Thanks for the update, Ed. I believe that every member of the Steam Shop team is working their best to restore operation on the 844 & 4014. I understand that 3985 must wait its turn but many of us can be consoled once the FEF and the Big Boy are safely back online for special train work. Kudos to all...!
Awesome to see the work, innovation, creativity and dedication of the Steam Crew. So many of us railfans have no real idea of what is involved in restoration and maintenance of steam equipment. Hat's off! Wish there were more, but sure do appreciate the updates! Thanks to UP, Ed and all involved.
Union Pacific Question. When you all finish rebuilding 4014 and repairing 395 and 844, do you have any plans of triple heading 844, 3985, and 4014 over Sherman Hill?
Thank you for this update. I am from germany, and i never was in the USA before, but when Big Boy 4014 will take it's first breathe i'll have to be there!
Awesome job U.P. Steamshop I grew up with an H.O. Scale U.P. 807 train set i thik i had over 45 cars hooked up to it lol thanks for restoring apart of a lost and forgotten piece of history
awesome to see progress on them and some of the tooling for the job! I hope if you roll new flues in, you might show how all that goes together, I've never seen it done outside of a pictoral process
Well, Ed, it's been a year since your last UP844/4014 update here and now that 844 has been stripped searched and down to her bare boilers, where does the 4014 project go from here?
Great update. Have you folks thought of setting up a water conditioning car and using some type of forced air drying system when the locomotives are off line? I work with steam plants and understand the need for clean pure water with the right chemical properties and proper lay up to prevent damage when they are not steaming. When I saw the video of what you were seeing on the boilers, it make me think of what I do to prevent that kind of damage.
Hi Ed - Pleased to hear all is going well at the Cheyenne Steam Shop. What is the finished date for both projects and when will it be back on the rails? No. 844 and 4014 Big Boy • Thanks • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂
Now as long standing fan of the 844, the 3985 and the 4014, and I can not forget to mention the Southern Pacific 4449 Daylight..... I know the 3985 has been down a lot longer than the rest, and oddly enough running up against the federal maintenance overhaul deadline on the 844 was a huge setback as they were prepping for the 4014 project, so I know a lot of people are wondering if they are going to see these trains again..... 3985 has already been said to have been put on hold until the ongoing project of the 844 and 4014 are completed in the next couple years. With that being said however, they are doing the 844 and the 4014 side by side, because it looks to me, as they both need the same work done and basically need all the same parts to be retrofitted or made new altogether, so its possible that they may roll out 844 and 4014 at the same time (estimated around 2019-2020), so im going to say its going to be a while before we really see them again, but still inventively watching their progress is an enjoyment for me
MustangRacerZX Yeah and 611 got back up and running in 9 months while 3985 is not mentioned in the video, goes to show you how great the UP Steam Program is now!
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Danny Lawson aside from doing a major overhaul on one locomotive and completely rebuilding another, UP is renovating the entire steam shop they are removing all of the diesel infrastructure and turning the shop into a true steam locomotive facility with cranes, drop tables, machine tooling etc that shows you how great the UP Steam Program is now
Uh, the facts pretty much says it right there, besides, I never met him, but from what I heard and what's been going on, the guy doesn't know how a steam locomotive works, all this talk about steam engines is great, but doesn't know the know how on how to properly work on them and all that, sorry, not holding water at all!
One thing I like about UP, is that they still treat the steam engines as one of their roster. They talk about the engines, not as a historical restoration project, but more as an over-due repair. I'll always love SP, but UP for all its faults respects its history. Be it a whole roundhouse of steamers, or a fleet of modern diesels dedicated to fallen flags. Hopefully 4014 and 844 will be working the grade again soon. Oh and 3985, yeah, UP doesn't care about her anymore. Since she's technically only the second biggest loco on an active fleet, she doesn't get the publicity anymore.
I've a feeling that the UP will need fair-capacity desalination plants at the largest terminals to support the steam program properly, given what we know of the corrosion that sidelined #844 (the Sierra has a down-size version of this same problem, which resulted in corrosion contingency work on the in-overhaul (as of July 2015) #28). Hopefully #3985 can solo the rest of the 2015 excursion season; #4014 won't be ready for another four years.
Thanks for the correction info; I assumed hard water to be a contributing factor to, if not the primary cause of, the three Americans' known corrosion issues. California could use a lot of desalination capacity right now, with the four-year drought; and the UP will need a portion thereof for the steam excursion program.
We just posted an update yesterday! ua-cam.com/video/BkB5lwclyjQ/v-deo.html For all of our steam updates, visit the Heritage section of Inside Track at up.com/insidetrack
So She is just Sitting? Hm, Also I could of assumed the 844 would be No.1 on the list because it technically has never been out of service right? Like officially retired?
