Big Boy 4014, Over Donner Pass (Hits Tree) Roseville, California to Sparks, Nevada (Day 9)

[@sequoiasemperviren3163]

I am a retired civil/structural/geotechnical engineer. I have a great deal of respect for the engineers who designed, and the salt of the earth constructors who built those bridges to support the loads imposed by such a locomotive.

[@stephensmith799]

Yes. Done with log tables and guess sticks!

[@lollipop84858]

Put your dick away, mate. Engineering isn't new

[@douglashunt7057]

MY DAD was a railroader for 40 years. He would have absolutely loved these films of BIG BOY. On his day off, he would still drive up the canyon to watch the power moving. It was his life. He loved it. They had an excursion from EVANSTON TO OGDEN and you could pay to ride it. I wished my brother and I could have bought him a ticket, but it was to expensive. But, he would have been in seventh heaven. Thanks for filming to all that show all how great it is. What a show. That whistle through those trees and mountains is totally awesome.

[@larryarmstrong1500]

There is no sound in the world like the long moanful whistle of a steam train . Brings me back to my childhood and 3 CPR engines hauling 200 plus cars on the mainline thru Pembroke Ont Canada. What a sight it was.

[@davidstrawn9272]

It is bad that the tree have nearly ruined 4014's July 14th excursion. At least we get to see 4014's stack hoods when she exited the tunnel. Great catch!

[@Railfanner4014]

Sadly the tree ruined it... Thank you!!!

[@davidstrawn9272]

@@Railfanner4014 if I was there when I saw a tree on the tracks, I would have go back, jump on the tracks (I know to stay 25 feet) waving red clothes as an emergency to warn the UP steam crew that there's a tree on the tracks.

[@MatecaCorp]

@WiilyDerbbinphlatte the tree damaged the cylinder cocks

[@chichard86]

Where is the hi-rail escort?

[@davidstrawn9272]

@@chichard86 Of course, why didn't UP bring the hi rail escort?

[@Dave_9547]

This video and the stills are the best I have seen of the Big Boy's journey through the Feather River Canyon and then back over Donner. Seeing it come out of tunnels makes the decision to use cab forwards on the SP route over Donner a very wise one, since those freight trains were moving much slower than this consist. I have to wonder what some of those people just driving along on I-80 thought as they saw this huge locomotive pass overhead.

[@kenhazelbaker4952]

How ironic...a tree hit delayed the historic journey = same thing happened in May of 1869 to Leland Stanford's private car/train enroute to Promontory, UT for the golden spike ceremony! Workers up the hill didn’t notice the flags on one train (signifying another train was following closely) and resumed their work of tree clearing as the train passed. They rolled a log down the hillside, impacting Standford's unit, he had to switch trains!! (It's fun to learn this history as a volunteer during the winter, helping maintain the two replica steam engines: Jupiter and 119, out at the Golden Spike monument at Promontory, about an hour NW of Salt Lake. A great visitor center - the engines run every Saturday and of course on May 10th, the commemorative date.

[@williamtynan6484]

One of America’s greatest achievements! Thank you UP for supporting Steam

[@tonycarpenter8661]

That's a great shot of it coming out of the tunnel near Yuba Gap!!

[@Railfanner4014]

Thank you so much!!

[@spikespa5208]

6:59 No one on the back platform ? Not allowed?

[@SPNGMalibu18]

1:46 thanks for using my photos! Amazing shots of 4014 working hard

[@Railfanner4014]

Thank you for letting me use the photos!! Thank you!

[@SPNGMalibu18]

@@Railfanner4014 you’re welcome

[@olspanner]

Great views of a Legend. Thanks for sharing, from Australia.

[@PurringMyrrh]

Holy cannoli, Yuba Pass was so packed with fans! Loved seeing it from there. Saw the BB coming through Marysville rice, the chased it up 80 from Alta, to YP, to Donner Summit of Soda Springs, to Truckee, to two different spots on 80 before finishing at Verdi. Was a fab fun run day!🤘❤

[@JohnR-NZ]

A great video and some of the spectacular scenery in the area you were able to catch her 👍👍🇳🇿

[@UntilNextime]

Man I really enjoyed this video for the audio too. The horses and people waving is so friendly and welcoming. I love the sound of this train chugging and choo chooing as it comes through Mayberry in Reno and into Sparks.

[@Railfanner4014]

Thank you so much!! Im glad you enjoyed!!

[@MumtazAndrew-hd2oy]

She is beautiful as she passes.

