Yes I remember constantly watching videos about the Big Boy back in 2011 and people saying they wish they could restore one but everyone would say they couldn't because of the track.
What an incredible piece of engineering she is! And that low whistle - she sounds a bit like an old steam ocean liner. So different to the steam locos we have here in the UK. Well done indeed to all those involved in bringing her back to life! 👍🏻👏🏻👌🏼
I'd have to go with the originators. US was undisputed leader in casting bar framed locos. Here in the UK we built only plate framed locos. When North British built locos for SA they had to buy in the cast frames from ALCO. One of the benefits of building plate frame locos is it's way easier to do new builds such as Tornado. I know there are new builds planned in the US, really looking forward to seeing that, God willing.
@@Peasmouldia I admire China for building steam locomotives for as long as they did. I think some were built by American blueprints. Thanks for your input.
My two cents, when originally built. Done without computers, cad cam, etc. done with brains slide rules and ingenuity. Plus by the forties the manufacturing facilities of the US were quite advanced after over a century’s experience. These machines were built during the epitome of the steam age and the diesel revolution was in process soon to be the reason for the end of the golden age of steam.
Why does a restored engine bring a man to tears? It happened when our 'big boy' version (the reticulated Garrett) came back to life in OZ, and its happening again - in my lifetime! My only answer is we are honouring the past and bringing a slice of it back into life in our own time. Every time I hear a steam engine whistle blow near out house, I have an urge to chase it in my car to watch it go past. I cannot imagine how amazing it must be to be having a morning coffee in the States, and hearing the low mournful blast of those gorgeous whistles
So true. I think it's that we get to see the accomplishment of our fathers that was dead and gone come back to life. We can now appreciate first hand what they could accomplish with the technology they had at their disposal.
I remember an article in Trins magazine called "Bringing Back The Biggest" in reference to restoration of 3985. Apparently "the biggest" has been exceeded. Who ever thought we'd see a Big Boy run again? This is amazing. Hats off the UP and the steam team for an amazing accomplishment.
Greatings from 🇭🇺HUNGARY to UNION PACIFIC and all the 🇺🇸American people. Great restoration. Thank you all involved in the resorection of The giant Big boy. 424 salutes.
I'd like to point out for anyone wondering (or too ignorant to know). The SD70ACe is back there to help with the test run, but not by pushing the 4014. The 8937 is running in dynamic, meaning its traction motors are working as resistors. This test run is literally a Big Boy dragging one of the strongest diesel locomotives in the country
@@nmccw3245 The rear pair of cylinders is working properly. That's why you aren't seeing steam from them (there is a little from the rear cylinders). The seals on the front cylinders are leaking and need adjustment.
Russell Streak ....I appreciate your info. Yea, I have to admit, I didn’t like seeing the magnificent Big Boy being babysat by that diesel, but what you say makes sense.
A dream came true! How many times I heard this words: "We have the CHALLENGER, a BIG BOY never come back, it is not possible"! And now this famous engine is back and alive - and it sounds and looks wonderfull! Thanks for sharing, Skip! Yes, YOU CAN - and you did!
What a fantastic sight to see this behemoth of a locomotive running under its own power in 2019, the quality of the rebuild clearly evident from the shine on the paintwork, for me here in NZ a very special moment having followed it's progress on UA-cam.
Fantastic. There's a picture of 4014 in "Big Boy" (Wm Kratville, Barnhart Press, Omaha NE, 1963) that says, in part, "...just before her breath was stilled forever in late 1958". Well, Mr Kratville, there's good news for all today.
Having copies of the original ALCO drawings and seeing what UP has done brings me to tears, even if I wasn't a UP stock holder. As I recall, the 3985 was made operational by taking a jackscrew from a "big Boy" on static display. I can only hope the lessons learned from the trial conversion of the 4005 to an oil burner have been applied to the 4014. Helps me appreciate the accomplishments of my grandfathers.
My god, i never thought i would see this behemoth run again.. I cannot thank Union Pacific enough, though it meant millions to repair, they brought back a piece of great american history. I've only seen its sister 4019 in Frisco, Texas when i visited the United States 3 years ago. I never thought they would actually restore it! When i heard that they were hauling it back to cheyenne, i was astonished and surprised. I hope to see 4014 when i visit this country again. Love and Thanks, Haruto Najimi Tokyo, Japan
Beautiful video of a magnificent machine. Takes me back to 1950 when a few of us knothead fifth graders would sneak away from school at recess, hide under a bridge and watch the steam locomotives of Southern Railways thunder by. Not as huge as Big Boy, but impressive to a bunch of kids.
