my house one time, what a treat!
you actually saw the american freedom train!?
Boy saves when others fail. Should use biofuels though with particle filter in the stack.
Some body should set this to role on big boy role on song about big boy 😊
UP Big boy? more like UP Hercules
That damn thing is a lot stronger than I thought
Well over 7 thousand horsepower
The day they told 4014 to shove it. She did and how!
Got to see the Big Boy a few years ago In Muskogee Oklahoma. It was amazing!
Я влюблена в этот паровоз. Он трудяга, машинисты молодцы🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Nice!
Thank you!
Worth subscribing just for this video, thanks for your effort, such an impressive loco the bigboy and these videos bring it closer to countries like Australia where i live and will more than likely never get to see it in person, cheers.
Thank you!
Nice
Finally i got to see the lead locomotives of the stalled train
We're happy you found the video so you could see it! Thanks for watching!
4014: Retired my ass! Give me that job and I'll show you how it's done
i hope the people in that house love steam loco's lol
Very impressive
ABSOLUTE UNIT!
Nice editing, and drone footage. I was there also.
Thanks!
just shows that the big boys should still be used!
Wonder when the last time a Big Boy had been used in helper service?
Very good question!
@@MoreTrainVideos possibly late 50’s or early 60’s
The Big Boys weren’t even used in helper service. They actually pulled the trains. This event was just a special occasion.
Distributed power...
Great aerial filming
Love the intro
I counted 146
I'd love to hear what Ed has to say about this day
This might be blasphemous... but I'd love an alt version of this with the high pitched "tinitus" removed and the radio chatter added/increased.
Seeing that tagged cargo hauler, how does Up keep its cars so clean?
I just remade that entire fright train
Did you remake it on a model layout or one of the various train simulators? And did it stall going up a hill? :)
@MoreTrainVideos I made it in a game yes and no it didn't stall at any hill (probably because the weight wasn't realistic)
that's a lot of train for 2 GE Junkamotives. No wonder it got stuck: GE Power. What was the axle count and stated length?
cool, i get it, but come on, it just happened to stall in front of and on the same track as ...
they should give big boy his cargo back
Was the diesel behind the big boy also pushing or was the big boy doing all the work?
In the video you can hear the diesel engine working above idle so it was doing some pushing as well.
Not saying that the Big Boy wasn't pushing, but there is a diesel electric locomotive behind it. Was it helping too?
I’ve watched a couple other videos about this incident. Loved the long view because I didn’t realize how long the train it was pushing was.
The Big Boy 4014 is mind boggling my powerful.
No one has said what was wrong with the other train other than it couldn’t make it around the corner. Does anyone know why?
Not exactly sure, all we've heard is that one of the engines on the other train was having a mechanical issue and due to that, couldn't make the hill out of Blair.
@@MoreTrainVideos Thanks. That train was really long so I’m in awe of 4014’s power.
Is there a website you can go to to find out where 4014 will be in case you want to go see it in action?
UP has a website to track their steam engines: www.up.com/heritage/steam/track/index.htm
@@MoreTrainVideos only two engines and no dpu also seems just a little underpowered
Does the DPU do any pushing at all?
Our understanding is that the DPU is there for PTC Compliance and typically it doesn't push. However in our audio of the push it does sound like it was working a bit. If someone else knows the answer definitively please tell!
It sounds like it was in notch 1, possibly 2 but very low almost idle
That’s not a DPU. A DPU (Distributed Power Unit) is either mid train or at the rear and operates via radio control from the lead locomotive. Both locomotives have to have special equipment installed to allow it to work. The locomotive behind the 4014 is simply a “Trailing unit” and anything it does as far as providing pulling power or dynamic braking is done 100% through an Engineer riding in it moving the controls.
The diesle behind big boy from what I understand 3rd hand pretty much just sits on idle or notch 1 while big boy gets to do a little work to keep limber while being a little more fuel efficient than if he was by himself...the diesle is also there to make sure big boy doesn't run dry on water because they don't have the water towers like they used to
If I am not mistaken, the diesel can be operated as needed from the Big Boy's cab, with a control stand that was installed for that purpose. I saw that on one of the earlier videos. I think they said its primary function is to provide dynamic braking while descending long grades, in accordance with updated safety regulations. That saves a lot of wear and tear and possible overheating of the mechanical brakes.
Fantastic footage. How did you get such great audio also without the drone sound?
We typically try to have multiple video sources one of which includes audio. Through a little movie magic (video editing) we're able to piece the whole thing together!
😊in every video I've seen about big boy there's always been a diesel electric engine behind it. What's the purpose for this engine?
Used for dynamic braking to conserve the brakes on the 4014 and just in case something would happen to the bigboy.
I know that people are gonna be like Oh well bigboy had 4015 as a back up to but people dont know that 4015 acts as a dummy/genarator for the passengers.
But It's Retired 4:33
The biggest steam engine but only 5th or 6th in most powerfull
How many tons in total pushed Big Boy?
The freight train weighed 9,505 tons with 146 freight cars and two diesel units, the train that Big Boy pulled weighed 1,495 tons, making a total of 11,000 tons, adding up to 146 freight cars + 3 diesel units, 6 passenger cars, a cabose, plus the two yellow tank cars = 158 cars in total without counting the locomotive and its tender, and a length of 10,052 feet = 3063 Meters, or 3.063 kilometers.
@@danielnicolaszavala2983 powerful old machine
I feel UP does this as a publicity stunt
Nope.
what does this big boy burn for fuel
Originally coal...then converted to oil.
It burns used diesel engine oil from the diesel maintenance shops.
"Ah Well, we live and learn!" "Never mind, little James! I'm going to push from behind!" Clouds of smoke and steam billowed from the snorting engines as they struggled up the hill! "We can do it" "We will do it"!!! At last they reached the top!🚂🚃🚃
What a Beautiful Locamotive, too bad it hooked up to a rolling stock with trash graffiti on it. Just a damn shame how they ink up rolling stock.
This is very fishy. This happened years ago and the fgt was stuck on a hill. Also how did the "steam" fans find out about this.
So how did the film just happen.
How? Simple. Dispatcher made the request to Big Boy over the radio, Big Boy's engineers accepted. The actual routing Big Boy from its intended route to here, also done via radio. Rail fans monitor the frequencies. No spooky grand conspiracy required.
The big boy was traveling along its published route with people chasing it. A train got stuck on the grade ahead of it on single track mainline and thus it was decided to use it to push the train up the grade.
All that graffiti disgusts me.
You're in luck! We caught a train a few months ago free of graffiti in South Dakota! ua-cam.com/video/0UWejxpoQk4/v-deo.html
While I don't understand quite why they do it, it's a fact of life in this age and I can't get upset over it. It's curious though as rattle cans are expensive to cover that much area!
@@terrydanks New York cracked down on graffiti, spray painting over it while the "artist" watched. It was quite effective a deterrent while it lasted.