HO Scale: Union Pacific "Big Boy"

[@normanmcgill9532]

Excellent video. Very nice work and a beautiful layout.

[@TheTalemaster]

Glad I watched, meh video but the description was worth a read. Always nice when club members and those more established in MRR help those out who cannot afford good locomotives, even if it's just one. It can make all the difference, and really make the hobby a joy.

[@leosypher9993]

I can see how far you went to get good perspectives, I appreciate that it looks awesome, I just ordered a HO big boy I can't wait

[@bowlofgravy4507]

Amazing collection!!! U.P. 4884 is a beautiful locomotive.

[@4ennout2]

Wanted to let you know that I enjoyed watching your video, loved the big boy too! Thanks for sharing. Rick

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@danielmiller1837]

superb layout! that sound system on that locomotive is amazing!

[@closestchunk]

Looks and sounds really sharp. Love the layout too:) Well laid track.

[@robertobrien2247]

I respect your effort and wish the younger generation luck and fortitude.

[@RailfanJason]

+David Stein They are a mix of Rivarossi and Con-Cor.

[@starguard4122]

Its a shame that Rivarossi went out of business. to me they made the best affordable HO scale trains ever

[@domstrains3984]

Railfan Jason Can you run this model on DC power

[@ThePolarBearProductions]

Favorite train engine of all time. Nicely done!

[@thebrakeman17]

Hey Jason. Great video. Happy to see you are loving it. Sounds a lot better with the "sugar cubes "

[@RailfanJason]

I'm gonna say that doubling the length of this video is the same as two thumbs up for that locomotive and your install. Guess I know who to go to for my next steam/sound project. :D Thanks again Shane!

[@thebrakeman17]

Anytime. Enjoyed the work.

[@robertobrien2247]

I watched this beautiful engine go through its paces and I thought back to my youth; I am 79, and I had Standard , 0 and 027 and later in life N and Marklin and Fleishman sets and I built layouts. Watching your magnificant Big Boy I have had a thought I have never had before; technology will overcome model trains and morph into other models not restricted by rails and a whole new model world will emerge.I think it already is emerging. It is sad but it will happen and you and I and your Dad and model train clubs will become an antiquity that I hope survive so that younger generations can see what was popular before and perhaps what they are missing ???

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks! I think it's already happening sadly enough. Pretty much anyone can go buy their own "drone" off Amazon. Wireless, things that fly, eventually, I can see doing that. But that's why I do what I do and here on YT to at least attempt to slow that process and keep people interested in this. To me, model railroading is 3D art and many aspects of it can help people in other areas outside the hobby too.

[@CharlieHoward4379]

That sure is one nice looking Big Boy. Great looking layout as well.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@andyjohannessen9474]

Great video, great models, well done.

[@TonoFonseca]

One of my favourites of your videos.

[@lionellance]

Wow..awesome bigboy.. thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.. Lance

[@marcoscarmo3378]

Rich in detail. Today few Know Caboose. Wonderful!!

[@realmagicjon]

Awesome loco,great vid as well . Jon.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks! I do appreciate it.

[@jappedut9009]

I love the sounds it makes

[@THOMAS81Z]

Great trackwork

[@theadventurebiker]

Beautiful train and video!

[@jonathanedwards4251]

Still one of the most massive/most incredible examples of functional human ingenuity that exists. Hands down. Ready to see 4014 back in action! Edit: if anyone disagrees, bare in mind most modern locos coming out are about 1900 HP shy of what Big Boy has under the hood. #fyteme

[@andreazanzotto2754]

so beautiful

[@otel155]

Beautiful layout !! Just started my 4x8 layout with my new Big Boy looking for a roundhouse, freight house long enough to fit that locomotive into. Any ideas..

[@UNIONPACIFIC3606]

Where is the sound decoder inside the coal tender right?

[@markstengel7680]

What a Beast ! What did that thing weighs 800,000 Lbs ? It was a massive thing of beauty truly. Good Video Job !!!

[@natejenkins8645]

They weighed 1.2 million pounds in working order

[@markstengel7680]

I see one of the comments asked the brand of UP Passenger Coaches they are and i too would like to know Rapido ? Please Advise !!!

[@NS8010]

Sweet video Jason! She looks great, and sounds nice as well! Will be cool to see you put it in the 4014 paint, maybe a revel video like they might do with the real 4014? So....... how about the W&LE units now? :D Thanks for sharing and again for that S/O!

[@RailfanJason]

When the 4014 conversion is complete, yes, there will be a special video for it. I'm having visions of my 844, 3985 and 4014 triple heading something. :D I have some cars to patch for Dad, then my goal is to get the W&LE units done this winter. So, we shall see. And yeah, hoping that mention gets you some traffic on your channel. It's in my defaults now so it'll be in all my video posts to come. Thanks Spencer!

[@NS8010]

Ok cool man. Thanks!

[@davidstein7397]

What brand of UP passenger cars were those?