[@Railfanner4014]

@@MumtazAndrew-hd2oy yep

[@SamuTheHamu.]

Big boy is called big Boy Not big girl

[@Railfanner4014]

@@SamuTheHamu. 🤣

[@Zzrdemon6633]

I can't wait to see the all electric trains cali is going to use! Range 200ft! Most of the shots in this clip look like old movies, so awesome

[@greggchilds9654]

Superb camera placement and video editing. Thanks!!!

[@artiek1177]

Yes. 2:28 !

[@boombox4037]

The big boy will never die it’s a perfect steamer

[@louislamonte334]

What a magnificent locomotive! The Big Boy is a Work of Art!!

[@garypearsall1589]

You got some really beautiful shots.

[@Railfanner4014]

@@garypearsall1589 thank you!

[@williamlloyd3769]

Amazing to think about the time before we were born and steam trains ruled the land! PS - got to be impressed by what it takes to build a railroad track in California

[@rayman4449]

Simply beautiful! Thank you!!!

[@Railfanner4014]

@@rayman4449 thank you so much!

[@leosmithonbass]

amazing footage. Thank you for sharing

[@2quintly]

Outstanding, just like when the SP cab-forwards were making that same trek.

[@hkgat8632]

What an awesome sound. Brings back memories of my childhood nights near the tracks.

[@TerranCmdr]

You can see my car zip under at 1:15! We got a great dashcam shot of it going directly overhead.

[@Railfanner4014]

Wow, that's really cool!

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

(waves hand like Jedi,..) "You will post the footage,..."

[@s2tracker1820]

I saw it pass by in Rocklin, only a short walk from the house. Amazing!

[@escomag]

I went downto Oroville to see it stop for 30 minutes. Was 104 degrees. Next day, saw it stopped in Roseville, (102)

[@tedmaas3588]

Excellent video locations, very well done!

[@Railfanner4014]

@tedmaas3588 thank you so much!

[@Charles53412]

It is amazing that 4014 has logged more miles since it's rebuild than it did in it's previous life! Incredible!

[@Charles53412]

@WiilyDerbbinphlatte LOL! It is public available Knowledge Scooter, feel free to research it yourself!

[@Charles53412]

@WiilyDerbbinphlatte Stop arguing and go research it yourself. I have had the Engineers of 4014 confirm that data. In the meantime stay Clueless!

[@evanstauffer4470]

@@Charles53412 If it's true, then why don't YOU provide the data and cite a source by which your information can be verified instead of dodging the question with "go look it up"?

[@iceslayer777]

Such a beautiful scenery to look at and listen to. I haven’t been up north of CA besides San Francisco. Should probably go up some time!

[@RobertButterfield-n4m]

Dude!! What an excellent video you've created!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Prester Bob

[@Railfanner4014]

@@RobertButterfield-n4m thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!! 😊

[@stillinorbit1]

Beautifully composed videography!

[@elizetes7313]

That’s just amazing unbelievable

[@vaclavpolivka4638]

Nádherná impozantní lokomotiva. Zdravím z Evropy z Česka.

[@mariospensieri941]

Ed Dickens The Engineer Went to Jr High at North Arvada.... And so Did I... So Awsome To See True Lifetime Train Enthusiasts Liveing The Dream.....

[@psychocuda]

Looking forward to seeing her in a couple weeks!

[@ellebystrainvideos2023.]

SUPER KOOL!!! EXCELLENT JOB AND VIDEO 👋👍

[@ServantOfTruthORG]

Really amazing shots and to see. Of such an iconic beast. I remember model trains of them in my youth were very sought after. The only thing we don't get is the wonderful smells of the coal and steam from this. That is all in our blood from our ancestors experiencing. Nothing like it. Being down here in Adelaide AUS. We have something called the Steam Ranger available to us down south of us. Of an iconic steam train in our region to. Where we can get that authentic experience in full.Thanks for sharing :)

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

No coal anymore. They converted it to oil for ease of refueling out on the line

[@romanf5061]

nice footage, thanks for posting!

[@Railfanner4014]

@@romanf5061 thank you!

[@metalmike669]

I see you had a partner assisting in different but close by in your choice of locations. Thumbs up!

[@Railfanner4014]

@@metalmike669 haha you noticed it

[@metalmike669]

@@Railfanner4014 Oh yah, I'm a video foamer too. I notice that specific stuff.😁

[@GaryA]

Great video with some stunning views!

[@Railfanner4014]

@@GaryA thank you so much!!

[@argentum530]

Nostalgia is strong with this one...

