Awesome shots. And you captured the sound better than most other videos too! Great stuff. Thanks so much for sharing this. Simon
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy Thanks!
@OrionBerg2 ай бұрын
70 to 80 years ago that very locomotive, along with others just like it, was pulling freight up and down those very tracks. She’s right at home 😊
@CaidRailfannerGuy2 ай бұрын
Technically, no, the Union Pacific bought out the Southern Pacific (ex owner of the Roseville Sub) in 1996, way after 4014s revenue retirement.
@foraminuteforaminute40562 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuy Wonder if any cars were ever transferred directly between 4014 and 4294 and (admittedly far less likely) if any that were still exist.
@CaidRailfannerGuy2 ай бұрын
@@foraminuteforaminute4056 4294 and 4014 were stationed at 2 different places. 4014 was made to haul heavy freight trains from Cheyenne to Laramie. 4294 was mad for heavy freight over donner.
@foraminuteforaminute40562 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuy Neither one ever went as far as Ogden?
@CaidRailfannerGuy2 ай бұрын
@@foraminuteforaminute4056 4014 probably went to ogden, 4294 most likely hasn’t.
@ELKABONGHERE24 күн бұрын
Man that engine is a monster. Just flat out awe inspiring.
@marksongbird75343 ай бұрын
As someone stated, locomotives are the closest machines to having a soul.
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
yup. each one has a personality
@ИринаРатникова-т7п3 ай бұрын
Они завораживают точно. На современные тепловозы точно нет такой реакции.
@ИринаРатникова-т7п3 ай бұрын
Спасибо большое автору видео!!! Он дал мне возможность живя в России наблюдать и восторгаться Большим Мальчиком😊❤❤❤❤❤
@kbfbest3 ай бұрын
Yep they will let you know when you piss then off really fast.
@Yaivenov3 ай бұрын
I'd have to include ships as well with the locomotives.
@caltrain908railfan3 ай бұрын
Man I wish I could have seen it leaving, Also you did a great video. I love the Donner shots.
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@caltrain908railfan thx bro
@pageriskin87432 ай бұрын
Yep. Stupid onlookers
@deltabravo12573 ай бұрын
People still insist on standing mere feet (or less) from the tracks. They just don't have a clue.
@iyatemu3 ай бұрын
If you're not standing on the ballast within the locomotive's loading gauge while the rails are ringing are you even really a railfan?
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@deltabravo1257 Have you seen the videos of the CPKC 2816 incidents in mexico? Some autorack train reported people in between the track gauges on a bridge. People around steam trains are not very smart.
@RUPE883 ай бұрын
Cry about it
@Michael-t3b5b3 ай бұрын
Got to make the train crew nervous not knowing when someone will do something unexpected
@michaelinhouston90863 ай бұрын
Never mind the safety issues, you cannot get the full perspective of Big Boy when you are that close.
@Whatamidoinghere2623 ай бұрын
I got to see BB when it was in Roseville before this. What a sight to behold!
@ScottKew-g8r3 ай бұрын
I like the routing this tour took into Northern California. Westbound down the Feather River Canyon and then Eastbound up and over Donner Pass. Too Cool. Super NICE video here. Thank you for sharing!!
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@ScottKew-g8r I bet the shots up at Portola were great with the WPRM!
@michaelmckenzie9542Ай бұрын
Hence western Pacific the feather river route.good call UP!
@stevengriffin78732 ай бұрын
What a truly impressive,magnificent beast.Let's have a double header too!
@louGriggs19442 ай бұрын
You got some great shots here. Thank you.
@RobereTurbo11 күн бұрын
Whatta super great Engine from the great Era of Steam !! We saw 4014 this week in the city of West, Texas. He stopped Right in front of us to do the grease maintenance on the drive bar bearings. I uploaded 3 videos of 4014 for you all.
@anthony8513 ай бұрын
I was surprised to see a road sign under the Auburn Bridge showing "Ophir Rd," Ophir being an unusual name I didn't think I would see it other than at the small town with that name in New Zealand. Photos of the landmarks on my flickr. Cool video by the way. Anthony
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
thanks!