Oh ok, well the other situation is also her centipede tender (844) and come to think of it, why did they come with Centepide Tenders and everyone knows those things got only a turning truck up front, not inn the back, I bet a lot of UP Crews that worked steam could tell stories on how rough it was to back up the Northerns, Big Boys, and Challengers since those 3 models were the ones that had them!
I like seeing these progress videos. It is fun to watch what goes into the rebuilding process. Thanks Ed!
The educational effort here is greatly appreciated!
Thanks for the update, Ed. I believe that every member of the Steam Shop team is working their best to restore operation on the 844 & 4014. I understand that 3985 must wait its turn but many of us can be consoled once the FEF and the Big Boy are safely back online for special train work. Kudos to all...!
Awesome to see the work, innovation, creativity and dedication of the Steam Crew. So many of us railfans have no real idea of what is involved in restoration and maintenance of steam equipment. Hat's off! Wish there were more, but sure do appreciate the updates! Thanks to UP, Ed and all involved.
Best of luck, guys... Railfans across the world are counting on you!
Great update Ed, thanks for sharing.
Love the custom tools. A lot goes into restoring and maintaining one of these old big locos.
Check out the latest update from the UP Steam Shop!
So this was the 844 you were working on or the 4014?
No. 844
TheRealMercDave Same video. 4014 was in the background. Wasn't really mentioned.
Union Pacific Thanks, whats the latest on 4014?
Union Pacific Question. When you all finish rebuilding 4014 and repairing 395 and 844, do you have any plans of triple heading 844, 3985, and 4014 over Sherman Hill?
Thank you for this update. I am from germany, and i never was in the USA before, but when Big Boy 4014 will take it's first breathe i'll have to be there!
Awesome job U.P. Steamshop I grew up with an H.O. Scale U.P. 807 train set i thik i had over 45 cars hooked up to it lol thanks for restoring apart of a lost and forgotten piece of history
This is getting more exciting! Thanks for the Update!
awesome to see progress on them and some of the tooling for the job! I hope if you roll new flues in, you might show how all that goes together, I've never seen it done outside of a pictoral process
Thanks Ed,any up date is a good update.
Jon.
the hard work to restore the engine, is worth it!
Any update? It's been 3 months.
Thanks, Very cool stuff. Love watching these updates.
Excellent report, excellent progress.Thanks.
Ithink what you all are doing is great I cant wait to see it up and running
Hopefully after 4014 is back, UP can work on that cab forward in Sacramento!
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+Turkish Guy after 4014 is done they should be able to restore that too!!!!!!
+Turkish Guy yes that would be cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would like to see them get the 9000 operational again, that is just wish full thinking on me.
I would LOVE to see the 9000 alive with three-barrels of steam... Saddly, there is only the one and she's in poor shape.
Well, Ed, it's been a year since your last UP844/4014 update here and now that 844 has been stripped searched and down to her bare boilers, where does the 4014 project go from here?
Great update. Have you folks thought of setting up a water conditioning car and using some type of forced air drying system when the locomotives are off line? I work with steam plants and understand the need for clean pure water with the right chemical properties and proper lay up to prevent damage when they are not steaming. When I saw the video of what you were seeing on the boilers, it make me think of what I do to prevent that kind of damage.
I noticed it's no longer called the UP 4014 steam project update. Any chance of a update?
This is going to be so cool when it's done!
Hi Ed - Pleased to hear all is going well at the Cheyenne Steam Shop. What is the finished date for both projects and when will it be back on the rails? No. 844 and 4014 Big Boy
• Thanks
• Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂
when will big boys boiler come off? I want to see what it looks like without its boiler
Now as long standing fan of the 844, the 3985 and the 4014, and I can not forget to mention the Southern Pacific 4449 Daylight..... I know the 3985 has been down a lot longer than the rest, and oddly enough running up against the federal maintenance overhaul deadline on the 844 was a huge setback as they were prepping for the 4014 project, so I know a lot of people are wondering if they are going to see these trains again.....
3985 has already been said to have been put on hold until the ongoing project of the 844 and 4014 are completed in the next couple years. With that being said however, they are doing the 844 and the 4014 side by side, because it looks to me, as they both need the same work done and basically need all the same parts to be retrofitted or made new altogether, so its possible that they may roll out 844 and 4014 at the same time (estimated around 2019-2020), so im going to say its going to be a while before we really see them again, but still inventively watching their progress is an enjoyment for me
MustangRacerZX Yeah and 611 got back up and running in 9 months while 3985 is not mentioned in the video, goes to show you how great the UP Steam Program is now!