[@NagashDemina]

Oh that sound is glorious.

[@briansmith8967]

Beautiful!

[@Railfanner4014]

@@briansmith8967 thank you!

[@williams9071]

I live in sparks, but im a long haul truck driver, and unfortunately knew nothing about this. So disappointed i couldnt be home to see the big boy. Bummer.

[@Railfanner4014]

@@williams9071 hopefully it will go back in that area in the future

[@williams9071]

@@Railfanner4014 they should make a big boy tracker app.

[@Railfanner4014]

@@williams9071 they have it on the up website.

[@williams9071]

@Railfanner4014 oh sweet!! Thank you!

[@tnine3]

CALI DOT and CARB would literally have us truck drivers at gun point if we let out so much black smoke 😂😂😂

[@davidfuller581]

Well, not for nothing, but this isn't exactly the cleanest I've seen 4014 run. My guess is they were running a bit richer than normal for the run up the grade, as they needed the extra steaming capacity. Normally they run really, really clean (well, for a steamer). Diesels if designed right can have basically totally complete combustion, unlike something like this.

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Nice video. Super .

[@Railfanner4014]

@@ЛЬВИНИ thank you!

[@troyb1733]

This is the best video of this trip I have seen.

[@Railfanner4014]

@troyb1733 thank you!! Im glad you enjoyed it!!

[@HobbyMoose79]

Bucket list ride,on that train. It’s the most beautiful ride I. The world.

[@georgewhitehead8185]

It is a marvelous video. Keep up the good work, as your skill is wonderful. As an aside, I think the Big Boy 4014 carries a Hancock Long-Bell 3-Chime Whistle. Doctor George Whitehead.

[@Railfanner4014]

@@georgewhitehead8185 thank you so much!

[@patk8417]

I can almost smell the coal fire when it's coming out of that tunnel. And the sound of that whistle echoing in the mountains, oh my goodness! And the sight of all that mechanical wonderfulness in action.

[@brandonconnelly6798]

There's no coal on 4014

[@khoughton411]

great video. thank you!

[@Railfanner4014]

thank you!! Im glad you enjoyed it!

[@Godzilla20191]

3:38 you can see the smoke deflectors opening

[@garyruxton5226]

I thought Gibbins said it is fully certified now to operate without diesel assist.

[@Railfanner4014]

@garyruxton5226 it is, they just don't want to damage their breaks on 4014.

[@artiek1177]

@@Railfanner4014I think that I once heard Ed say in an interview that the brakes cost around $20k.

[@kempmt1]

I didn't believe anything can stop a Big Boy, not even a fallen tree!

[@mervmartin2112]

"Lord, Thou hast made this world below the shadow of a dream, An', taught by time, I tak' it so - exceptin' always Steam." McAndrew's Hymn -- Rudyard Kipling

[@fernandosantiagorodrigueze5532]

Que puedo decir, es sencillamente espectacular

[@jacksonpugh6423]

3:32 it’s the stack hoods!

[@rtyughvbn12]

Great video!

[@Railfanner4014]

@@rtyughvbn12 thanks!

[@michaelmeuser7763]

You can see why sp went to cab forwards after watching it come out of tunnels.

[@ferrocarrilesespanoles]

A propósito del paso Donner ¿No se podría hacer un ferrocarril turístico en los antiguos túneles y el antiguo trazado?

[@Mikefngarage]

great filming and editing. that must have been really hard or you had lots of people lined up and cameras.

[@Railfanner4014]

@@Mikefngarage thank you! Yea, it was hard to get to spots without a lot of people.

[@zagan1]

You can see the dings from the tree in the right (left in video) on the piston housing

[@nickt9467]

1:08 A Union Pacific locomotive flying over an In-n-Out big rig. If that doesn't scream 'California transportation' I don't know what does

[@Railfanner4014]

@nickt9467 haha I'm glad you noticed the In-n-out truck too.

[@jeandeaux2129]

Not sure which is more impressive----Big Boy or the whistle....🤔

[@SteamCrane]

Aweaome!

[@daytrypper]

Hella cool.

[@GEVOlutionCPKC]

Is perfect ✨🚂🔝✌🏼

[@bestamerica]

' love beautifully old fashion trains

[@LUNITICWILL]

AFAIK, the last time a 4884 loco has gone over Donner pass with when the last Cab Forward went over it.

[@edwardcfinklein198]

This country needs more steam loco's.

[@esterribeirotrens.8456]

Bom dia...inscrita no Canal! Like

[@Railfanner4014]

Thank you so much!