@jeremyjohnson4573 ай бұрын
Now we need to get the second biggest and the third biggest steam locomotives back in action the cab forward and the Duluth Mesabi and iron Range Yellowstone
@artiek11772 ай бұрын
It will be nice when 3985 is running again.
@whitetailfox13 ай бұрын
She's screaming "more weight"
@infaredxkingz8786Ай бұрын
Look, if you call 4014 beastly names, this is not a girl for God's sake
@b3j82 ай бұрын
Man when he half-tones that whistle, I get a chill!😅
@tonikeep442016 күн бұрын
"Above the sound of dripping rain, The distant moaning of a train- Whoo whoo. Oh that lonesome whistle, Drifts across the threstle, Whoo whoo. The clickety clack,comes echoing back, The blue in the night."😢
@judybrown443011 күн бұрын
Where are you from please I grew up in Tennessee ❤
@infaredxkingz8786Ай бұрын
And he's not built for passenger service, he's built for freight
@maru9517Ай бұрын
never be on the wrong side of the tracks in a medical emergency
@Scagguy40143 ай бұрын
get up that hill soldier!
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@Scagguy4014 You know its serious when they have to turn on the diesel to help the largest steam locomotive in the world!
@ghtabomaАй бұрын
That machine is alive!
@lashendawest7509Ай бұрын
Great heritage catches awesome chase and nice video
@jamesdezarn-xt8cuАй бұрын
It is too bad they could not get an original crew employee that may have worked on one of these in the late 1950's or early 1960's and put the up on the head end! There are surely people alive that were crew members on these big boys. I am 73 and worked on the CB&Q in 1969 doing these jobs. I would love to hear from these original crewmen about their perspective of the last runs of these giants!
@uffia.68172 ай бұрын
Excuse my ignorance but I have the impression that this huge engine doesn't emit much exhaust sound, at least compared to the chugging and puffing of the German steam locos I'm more familiar with (which can be heard from a mile away when going uphill with a load). Is the just the sound quality of the video, a lack of a challenging train weight to be pulled or is the BB simply relatively silent by design ?
@CaidRailfannerGuy2 ай бұрын
@@uffia.6817 Its most likely a combo of good mic quality and pulling less weight than intended to pull. Its still pretty load though, you can hear it chuffing up that grade from about 1/2 mile away.
@michaelmckenzie9542Ай бұрын
Needs a cab forward.What they were designed for,donner pass and all the tunnels
@DdD-pi8jw9 күн бұрын
COAL BABY!! COAL!!!!!
@johnathanfuell68203 ай бұрын
I love the BigBoy... But it JUST DOESN'T BELONG on Donner Pass. That route belongs to the queen of eSPee steam, AC-12 4294. If only the CSRM would even CONSIDER letting someone restore her to operation 😕
@CaidRailfannerGuy2 ай бұрын
@@johnathanfuell6820 Restoration of 4294 would be impossible. Too much money to rebuild and operate that CSRM doesn’t have.
@benjisterchi51952 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuy that’s BS
@CaidRailfannerGuy2 ай бұрын
@@benjisterchi5195 I agree, however much funding CSRM needs they should get because 4294 is a beast that deserves to show her power
@russellevans24463 ай бұрын
Why would you purposely subject your pet to that? People have no situational awareness. 😢 I promise, your dog doesn't think that's "cool".
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
Agreed. Its like fireworks.
@michaelmckenzie9542Ай бұрын
People be stupid
@michaelinhouston90863 ай бұрын
Well done
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@katiejo10953 ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤
@johnmagnusson75453 ай бұрын
People are supposed to stand 25 feet away from the track Always
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
people still insist to stand closer, even sometimes in the track gauge.
@benjisterchi51952 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuy do you work for UP?
@CaidRailfannerGuy2 ай бұрын
@@benjisterchi5195 no, why
@DdD-pi8jw9 күн бұрын
Ok Karen
@barrysheridan91863 ай бұрын
Impressive.
@colingymer3 ай бұрын
Looks as if some folks have difficulty understanding what 25ft away from the track means!
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
yup, some people are not very good at eyeballing.
@DdD-pi8jw9 күн бұрын
I guess that’s up to them, right Karen??
@hunterwolfscar22873 ай бұрын
Wow.