Absolutly wonderfull to see the Big Boy back on the track during sunset! Beautiful shot! I will congratulate all rail friends in the USA and I hope to come to Cheyenne to see this engineering masterpiece running with my own eyes. I only have seen the Big Boy on display in the Cheyenne park in 2005. Greetings from the Netherlands from a very happy Dutch X 4014 fan!! Yours, Arie Bert Versteeg Strijen/the Netherlands
WOW! It's so good to see 4014 back on the rails again! That WHISTLE sounds like no other train, so MELODIOUS ! it's a very special song only a steam train can make & BIG BOY has the most melodious whistle of all! That parting shot was BEAUTIFUL, well done & THANK YOU!
Is it really under it's own power? I noted there is no steam coming out of the rear pistons so those 8 wheels aren't driven and there is little coming out of the front cylinders so I'm not sure they are running either. Lots of steam out the stack which is impressive but it should be going to the drive wheels. Am I wrong?
@@trongod2000 Research how a steam locomotive works. Simplified version is that steam goes through the cylinders, then up into the smoke box and up through the stack. It's set up like that to create a draft pulling the heat from the firebox through the steam tubes inside the boiler, therefore creating more steam. When you see steam coming out of the cylinders directly, it's because the engineer has opened the cylinder cocks to allow any condensed water out of the cylinders.
@@leroypryor5025 LeRoy, I admit I'm not even close to being an expert on big steam locomotives. Have to admit though that I did grow up with them. My great grandfather was an engineer on one and died at the throttle back in the early 20th century. It still looks odd to me that we almost never see steam coming out of one piston but pretty regularly out of the others. Should I be attributing that to the "steamy ones" being leaking and the others tight?
WOW!!!! After seeing the UNION PACIFIC movie " LAST OF THE GIANT'S " awhile ago. I thought about ONE day to see 4014 or another BIG BOY to be restored and under STEAM again! And my dream has finally come true!! Though I live in South Carolina. I may never get to see this magnificent great GIANT of the RAILS operate in person. But I'm so extremely overjoyed that you were able to share your incredible VIDEO of the most amazing STEAM LOCOMOTIVE EVER BUILT with us!!
Excellent pacing shot. Love to see that motion roll. Congratulations UP & US preservationist in your extraordinary achievement. UK preservationists salute you. Thanks for posting this.
Kids these days can have their Transformers, in my day we had real living machines powered by Steam, could there ever be a more impressive sight than a Steam Loco coming up an incline under heavy load. John
Great to see a most notable part of our history come back to life again. "Thanks, great job" to all the folks putting their hard work, time, and effort into this magnificent machine!!
When I was very young, 6-7 years old, my Dad and I watched a steam engine being re-coaled and watered at a coaling/water station. That is a favorite memory. Then in the early '90s I got to see the N&S J611 in action and up close, even got to climb in the cab. Bucket list item is to see the 4014 up close.
Wow! Seems like just a few months ago they began stripping 4014! They did a terrific job getting that ole majestic gentleman making steam! Great job catching 4014 Skip! Bravo to the UP Steam shop!
@@cruzechevy3485 English has a habit of personifying things femininely. You will always hear cars, ships, and trains referred to as 'she.' There's always been some issues where Big Boy is concerned, with a title like 'King of the rails.' 'She' seems to fit until you remember this title; yet, as a steam locomotive, 'he' feels equally wrong. With Big Boy, it's honestly a 'you call it whatever you want' thing.
@@mytmousemalibu Ah, I don't know if gentleman fits. 4014 is a *king* come to reclaim his place on the high iron. Silly grammar issues aside, I completely agree with your sentiments! The Last of the Giants documentary on the Big Boys said, "Lucky was the boy who could say he had seen them in action," and I feel honored to be able to be one of those boys in just 24 minutes, an opportunity many thought had gone forever.
@@minh-khanguyen7209 Absolutely! It is the King of Steam! Glad to bear witness to the marvelous machine running again! I have always been enamored with steam locomotives and saddened that the greatest was no more running the rails. I was so happy to see UP take the monumental step to get a Big Boy back in action! I hope to catch it in-person at some point. I wished a PRR T1 still existed. Such a beautiful locomotive! These machines were the kings of the rails and a gentleman needs not to boast he is king! Just having fun with the semantics 😁👍
Thank you sooooo much for this incredible footage! My family and I visited Cheyenne in 2017 for my wife’s great grandmothers 100 year birthday. Her late husband worked in the Union Pacific rail yard. While visiting we went to the park near there and took pictures of the Big Boy on display there. Fast forward to a week ago when I came across your video posting the first time number 4014 was brought to life and my wife and I were in awe. Fast forward to today we visited the Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. They had a large room with “O” gauge trains moving every where around the room and plenty on display. Tucked in the back corner, and call it a miracle cuz I certainly do, there is a model Union Pacific Big Boy on display, number 4014. It was a neat experience for my kids and my wife and I to have started learning about 4014’s journey and to stumble across a model of the same locomotive. Thank you again for your time and the effort you go through posting your videos.
