"Big Boy" 4014 Test Run for onboard PTC on Track 3 without a diesel assistant

"Big Boy" 4014 Test Run for onboard PTC on Track 3 without a diesel assistant - 5/22/24

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@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 8 ай бұрын

For the first time since 1959 a big boy makes a trip over Sherman Hill on its own without diesels I think the King will be quite capable of pulling a passenger car as they were designed to haul freight trains on this line

@garryferrington811 7 ай бұрын

Oh, I think that engine could pull a passenger car.

@JonathanMPriceMusic 7 ай бұрын

Can actually hear it truly working for the first time. 🙌🔥

@karstenernst9897 3 ай бұрын

Sehr schön anzusehen und auch noch anzuhören 👂👂🙏🫶😇🚂🇩🇪

@lashendawest7509 6 ай бұрын

Great catches awesome chase and nice video

@allenwilliams6882 7 ай бұрын

The diesel engine was used for dynamic braking and positive train control. They now have figured out how to put ptc on the steam engine.

@Williamprasempre 8 ай бұрын

I would love to be in that cab tho Hearing it work in person is probably very astounding

@Djembe908 7 ай бұрын

15 hoppers, piece of cake for a Big Boy

@tfs4499 7 ай бұрын

TOTALLY AWESOME LOCOMOTIVE!

@moosiem60 7 ай бұрын

looking for wheel slip

@rearspeaker6364 8 ай бұрын

impressive for her backing up!

@LORFCASTER 4 ай бұрын

Sounds and looks like there is a diesel running in the middle machine shop car ( you can hear it, can see the fuel tanks, and can see what looks to be a radiator cut out ). What is this for ? Why have an engine in this work car ?

@andyharman3022 8 ай бұрын

What a magnificent machine. I wonder what qualifications an engineer needed to be assigned a Big Boy back in the day.

@ericemmons3040 8 ай бұрын

Seniority; a lot of years on the job and tons of experience!

@elijahglasser1421 6 ай бұрын

Excellent big train

@jacksalvin364 8 ай бұрын

#4014 was making history.

@J3scribe 8 ай бұрын

How? You didn't explain that part.

@justanotheraviator2357 7 ай бұрын

@@J3scribe I believe the comment is refering to the fact that the 4014 is the only steam locomotive running mainline on a Class 1 with a Positive Train Control system

@J3scribe 7 ай бұрын

@@justanotheraviator2357 CP 2816 Empress uses a similar system, which has been in use at least a month before UP's PTC system.

@justanotheraviator2357 7 ай бұрын

@@J3scribe didn't know that, cool to learn, thanks.

@Jimboliah3985 7 ай бұрын

No, Jack just likes to state simple and useless facts that are either wrong, or known by everybody.

@DanEakes-xm6xw 7 ай бұрын

I thought big boy only needed helpers to supply electricity to power the coaches and maybe some dynamic breaking

@dylanschultz9573 7 ай бұрын

No there is a passenger car that has a generator up owns

@ALCO-C855-fan 7 ай бұрын

Could I use some of the footage? It's been DECKADES since we saw this guy without a Diesel.

@ivanthevaluable2559 6 ай бұрын

I think Union Pacific has watched Starlight Express and have learned their lesson: "Soon the pistons will be humming, steam will have a second coming!" Have I mentioned that nobody can do it like a steam train? That is also what UP seems to have learned.

@toysallyear 7 ай бұрын

Just repeating history from 3985 pulling 143 cars…

@davidsnyder2423 8 ай бұрын

Ok so why the modern locomotive in with the rest of this short train ?

@davidng2336 8 ай бұрын

The first clip was probably before standalone PTC was installed on 4014. Regardless, a diesel was always needed for braking purposes.

@conductorjohnmthtrains2239 8 ай бұрын

4014 braked just fine in 1941, and pulled more than 16 freight cars give me a break😂

@davidng2336 8 ай бұрын

@@conductorjohnmthtrains2239 that’s because getting new brakes for steam locomotives wasn’t expensive back then. Now it’s thousands of dollars.

@artiek1177 8 ай бұрын

@@davidng2336Right. From what I heard elsewhere, the cars are needed to make up for the braking “capacity” that was given up by removing the diesel.

@conductorjohnmthtrains2239 8 ай бұрын

@@davidng2336 and how much does the wasted diesel fuel cost?, just saying. Brake shoes vs 300 g of fuel one tank

@MarkBerg-tk8js 7 ай бұрын

I doubt the diesel is an assistant. This steamer burns 35 you fuel and uses perhaps 300 gallons of water per mile . A good fire and mucho power. The diesel is there for a breakdown if it happens to get the train off the main line, eh?

@steamtechnicolor461 8 ай бұрын

Big Boy take good job without diesel helper but I notice she work hardly for acceleration the train and emiss a lot of smoke.

@kimsndergaard973 8 ай бұрын

Im pretty sure it can push harder if they want it could pull many many km back in the day it some time pull up to 10thousand tons so no it not nearly go 100 procent throttle

@anthonycook5238 8 ай бұрын

Grammar ?

@mshum538 7 ай бұрын

@@anthonycook5238not needed, runs on operational skills …qualification etc ….

@conductorjohnmthtrains2239 8 ай бұрын

UP 4014 had breaks in 1941 and pulled way more than 14 cars😂. UP has shamed every engineer & fireman who ever took this beast on back in the day. Drop the diesel! Not needed

@BMMEC6000 7 ай бұрын

1. It takes a lot of time money and effort to replace brake shoes and it sure as shit isn’t a rare occurrence of you’re using them every time you’re out. 2. The 14 cars are there for breaking power, not to test her power. And 3. I’m sure a lot of the “shamed engineers and firemen” can agree that custom brake shoes are too much work to replace in the modern day and I bet a lot of them are just glad that a big boy can still run. Guess your parents didn’t teach you how to be grateful for what you have.

@davidng2336 7 ай бұрын

@@BMMEC6000thank you for saving me

@BMMEC6000 7 ай бұрын

@@davidng2336 Anytime

@conductorjohnmthtrains2239 7 ай бұрын

@@BMMEC6000 at least my parents were male&female jerkboy

@conductorjohnmthtrains2239 7 ай бұрын

I'm grateful for my parents. And you buddy sound like you were a f'n orphan. Sorry you have to live life as an asshole