@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars3 ай бұрын
Some of the earlier cars of the train appear to have people's names on. I'm curious. Are they sponsors or historical figures within US railways?
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars Art Lockman and Lynn Nystrom were crew for UP Steam and Howard Fogg was an painter who specialized in railway art. He was hired as ALCOs company artist.
@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars3 ай бұрын
@CaidRaifannerGuy: Thanks! What a cool way to commemorate someone! 😊
@socialite12833 ай бұрын
Not convinced that burning oil that inefficiently - producing smoke THAT black - produces the most heat out of the oil. Just suggests to me that it's not drawing enough air for the size of the flame.
@HankAmericanEngine3 ай бұрын
That may also be sand being sucked through to clean the flue tubes in the boiler.
@robertheinkel62252 ай бұрын
Sometimes it is done for a photo op.
@benjisterchi51952 ай бұрын
How long have you been an engineer?
@socialite12832 ай бұрын
@@benjisterchi5195 Nothing to do with engineering. This is chemistry.
@robertheinkel6225Ай бұрын
Mostly because the photographers love the shot.
@kevinbreaker26832 ай бұрын
4014❤🚂🎶✨️✨️
@graysonedwards88753 ай бұрын
Is there a CHALLENGER that's still operational?
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@graysonedwards8875 Sadly, no. Only 2 Challengers survived, one of which is undergoing restoration at RRHMA in Silvis, Illinois.
@graysonedwards88753 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuy TY
@Scagguy40143 ай бұрын
it will be
@artiek11772 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuyThat’s UP 3985.
@ScottKew-g8r3 ай бұрын
I wonder what the final $$$$ tag was on the rebulld of this locomotive, including all the transportation back to the rebuild shops was?
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@ScottKew-g8r Nobody really knows, but its estimated around $4 million
@railroad90003 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuy Well worth the cost!!!!
@michaelmckenzie9542Ай бұрын
Up is to be commended for spending money on their heritage!
@michaelmckenzie9542Ай бұрын
It’s all me have, what we leave behind
@railroad9000Ай бұрын
@@michaelmckenzie9542 Absolutely correct!
@Knitting_n_Trucking2 ай бұрын
If you are on the rocks, you’re to close!
@davidbhinckley3 ай бұрын
By all means bring your pet to this event 🙉
@mrgone6583 ай бұрын
🤨
@jacobhelmickjacobhelmickАй бұрын
Jacob is helmick is union Pacific 4014 steam crew is 25 is feet back safety awarD
@justaperson85602 ай бұрын
Some one please fix the whistle I wanna hear it how it’s supposed to be
@MikeM-uz4yb2 ай бұрын
The steam whistle is bit lower in tone than usual (as it could be dirty from use), but otherwise normal sounding.
@b3j82 ай бұрын
Sounds fine to me. Maybe a tad lower pitch, but still sharp.
@LymanSheba3 ай бұрын
Why is there a diesel engine embedded in the train group?
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
It powers the coaches and helps 4014 up the grade.
@haroldwilkerson20262 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuyI never thought of the normal engine powering the cars for their heat and electricity I thought they were self-powered or had generators
@erisdiscordia16492 ай бұрын
That diesel is at idle, ready for dynamic braking on the slide down Donner Pass.
@CaidRailfannerGuy2 ай бұрын
@@erisdiscordia1649 At the Emmigrants Gap clip, the diesel sounds are way different than while idle. Plus, there wouldn’t be that much smoke while idle.
@artiek11772 ай бұрын
Ed once says that they use the diesel for power on occasion to reduce the wear and tear on 4014. Also, they use the diesel for dynamic breaking as the brake shoes are so expensive (bring they’re custom made).
@infaredxkingz8786Ай бұрын
there's people who doesn't have enough information about 4014, because they keep Calling him a girl
@robertheinkel6225Ай бұрын
Men tend to call their vehicles female names, while women tend to call their vehicles male names. So most guys will affectionately call 4014 a her.
@deerhuntersteve95593 ай бұрын
Leave your comments/explanations on the screen longer. Post is too fast to read.
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@deerhuntersteve9559 pause it bruh
@russellevans24463 ай бұрын
@CaidRailfannerGuy by the time I move my hand to pause it, the caption was already gone. So we need to stop, rewind, pause to read, then play. Would it hurt you to leave them up 10 more seconds??