I remember when I was little I had old pictures of this locomotive on my wall when I thought it would never run again. I found out bout halfway through the restoration that it was being brought back into service and it was one of the few times I have ever cried out of nostalgia.
I enjoy seeing this steam beast back under it's own power. In addition, it was fantastic to hear the whistle for the first time on the big boy. After the restoration was done or nearly done. Which leads me to say this is the type of thing that makes America great again. The fact we can still do the simple things, like what Ed and the crew at UP did with the restoration of the Big Boy. Because even though the task is huge and complex, it is still a simplistic thing, that is majestic, aw inspiring, and for a person that may have missed out on a lot of this era it is larger than life. Needless to say, I had no doubt that Ed and crew could get it done, however, I thought it might take longer to complete. Bases on the fact that I didn't feel that the budget would be there in the schedule that it needed to be on to get out to Ogden. Well until, I seen the video of Ed speaking about his meeting with the leadership of UP. Which for me changed my mind and told me that the Big Boy was going to be done in time to go to Ogden. Yes, it is a simple thing, that for me at least is a huge deal. Since I wanted to see if people could still do what was deemed to be impossible to be done, by restoring the Big Boy. Again, it is a simple thing, however, it can be one of the most complex things at the same time. Since I am sure it did cost a lot to restore, and it takes a lot of focus, on top of the amount of time it takes to do. Moreover, at anytime, the company could have pulled the plug on the project. Needless to say, it showed me a lot, even though at face value, is a simplistic thing, that is still a complex undertaking at the same time. At least from my perspective that is what I am taking from this journey.
Well done guys!!! That is SO impressive!!! I love it. My dad always spoke highly of these big loco's, but to see one in action is breath taking! Hopefully I can get over there to see this big lad in action in person.
The god of steam locomotives has awaken from it's 60 year slumber. I hope and pray The Sound Traveler records the sound of this awesome beast in full range binaural audio. The guy did full justice with the Space X Falcon Heavy full scale test launch and I want to here this iron beast roar.
Truly awesone to see this beast has been brought back to life. Ed and the rest of the UP Steam Team did an awesome job achieving what many didn't think could be done.
The sound of that beast is amazing, like two steam locomotives running together.... which I mean, technically, it is....... I so want to see this beast in person!!!
I absolutely loved everything that happened between 4:35 and 6:45 Freight train rolls by and Ed is like, "This is how it's done." At one point, it was a competition to see who could make more noise. I loved it!
I'm sorry, but the Big Boy is so much more 'beautiful' than the Diesel engines we have now. I LOVED to see this engine out and running again. Reminded me of when I was younger and the Big Boy/Challenger engines ruled the rails. Steam engines show their power much better. As I said--- BEAUTIFUL!! YourConscience
I love whoever wrote "Big Boy" on the front! A great nod to to it's history. I remember watching Last of the Giants as a kid so it's amazing to see a Big Boy on the rails again.
Another great vid Mr SteamUP! First time comment to your Channel. What a fantastic sight to behold. Full volumn, awesome. Looking forward to your future captures of this Beast. From New Zealand, thankyou.
An amazing feat of engineering, and a credit to those who worked so hard to get him back on the rails. Let's hope 4014 stays operational for many years to come.
Fantastic piece of machinery!!! I can't wait for it to return to Pomona under steam. I saw it many times during it's 52 years sitting at the Fairplex rail museum. Even sat in the engineers seat once!!
That was really cool. I really like the whistle, it has a lot more character than a Diesel-electric locomotive's air horn. But it looks like maybe they could do a bit of tuning to do on their fuel air mix. The black smoke could mean the fuel-air mix is too rich and not all the oil is getting burned. I wonder if they can better control that.
You cannot appreciate the sound of that whistle if you,as a child,we’re not soothed into sleep by the trains passing in the night to destinations unknown while broadcasting the symphony of the machine.
I can't wait to see Big boy on Virtual Railfans live stream today but like at 1 or 2 pm I'm glad that Big Boy (#4014) is moving for once and for all. 😆
Wow! It superheats really well even at low steaming rates (clear see-through gap between stack and the start of the condensed steam about a meter above the stack). Also no steam leaks from anywhere except where it should be coming from.