Danny Lawson aside from doing a major overhaul on one locomotive and completely rebuilding another, UP is renovating the entire steam shop
they are removing all of the diesel infrastructure and turning the shop into a true steam locomotive facility with cranes, drop tables, machine tooling etc
that shows you how great the UP Steam Program is now
The shop was fine when Steve and the guys where there, they were fine when the guys before them where there, you wanna try to prove somethin' else?
Danny Lawson You have a problem with ed... pretty obvious.... Great to spout opinion when you dont know facts. Grow up and let it go.
Uh, the facts pretty much says it right there, besides, I never met him, but from what I heard and what's been going on, the guy doesn't know how a steam locomotive works, all this talk about steam engines is great, but doesn't know the know how on how to properly work on them and all that, sorry, not holding water at all!
are you going to put the Marz light back on 844?
thank you very much for the update
One thing I like about UP, is that they still treat the steam engines as one of their roster.
They talk about the engines, not as a historical restoration project, but more as an over-due repair. I'll always love SP, but UP for all its faults respects its history.
Be it a whole roundhouse of steamers, or a fleet of modern diesels dedicated to fallen flags.
Hopefully 4014 and 844 will be working the grade again soon.
Oh and 3985, yeah, UP doesn't care about her anymore. Since she's technically only the second biggest loco on an active fleet, she doesn't get the publicity anymore.
+The Arctic Gamer and the first time 4014 falls on her knees,3985 can rescue her, we will see in the future.....
Thank u ed for the updtate!
Just checking in to see how my baby's doing!
It's been almost a year since we've heard about the 4014 project! Any chance of hearing more soon?
I've a feeling that the UP will need fair-capacity desalination plants at the largest terminals to support the steam program properly, given what we know of the corrosion that sidelined #844 (the Sierra has a down-size version of this same problem, which resulted in corrosion contingency work on the in-overhaul (as of July 2015) #28). Hopefully #3985 can solo the rest of the 2015 excursion season; #4014 won't be ready for another four years.
Thanks for the correction info; I assumed hard water to be a contributing factor to, if not the primary cause of, the three Americans' known corrosion issues. California could use a lot of desalination capacity right now, with the four-year drought; and the UP will need a portion thereof for the steam excursion program.
What about drive rods and scale
Just graduated from Penn State with a degree in History. I would LOVE to be able to work on a project like this.
thanks for the update I was getting worried work had slowed.
seems like quite the opposite and a lot has been done.
when will the 844 be able to return to service
Thanks for the update. Hadn't heard anything from the steam shop in so long I thought they had dropped off the face of the earth, lol.
When are we going to see more updates? :)
Will 4014 be converted to run on natural gas?
most likely oil if it is converted at all. Natural has would require so many modifications it would take away the preservation aspect.
no mention of the 3985- hmmmm
2Stroke Diesel Power
i never saw any locomotives under steam other than the 844 & 3985
now i am on the east coast, i need to find the 611
+talesin- god of the internet 2016 844 reuturns
yeah that's true!!!!!
Why haven't there been an update in 2017? It's been over 6 months since an update??
We just posted an update yesterday! ua-cam.com/video/BkB5lwclyjQ/v-deo.html
For all of our steam updates, visit the Heritage section of Inside Track at up.com/insidetrack
this is so awesome! way to go UP!
Even though I live in South Florida, I LOVE YOU UNION PACIFIC!!!
How is 3985? Could we get some info on it?
So She is just Sitting? Hm, Also I could of assumed the 844 would be No.1 on the list because it technically has never been out of service right? Like officially retired?
Is anything going on with 3985 at the present?
Aaron Peavler/Geomodelrailroader Railroad Photography Hopefully you're right about that, I'd love to see 3985 back up and running myself!
Last time I saw her was back in 2012 in Phoneix!
No, how'd that almost happen
But 4449 made it through with no problem in both directions back in 84!
Oh ok, well the other situation is also her centipede tender (844) and come to think of it, why did they come with Centepide Tenders and everyone knows those things got only a turning truck up front, not inn the back, I bet a lot of UP Crews that worked steam could tell stories on how rough it was to back up the Northerns, Big Boys, and Challengers since those 3 models were the ones that had them!
I am so freaking EXCITED!!!!!
Great Job! See you there.
Mean while I'll continue to drive my Big Boy in KSP and Trainz.
Thanks guys. Keep on chooglin'.
is ed wearing gloves from the BNSF???
Lol I hear Eminence Front in the background.
hey DR. weird----good idea---natural gas---as long the LNG tanker doesn't freeze the water tank.....
What a beast