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@russellevans2446 only some people want to read them.
@ryandunham1047Ай бұрын
25 feet or more, people, for God’s sake! 🤦♂️
@DdD-pi8jw9 күн бұрын
Shut up!! Good god!! Karens abound !
@kimnielsen31112 ай бұрын
Why do bigboy have a diesel loco after again...i thought they stopped driving with a diesel helper
@erisdiscordia16492 ай бұрын
They did, and I believe they still intend to, but Donner Pass is mountainous, so they got the diesel for dynamic braking.
@ryantaylor18202 ай бұрын
Braking
@michaelmckenzie5232Ай бұрын
No was southern pacific only
@CaidRailfannerGuyАй бұрын
@@michaelmckenzie5232 UP merged with SP in 1996, inheriting all trackage and equipment.
@michaelmckenzie5232Ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuy yeah knew that, but big boy never ran that donner pass route was exclusive to SP.grew up 1 mile from the Phoenix to Roll sun.Still live within 5 miles of it.Before the Amtrak derailment
@michaelmckenzie5232Ай бұрын
That was one busy sun in the day
@Blake4625kHz2 ай бұрын
I heard the diesel helps out too much.
@CaidRailfannerGuy2 ай бұрын
@@Blake4625kHz Yes. The diesel is used to provide extra braking power die to 4014s weak brakes.
@Blake4625kHz2 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuy i heard the diesel helps out pulling
@michaelmckenzie9542Ай бұрын
@@Blake4625kHz FRA rules.4014 has friction brakes no longer allowed.Diesel has dynamic brakes per current rules.also supplies electric power for the cars.No power to propel train just dead weight.Big Boy doing all the work!
@kempmt13 ай бұрын
Is she still chugging coal or is she running on an alternate fuel source?
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
They converted her to burning oil due to her sister engine, 3985, setting so many track fires during her time burning coal.
@BennyCFD3 ай бұрын
You ever notice that Big Boy 4014 always needs a diesel electric locomotive for it to move. Can't it operate by it's self.
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
4014 infact does not need a diesel to operate, it was equipped with PTC a few weeks ago, which complies with FRA standards. The only reason they are using a diesel is to power the coaches and help 4014 up the grade.
@gaborgredely18483 ай бұрын
A vontatott szerelvény enegia igényét elégiti ki. Gondolom van konyha, étkező kocsi. Légondicionállás, esetleg fűtési igény. Nálunk is ha egy régi gőzmozdony vontat, akkor a szerelvény végén egy vészhelyzeti diesel van. Köszi a feltöltést, gyönyörű a táj!! ❤❤❤🎉
@danielhandler66463 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuythat diesel locomotive does not power the coaches. A separate generator car does that. That diesel locomotive rarely helps on hills, it's only to extend fuel or water mileage when absolutely necessary. It does provide more load in the steam engine by operating with dynamic brakes activated, and it uses its dynamic brakes on hills to prevent excessive brake shoe wear on the steam engine and passenger cars.
@up844productions83 ай бұрын
In certain places in the video you can hear that SD70 in high notches pulling amps helping @@danielhandler6646
@bcbloc023 ай бұрын
4014 is over 80 years old. Most 80 year olds are glad to have a little extra help getting around.😅
@quagmiredavis41173 ай бұрын
I thought nanny diesel was gone ,, due to some modifications on big boy .. was this bullshit as usual ... big boy ran for years without a nanny 😊
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@quagmiredavis4117 The diesel powers the coaches and helps Big Boy up the grade.
@henryw41293 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuy The 4014 Big Boy ran a few times recently without any diesel in the consist. St.
@eva.cassidy3 ай бұрын
@@CaidRailfannerGuy Actually it provides dynamic breaking and helps on steeper grades, like it was doing in the mountains where you can see the 4014 and 1983 both smoking getting up the hill. There's a generator car that powers the coaches.
@CaidRailfannerGuy3 ай бұрын
@@eva.cassidy Ah, thanks for the info!
@benjisterchi51952 ай бұрын
Why don’t you ask a more intelligent question, like how much do you think brake pads cost for 4014? Also they are not available at your local NAPA auto parts store.