What a beauty. Some years ago it came through Las Vegas being towed to Cheyenne to be restored. I'd like to know what the schedule is and where it will be going.
That's most likely a power move. Sometimes they get a deficit of locos in one spot and too many in another so they put them on a normal freight train and haul them while turned off. Also can help with breaking.
I never thought I would see a Bigboy running in my lifetime. Amazing job UP
,michael...me neither
This means that the old dvd rail videos saying another big boy would never run again were wrong.
Ethan Hessong Like they have the benefit of hindsight. Use your mind...
Me neither. And I'm really happy to see one !
No person on the planet ever thought one would run again
It's like hearing and reading about dinosaurs your whole life and then they go and resurrect one. This is my Jurassic Park
Great comment man! ;-)
Mine to.
Yes I remember constantly watching videos about the Big Boy back in 2011 and people saying they wish they could restore one but everyone would say they couldn't because of the track.
It’s pulling a train, it does pull trains.
@@spartangoku7610 UP spared no expense.
What an incredible piece of engineering she is!
And that low whistle - she sounds a bit like an old steam ocean liner.
So different to the steam locos we have here in the UK.
Well done indeed to all those involved in bringing her back to life!
👍🏻👏🏻👌🏼
I'm not sue what's the more amazing accomplishment: The people who designed and built it originally or those that restored it 70+ years later.
I'd have to go with the originators. US was undisputed leader in casting bar framed locos. Here in the UK we built only plate framed locos. When North British built locos for SA they had to buy in the cast frames from ALCO. One of the benefits of building plate frame locos is it's way easier to do new builds such as Tornado. I know there are new builds planned in the US, really looking forward to seeing that, God willing.
@@Peasmouldia I admire China for building steam locomotives for as long as they did. I think some were built by American blueprints. Thanks for your input.
Built in a time of slide rules, vellum drafting papers, no CAD or computers. An ode to craftsmanship!
@@Loco4Locomotives Absolutely!
My two cents, when originally built. Done without computers, cad cam, etc. done with brains slide rules and ingenuity. Plus by the forties the manufacturing facilities of the US were quite advanced after over a century’s experience. These machines were built during the epitome of the steam age and the diesel revolution was in process soon to be the reason for the end of the golden age of steam.
Why does a restored engine bring a man to tears? It happened when our 'big boy' version (the reticulated Garrett) came back to life in OZ, and its happening again - in my lifetime! My only answer is we are honouring the past and bringing a slice of it back into life in our own time. Every time I hear a steam engine whistle blow near out house, I have an urge to chase it in my car to watch it go past. I cannot imagine how amazing it must be to be having a morning coffee in the States, and hearing the low mournful blast of those gorgeous whistles
So true. I think it's that we get to see the accomplishment of our fathers that was dead and gone come back to life. We can now appreciate first hand what they could accomplish with the technology they had at their disposal.
I remember an article in Trins magazine called "Bringing Back The Biggest" in reference to restoration of 3985. Apparently "the biggest" has been exceeded. Who ever thought we'd see a Big Boy run again? This is amazing. Hats off the UP and the steam team for an amazing accomplishment.
Alas, 3985 has been put into mothballs again. UP thought having 4014 and 844 was enough legacy locomotives.
@@Nagy50Magyar good news!
RRHMA is restoring 3985 and 5511!
That last shot has to be one of the most beautiful things ever uploaded to UA-cam. Thank you for sharing it!
True that
Right on! That image accompanied by the audio was perfect!
Greatings from 🇭🇺HUNGARY to
UNION PACIFIC and all the 🇺🇸American people. Great restoration. Thank you all involved in the resorection of
The giant Big boy. 424 salutes.
I'd like to point out for anyone wondering (or too ignorant to know). The SD70ACe is back there to help with the test run, but not by pushing the 4014. The 8937 is running in dynamic, meaning its traction motors are working as resistors. This test run is literally a Big Boy dragging one of the strongest diesel locomotives in the country
russ you learn something new every day .dint know that
Russell Streak - and only doing it on two cylinders. Note no steam from the rear pair.
@@nmccw3245 The rear pair of cylinders is working properly. That's why you aren't seeing steam from them (there is a little from the rear cylinders). The seals on the front cylinders are leaking and need adjustment.
Karl Rovey - are you sure? I don’t recall seeing steam from the cylinder cocks during departure.
Russell Streak ....I appreciate your info. Yea, I have to admit, I didn’t like seeing the magnificent Big Boy being babysat by that diesel, but what you say makes sense.