[@alanwann9318]

This reduces me to a slavering puppy

[@PernandaKelly]

Ｇｏｏｄ Ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ！ Ｄｏｎｙａ Ｒｅｍｅｄｉｏｓ

Who would have guessed that when they get back to Cheyenne the whistle needs the most maintenance

[@GoldenStateTrains]

Where are these places at 3:46, 4:40, 5:30, and 6:20?

[@Railfanner4014]

They are at Yuba Pass, California and Verdi, Nevada.

[@Travelinmatt1976]

what happened to the 4015 diesel that was running with her?

[@Railfanner4014]

@Travelinmatt1976 they weren't really planning on having a diesel run with it. The first 2 days of the trip they ran without a diesel, then the 3rd day they got the closest diesel to hook up with them.

[@SteamCrane]

4:25 - Old fashioned scenery plaster. They should redo the scenery.

[@phwayne]

So many cars. What in them? Or just empty for show?

[@Railfanner4014]

@@phwayne they have passengers in them

[@lollipop84858]

2 things. How can big boy be so great if it needs a diesel in the train to help push it, and secondly, it cant be so tough if it gets taken out by a measly tree can it

[@Railfanner4014]

@lollipop84858 the tree hit the cylinders, which is important. And they need the diesel to preserve their breaks because they are very expensive.

[@travisk5589]

What is in the 2 yellow tanks behind the big boy?

[@Railfanner4014]

@@travisk5589 water tanks

[@travisk5589]

@@Railfanner4014 Thats what I figured.

[@zagan1]

Sounds like a jet plane

[@Fantom822-i4i]

How much is push is that d/e giving big boy😊

[@Railfanner4014]

@@Fantom822-i4i the diesel is only used for breaking the big boy.

[@voidjavelin23]

a small nudge but mostly not pushing entirely

[@JosephSmith-o8k]

Nobody loves to get close to a train more than I do but isn't everybody taking pics just a little trespassing? I'm glad those guys got away with it but I've been warned and cited and kicked off the property more times than I'm willing to admit to here. And I know what's safe and what isn't

[@jamesborden4805]

I am missing something. When and why was it out here? Did it just go the Sac. R.M. or all the way to the Bay Area?

[@Railfanner4014]

@@jamesborden4805 it only went to Sacramento. It was out there on the 11th of July

[@railwaycrossing]

You only go after steam engine??????

[@Railfanner4014]

@@railwaycrossing yep

[@douglaskaiser9933]

Why the need for the extra diesel?

[@Railfanner4014]

@douglaskaiser9933 to help braking, they don't want to damage 4014s brakes.

[@douglaskaiser9933]

@@Railfanner4014 Thanks, RF. Not what I expected; so the 4014's brakes can't be replaced, no longer being manufactured?

[@Railfanner4014]

@@douglaskaiser9933 they can be, but they are really expensive to replace though.

[@douglaskaiser9933]

@@Railfanner4014 that's not surprising. Would not be economically feasible. But would pulling considerably fewer cars provide any less stress on those brakes?

[@Railfanner4014]

@douglaskaiser9933 i have no idea, all I know is they need the diesel for braking since replacing them is expensive.

[@acersalman8258]

Beautiful very beautiful good useful wonderful ❤❤❤❤❤there's different between trains us Europe Australia designed horn quality everyone have special shape but I think us best

[@robertbaisley]

The tree incident. Is this a line that is frequently traveled? Did it hit a tree or did a tree fall right as it was about to pass? I'm not sure, but how far ahead can an engineer see to hit the brakes?

[@Railfanner4014]

@@robertbaisley the tree fell before

[@infernoorange]

Great views! I was lucky to get to see 4014 after it passed Colfax on the 14th, delayed with the repairs, but worth the wait! My quick video of the train passing in the mountains is over here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4irqJyoip2Ib80

[@Railfanner4014]

@@infernoorange very nice!

[@ellieprice3396]

Where's the beef? Excuse me where's the tree?

[@Railfanner4014]

@ellieprice3396 the 2 pictures in the video you'll see the tree next to it. Reason why I put hits tree in the title is because people were wodnerwhy it had a big delay. Sadly people had to leave and didn't get to see the big boy because of that.

[@raginroadrunner]

All it takes is coal and water.

[@Joe-d7m6k]

LOTS of OIL and water-- not coal anymore.

[@ColAngus]

Morons standing on the tracks failing to realize there are 2 active tracks....oy

[@mtbalpinecounty]

Beautiful!