Thank you Zane!

@@abthepilot you’re welcome 😇

Yep, they were moving!!

Thank you Lou! It was lots of fun to see!

As far as I could tell listening in on the radio, very well. No complaints about the locomotive and PTC seemed to be doing its job also. We’ll have to see if that continues once the western tour commences soon. But it sure is nice to see 4014 run without the diesel “helper” providing PTC.

Hello Tommy, The tests are proving the operation of the new PTC system and all of the work that was put into 4014 over the past few years. The added people have a number of jobs that didn’t exist back in the 50’s. First, without the shop capacity and capability (besides their own in Cheyenne) they bring along parts and mechanics that can tackle light repair work in the field. Second, they did a lot of monitoring, research, and discovery about the best way to operate steam engines for the long haul. So they now have people to help filter and clean the water and monitor the oil. Doing this helps preserve the inner-workings of the locomotive so we can watch this beautiful pieces of history for a long time to come. Thanks for stopping by and the comments. Hope this answer helps you out. Have a great day! Aaron

They put the original whistle back on in 2022, AND GOODBYE THAT IN 2023, I AM STILL PISSED OFF!

@@justincollins8266 I can say the whistle they were using sounded awfully good and quite original. I’m not complaining.

I understand that UP realised that the budget for keeping the Big Boy running and using it as a massive advert for the Company was a lot cheaper than a Nationwide TV commercial! So everyone is a winner even me who travelled all the way from UK to ride behind it from Ogden a few years ago for the 150 celebration

You’re welcome!! Yep, i think they had the plan of reversing a fair amount and having the caboose made monitoring the reverser move much easier.

Thank you Zane!

@@abthepilot yw Aaron!!

Thank you!!

Thank you!!

Oh yeah!! That’s pretty much the case anytime they get either of their locomotives out. It’s so fun to watch the history.

It was nice to swing through and see the train! Tell Matt hi in the morning.

Thanks Mike! It was quite lucky that the timing worked out as well as it did.

Thanks Zane!!

@@abthepilot yw

Thank you Zane! It’s a very pretty spot.

@@abthepilot you’re welcome! Aaron

Thanks Marne!

Thank you Mike! Yeah, we had a pretty large system of thunderstorms move through last night and have another set due in tonight, thus the water. The Heartland Flyer runs in as a double-header due to not having a good wye near by in Oklahoma City and they don’t have to keep a hostler around to move the train while the crew is getting it’s rest for the return in the morning. Have a good evening and I’ll be watching you in the morning!

Thank you! I had a great time too Zane! Have a great time at Southwest tomorrow!!

@@abthepilot thanks

Thank you very much!

Nice!! Yeah, the chip isn’t very tasty, but it’s fun!

That would be fun! Thanks for stopping by and the comment.

Thank you Marne! Yeah, they had to do some reinforcement to that building and cutout a bit more room when they decided to start using these tracks for the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) that connects Fort Worth to Dallas. It was a few years after that Amtrak moved from the UP track over to TRE tracks. Thanks for watching!!!

Thank you Zane!!

@@abthepilot you’re welcome!!

Hey Mike, Yeah, 62 needs some serious amounts of Bondo to get it back to looking good. The Eagle is dedicated to having the 50/60 series leading as they are modified for higher speeds in the CHI-STL corridor, so we see 62 a lot. Thanks for the comments and have a great day!!

I’ll happily go back to Iceland…no encouragement needed. 😁

I hear ya about housing, because I can see why people want to live in that area. The market here has really inflated. Frisco has done a lot of good things to grow the community, but housing has gone up. Plus we pay very high property tax, so it’s made that bill get stupid big.

Hello Paul, wow, that’s quite a story and goal! Yes, KZbin has given train-watching a whole new dimension and it’s been a lot of fun to watch. My handle The Frisco Flyer is a combination of ideas, first I live in Frisco, TX which had changed it’s name years ago with respect to the Frisco Railroad of which it’s former mainline goes right through town and add on the old Flyer monicker to name a local fast train. Second, my career is a corporate jet pilot. I don’t film that operation to due security and job rules. Yes, that was me on Mikes video. I had started “talking” to him through comments on his video and was fascinated (as I am still today) by his dedication to what he does. Thus I was very happy to step off the train to say a quick hi, and be able to bring him the mug from a local tourist railroad. That stop was during a life dream trip. My wife and I (and her parents for some) went FTW-CHI-SLC-EMY-SLO-SBA-LAX-CHI-SPI-FTW, and were able to take 24 days to do it with multiple stopovers. Truly an unbelievably wonderful time. I wish you the best of luck to move to the Lamy area! The Southwest Chief is such an iconic train with so much history, it would be very nice to have someone to document that stop. Plus the food in that area is one of my favorite regional flavor profile from anywhere in the world. The red and green chili’s and local dishes are truly amazing. Good luck and I’ll sub you too and watch for your videos. Aaron

Thank you Marne!