A dream came true! How many times I heard this words: "We have the CHALLENGER, a BIG BOY never come back, it is not possible"! And now this famous engine is back and alive - and it sounds and looks wonderfull! Thanks for sharing, Skip! Yes, YOU CAN - and you did!
What a fantastic sight to see this behemoth of a locomotive running under its own power in 2019, the quality of the rebuild clearly evident from the shine on the paintwork, for me here in NZ a very special moment having followed it's progress on UA-cam.
You must come see it.
I am a New Zealander and i can tell you yanks, that we are just as excited as you are to see the BIg Boy running again.
Thanks to all the men and women that brought 4014 back to life. What a fantastic piece of rail road history.
Fantastic. There's a picture of 4014 in "Big Boy" (Wm Kratville, Barnhart Press, Omaha NE, 1963) that says, in part, "...just before her breath was stilled forever in late 1958". Well, Mr Kratville, there's good news for all today.
Having copies of the original ALCO drawings and seeing what UP has done brings me to tears, even if I wasn't a UP stock holder. As I recall, the 3985 was made operational by taking a jackscrew from a "big Boy" on static display. I can only hope the lessons learned from the trial conversion of the 4005 to an oil burner have been applied to the 4014. Helps me appreciate the accomplishments of my grandfathers.
My god, i never thought i would see this behemoth run again.. I cannot thank Union Pacific enough, though it meant millions to repair, they brought back a piece of great american history. I've only seen its sister 4019 in Frisco, Texas when i visited the United States 3 years ago. I never thought they would actually restore it! When i heard that they were hauling it back to cheyenne, i was astonished and surprised. I hope to see 4014 when i visit this country again.
Love and Thanks,
Haruto Najimi
Tokyo, Japan
UP is not saying how much the rebuild cost but I bet it was about six to $7 million? Plus the conversion from coal burning to oil burning
Beautiful video of a magnificent machine. Takes me back to 1950 when a few of us knothead fifth graders would sneak away from school at recess, hide under a bridge and watch the steam locomotives of Southern Railways thunder by. Not as huge as Big Boy, but impressive to a bunch of kids.
You mean, those mallets?
What a beautiful locomotive! So glad 4014 has been preserved.
Absolutly wonderfull to see the Big Boy back on the track during sunset! Beautiful shot! I will congratulate all rail friends in the USA and I hope to come to Cheyenne to see this engineering masterpiece running with my own eyes. I only have seen the Big Boy on display in the Cheyenne park in 2005. Greetings from the Netherlands from a very happy Dutch X 4014 fan!!
Yours,
Arie Bert Versteeg Strijen/the Netherlands
OMG. That whistle is the sound of love. Thank you from Canada
bill murphy Canada’s cool. What kind of locos do you have up there?
@@spartangoku7610 they got one of the legendary LNER A4 pacific’s
The sound of that whistle is truly ear candy...beyond awe striking. Outstanding footage...thank you!
WOW! It's so good to see 4014 back on the rails again! That WHISTLE sounds like no other train, so MELODIOUS ! it's a very special song only a steam train can make & BIG BOY has the most melodious whistle of all!
That parting shot was BEAUTIFUL, well done & THANK YOU!
That is AWESOME!!!!!! Love that whistle on #4014 too good to see the Big Boy running under his own power again :)
One of the best sounds in the world is the sound of a steam whistle it will beat the sound of a diesel horn any day
@@Sandman253 and American Locomotive steam whistles beat those squeaky European steam locomotive whistles any day, too.
Is it really under it's own power? I noted there is no steam coming out of the rear pistons so those 8 wheels aren't driven and there is little coming out of the front cylinders so I'm not sure they are running either. Lots of steam out the stack which is impressive but it should be going to the drive wheels. Am I wrong?
@@trongod2000 Research how a steam locomotive works. Simplified version is that steam goes through the cylinders, then up into the smoke box and up through the stack. It's set up like that to create a draft pulling the heat from the firebox through the steam tubes inside the boiler, therefore creating more steam. When you see steam coming out of the cylinders directly, it's because the engineer has opened the cylinder cocks to allow any condensed water out of the cylinders.
@@leroypryor5025 LeRoy, I admit I'm not even close to being an expert on big steam locomotives. Have to admit though that I did grow up with them. My great grandfather was an engineer on one and died at the throttle back in the early 20th century. It still looks odd to me that we almost never see steam coming out of one piston but pretty regularly out of the others. Should I be attributing that to the "steamy ones" being leaking and the others tight?
Thanks for filming for those who can't be there. Great shot of 4014 in the settings sun
What an amazing piece of engineering.
Yeah, with only slide rules, crude mechanical calculators, logarithmic tables, etc. - NO COMPUTERS...
Many thanks to UP and all of the dedicated people involved in bringing 4014 back to life. You've made an old man very happy.
WOW!!!! After seeing the UNION PACIFIC movie " LAST OF THE GIANT'S " awhile ago. I thought about ONE day to see 4014 or another BIG BOY to be restored and under STEAM again! And my dream has finally come true!! Though I live in South Carolina. I may never get to see this magnificent great GIANT of the RAILS operate in person. But I'm so extremely overjoyed that you were able to share your incredible VIDEO of the most amazing STEAM LOCOMOTIVE EVER BUILT with us!!
Excellent pacing shot. Love to see that motion roll. Congratulations UP & US preservationist in your extraordinary achievement. UK preservationists salute you. Thanks for posting this.
It's a year plus later now as I watch this and I just cannot get enough of this engine. Keep them coming folks and thank you for sharing these videos.
Kids these days can have their Transformers, in my day we had real living machines powered by Steam, could there ever be a more impressive sight than a Steam Loco coming up an incline under heavy load.
John
You talk as if there isnt any big machines in the world.......
Explendid restoration. From Brazil, congrats to all those men that work on this project.
That sound it makes, just so mesmerizing and such a beautiful engine as well, glad to see it producing its own power once again!
Great to see a most notable part of our history come back to life again. "Thanks, great job" to all the folks putting their hard work, time, and effort into this magnificent machine!!
When I was very young, 6-7 years old, my Dad and I watched a steam engine being re-coaled and watered at a coaling/water station. That is a favorite memory. Then in the early '90s I got to see the N&S J611 in action and up close, even got to climb in the cab. Bucket list item is to see the 4014 up close.
clemsonrugger I was in the 4014 many times during my childhood. Never actually thought it would run again!
Wow! Seems like just a few months ago they began stripping 4014! They did a terrific job getting that ole majestic gentleman making steam! Great job catching 4014 Skip! Bravo to the UP Steam shop!
Ole boy, not a she, not a gal or a girl.
@@cruzechevy3485 English has a habit of personifying things femininely. You will always hear cars, ships, and trains referred to as 'she.'
There's always been some issues where Big Boy is concerned, with a title like 'King of the rails.' 'She' seems to fit until you remember this title; yet, as a steam locomotive, 'he' feels equally wrong.
With Big Boy, it's honestly a 'you call it whatever you want' thing.
Fixed!
@@mytmousemalibu Ah, I don't know if gentleman fits. 4014 is a *king* come to reclaim his place on the high iron.
Silly grammar issues aside, I completely agree with your sentiments! The Last of the Giants documentary on the Big Boys said, "Lucky was the boy who could say he had seen them in action," and I feel honored to be able to be one of those boys in just 24 minutes, an opportunity many thought had gone forever.
@@minh-khanguyen7209 Absolutely! It is the King of Steam! Glad to bear witness to the marvelous machine running again! I have always been enamored with steam locomotives and saddened that the greatest was no more running the rails. I was so happy to see UP take the monumental step to get a Big Boy back in action! I hope to catch it in-person at some point. I wished a PRR T1 still existed. Such a beautiful locomotive! These machines were the kings of the rails and a gentleman needs not to boast he is king!
Just having fun with the semantics 😁👍
It’s like bringing the dodo back from the dead. But an awesome, steam-powered Godzilla dodo. Beyond cool.
Well said!!
“Steam-powered Godzilla dodo” I LIKE IT!!!!!!
No, that’s a Godzilla Mammoth.
no greater description than "steam powered godzilla dodo". nobody can beat such an amazing description
Awesome job, Skip. I know you've waited your whole life for this one. Hope you'll catch it at speed, one day.
Thank you sooooo much for this incredible footage! My family and I visited Cheyenne in 2017 for my wife’s great grandmothers 100 year birthday. Her late husband worked in the Union Pacific rail yard. While visiting we went to the park near there and took pictures of the Big Boy on display there. Fast forward to a week ago when I came across your video posting the first time number 4014 was brought to life and my wife and I were in awe. Fast forward to today we visited the Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. They had a large room with “O” gauge trains moving every where around the room and plenty on display. Tucked in the back corner, and call it a miracle cuz I certainly do, there is a model Union Pacific Big Boy on display, number 4014. It was a neat experience for my kids and my wife and I to have started learning about 4014’s journey and to stumble across a model of the same locomotive. Thank you again for your time and the effort you go through posting your videos.
AWESOME! The final chase at the sunset was stunning, I'm so happy the Big Boy, a real railway myth, is now back; greetings from Italy!
For those that didn't know Big Boy is using 3985's tender until the steam team can convert 4014's tender to oil.
Jared Klock , many thanks for this information from England .
@@kennethhume8628 Not a problem!
I was wondering if they had it running oil or some kind of fuel since the tender didn't appear to be one that would have coal in it
So I'm assuming thier solution to the water source problem is a tender just housing oil and both fuel tank cars from the turbines store the water.
I remember when I was little I had old pictures of this locomotive on my wall when I thought it would never run again. I found out bout halfway through the restoration that it was being brought back into service and it was one of the few times I have ever cried out of nostalgia.
It's America's flying Scott's man.
I enjoy seeing this steam beast back under it's own power. In addition, it was fantastic to hear the whistle for the first time on the big boy. After the restoration was done or nearly done.
Which leads me to say this is the type of thing that makes America great again. The fact we can still do the simple things, like what Ed and the crew at UP did with the restoration of the Big Boy.
Because even though the task is huge and complex, it is still a simplistic thing, that is majestic, aw inspiring, and for a person that may have missed out on a lot of this era it is larger than life.
Needless to say, I had no doubt that Ed and crew could get it done, however, I thought it might take longer to complete. Bases on the fact that I didn't feel that the budget would be there in the schedule that it needed to be on to get out to Ogden.
Well until, I seen the video of Ed speaking about his meeting with the leadership of UP.
Which for me changed my mind and told me that the Big Boy was going to be done in time to go to Ogden.
Yes, it is a simple thing, that for me at least is a huge deal. Since I wanted to see if people could still do what was deemed to be impossible to be done, by restoring the Big Boy.
Again, it is a simple thing, however, it can be one of the most complex things at the same time. Since I am sure it did cost a lot to restore, and it takes a lot of focus, on top of the amount of time it takes to do. Moreover, at anytime, the company could have pulled the plug on the project.
Needless to say, it showed me a lot, even though at face value, is a simplistic thing, that is still a complex undertaking at the same time. At least from my perspective that is what I am taking from this journey.
What a glorious sight! It really is a privilege to see this beautiful machine back on the iron road where it belongs!
That whistle sounds like an ocean liner - superb .
Am I the only one who gets chills listening to that BB whistle?! I wonder how they selected "le Grand Engineer" to do the first run! She rides AGAIN!!
"She"? 🤨
@@everettthepetractionguy4222 yeah, I know.... I submitted a request to change the English language for this, but they just laughed at me.
No, you are not! I love that Big Boy whistle - and the bell too!
A great and deserved party for the heroes of the Union Pacific.
Uma grande e merecida festa para os heróis da Union Pacific.
It's great that you can always count on railfans to catch the action. I'm stuck in a La-Z-Boy now, but thanks to you guys I don't miss out.
When i saw her back in 2012, i never thought i'd see her run again. Thansk for the video, Absolutely beautiful
Well done guys!!! That is SO impressive!!! I love it.
My dad always spoke highly of these big loco's, but to see one in action is breath taking! Hopefully I can get over there to see this big lad in action in person.
It lives!!!!! I'm so stoked!!!
Side note....never seen a F.R.E.D. on the end of a diesel before. Pretty cool!
Thanks for filming this, waited my entire life to see this.
Awesome 🖒
The god of steam locomotives has awaken from it's 60 year slumber. I hope and pray The Sound Traveler records the sound of this awesome beast in full range binaural audio. The guy did full justice with the Space X Falcon Heavy full scale test launch and I want to here this iron beast roar.
I remember seeing this engine in Pamona CA back in the 80s. I never imagined it would run again. Thanks for sharing!
"Pomona"
I crawled inside 4014’s furnace when I was 10. Never guessed a fire would be lit in there again!
Robert Olin firebox*
Bravo, bravissimo! USA yes they can! This is an epic event, great work men! Best regards and thanks from Germany!
Schlipperschlopper Yeah!! It took them over 5 years to get this beautiful locomotive running.
Truly awesone to see this beast has been brought back to life.
Ed and the rest of the UP Steam Team did an awesome job achieving what many didn't think could be done.
Nothing like that ghostly chill of a steam whistle to wake one up!!
What a beautiful site seeing Big Boy highballin across the open plain under a blue sky!!!
The Dream goes Real...Greets from Germany...
Wow! I am now 52-years of age and until now--no Big Boy has ever run in my lifetime. Well, that has now changed!
The sound of that beast is amazing, like two steam locomotives running together.... which I mean, technically, it is....... I so want to see this beast in person!!!
I absolutely loved everything that happened between 4:35 and 6:45
Freight train rolls by and Ed is like, "This is how it's done." At one point, it was a competition to see who could make more noise. I loved it!
I'm sorry, but the Big Boy is so much more 'beautiful' than the Diesel engines we have now.
I LOVED to see this engine out and running again. Reminded me of when I was younger and the Big Boy/Challenger engines ruled the rails. Steam engines show their power much better.
As I said--- BEAUTIFUL!!
YourConscience
this is why we need cowl units back
I can imagine waking up on a rainy morning and hearing that whistle. Heaven!
Lord! How sweet! Finally!
That is some really beautiful high def footage. Nice job man. Shockingly beautiful machine.
Steel Dragon breaths again!
Now that’s what I call a locomotive and thats what I call a whistle .Beautiful .
In 200 years some kid will really get a kick out of that fine locomotive.
I love whoever wrote "Big Boy" on the front! A great nod to to it's history. I remember watching Last of the Giants as a kid so it's amazing to see a Big Boy on the rails again.
Big Boy 4014 broke UA-cam today ⚡ . Way to go guy's. 👍
Need to do a crew video and every man's role during the restoration.
Wonderfully wonderful and more. Man, that's just amazing
Another great vid Mr SteamUP! First time comment to your Channel. What a fantastic sight to behold. Full volumn, awesome. Looking forward to your future captures of this Beast. From New Zealand, thankyou.
SidnzRael ((
Loved the overhead shots! I wish Dad was alive to share this with him
An amazing feat of engineering, and a credit to those who worked so hard to get him back on the rails. Let's hope 4014 stays operational for many years to come.
Absolutely beautiful. I’ve been waiting for the day this old behemoth made it’s way back onto the rails.
This is so awesome to see. The whistle gives ya goosebumps. Good job restoring it!
Fantastic piece of machinery!!! I can't wait for it to return to Pomona under steam. I saw it many times during it's 52 years sitting at the Fairplex rail museum. Even sat in the engineers seat once!!
All good wishes for the whole staff!! It's really the second birthday for this great monument.👍👍🍾🍾
Wonderful to see this magnificent powerful machine steaming again, lovely job guys!!
Welcome back, 4014. We missed you gal.
A GREAT DAY been watching BIG Boys progress over the years . Allan From Lameroo South Australia
Thanks for sharing! Glad to see 4014 up and running
I’m so glad that one of my favorite locomotives has now been restored, I hope I’ll see it run in person soon
That was really cool. I really like the whistle, it has a lot more character than a Diesel-electric locomotive's air horn. But it looks like maybe they could do a bit of tuning to do on their fuel air mix. The black smoke could mean the fuel-air mix is too rich and not all the oil is getting burned. I wonder if they can better control that.
You cannot appreciate the sound of that whistle if you,as a child,we’re not soothed into sleep by the trains passing in the night to destinations unknown while broadcasting the symphony of the machine.
I never thought I'd see the day...
Omg, never thought such a mammoth would ever see life again. 🚂
Huge PR win for UP!
Hats off to UP and the very talented men who preformed this miracle.
I can't wait to see Big boy on Virtual Railfans live stream today but like at 1 or 2 pm I'm glad that Big Boy (#4014) is moving for once and for all. 😆
been waiting for years to see this happen . fantastic and well done to all that made this possible..
Considering all the excitement, you did very well obtaining those shots. Very well done, and thanks for sharing.
My favorite locomotive...... BACK IN BLACK IN WORKING ORDER?!? ❤❤❤
What a magnificent beast , Thanks to everyone at UP who made this possible .
Absolutely awesome, love the way the steam whistle sounds!!!
Wow! It superheats really well even at low steaming rates (clear see-through gap between stack and the start of the condensed steam about a meter above the stack). Also no steam leaks from anywhere except where it should be coming from.
Eine wunderbare Restaurierungsarbeit! Die Amerikaner haben es wieder einmal geschafft. Wir Deutschen Eisenbahnfreunde gratulieren ganz herzlich.
Anyone notice the "Big Boy" written on the boiler front? Great to see this beastie brought back to life!
What a beauty. Some years ago it came through Las Vegas being towed to Cheyenne to be restored. I'd like to know what the schedule is and where it will be going.
see this link www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm
4:31 - 4014 alone could possibly replace the 8 or 9 diesel units pulling that train headed away from the camera.
That's most likely a power move. Sometimes they get a deficit of locos in one spot and too many in another so they put them on a normal freight train and haul them while turned off. Also can help with breaking.
The Q braking*