[@gageloftus9748]

very cool!

[@codynovaknz]

@ Railfan Jason is your big boy a Athearn Genesis model cheers Cody

[@RailfanJason]

Yes, it is, with a Tsunami sound decoder installed.

[@codynovaknz]

Awesome what's the biggest load it pulls and also biggest garde as well cheers Cody

[@RailfanJason]

Haven't really had the chance to see what it will max out at, but it pulls a lot. As for grades, the layout is a modular club layout so there are no real grades to speak of. We have one "flyoever" that has a 2% that goes up and over the mains, and it'll go up that just fine.

[@sithlord1626]

ur layout is amazing, I have a MTH big boy and he's good for 30 cars or so...depending on how level my track is of course, I believe the atherns are more powerful than the MTH brand though

[@BastiaanBlinksma]

+sithlord1626 I had a TRIX one which was prettys strong too 30 cars and a ramp of 2.5%, no problem at all.

[@goldengachafox1792]

What's your favorite train?

[@dacuzzz]

hey Jason... awesome looking ..running & sounding loco... Shane did an excellent job... great run by also... was it 39 or 40.. i kinda lost count in the middle... LOL.. congrates & thanks for sharing... vinny

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Vinny, appreciate it. Shane did do a super job. I had 40 cars on it. It was more like 60-70 though since they are all weighted down more than what they are out of the box. Dad put a lot of work into this train. Which I need to put in the description, the train is Dad's, not mine, I don't actually have a 40s-50s era train. Thanks again, and glad you enjoyed it.

[@dacuzzz]

***** yeah... i forgot to mention.. i was looking for the roofwalks... & they all had them... 3 dome tankers.... caboose... kudos to your pop.. vinny

[@RailfanJason]

bnsf6951 haha... yeah, he's been working on this train for several years now. There are a few cars that don't really belong, but it's over all pretty accurate to the early 50s. Thanks!

[@LydeckerFan]

The chuffs are 'off'. should be 4 chuffs per revolution.

[@traindude3332]

Awesome

[@EaglesLair27]

Where do you buy your locos and rolling stock from? Do you favor any particular distributor?

[@RailfanJason]

I buy everything from train shows, train stores, online, individuals... whoever is selling what I want and can afford. And no, no favorite distributor.

[@EaglesLair27]

+Railfan Jason Is there any online train store that you like more than others. I have been disappointed with Walthers.

[@RailfanJason]

Uh, eBay I use more than anything. Also try Spring Creek Trains.

[@thomasthetankengine993]

war's #4006?

[@swayteca]

Sweeeet video nice job, is that a club layout?

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks! Yes, it's a club layout.

[@glutacollagenradiance6452]

swayteca 4u 4 koo0o

[@sully801]

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kranzdorio2229]

what if all of the big boys in real life were connected to be as one, pulling 50 or 80 passenger cars, it would be very fast, and restored as to be a diesel engine, that would be epic

[@83jbjb83]

what type of track are you using?

[@RailfanJason]

Atlas flex track and Peco turnouts. All code 100.

[@83jbjb83]

atlas true track with rail bed code 80.

[@vibincube2963]

if you haz 2 may I plz have one

[@BigCowboy1963]

cool

[@struck2soon]

Good quality sound, shame that the speaker was installed in the tender instead of the smoke box...chuffs are coming from the wrong end! (A bit like farting noises coming from your ears instead of your underpants)

[@erichaffner239]

Half the 'chuffs' are missing. It has 2 engines!

[@Ih8kone]

Attach some cars to it

[@onfin3al6]

Hard to believe but Gensan has 0 (zero) hobby shops for maybe a 100K people .

[@TFCAnimations]

I really wanna get that model... (But i dont have enough for it ;-;)

[@TylerNyeTheRailroadGuy]

Cool

[@jeromewesolowski792]

All those cars an not one SOO,LINE !

[@goldengachafox1792]

Mine is big boy

[@nehuenlian]

OMG

[@robertdrake5502]

i here one caf

[@Buck1954]

all you need now is steam and smoke

[@petergninuel9713]

Es ist eine wirklich imposante Lok!!!Aber ich gebe nicht auf!!ES IST KEINE "BIG BOY"!!! Eine BigBoy hatte die Achsfolge 2D2x2D2 und der Tender war 2Achsen länger!!!Ob das jemals irgendjemand kapiert???Mmmmmmh.

[@willvanallsburg4703]

Tsunami did a bad job. sounds like a jackhammer and goes 8 chuffs per revolution. that would be fine for a 4-8-8-8-8-4, but not a 4-8-8-4.

[@dominichetherington2287]

Ive got a athearn genesis and an mth both at high speed sound like diesels so i keep them at low speed which isn't perfect but will have to do!!

[@vibincube2963]

just say to AIDEN LAMORA

[@Train115]

It's 4014 not 4001 👎👎👎

[@RailfanJason]

The model is 4001, not 4014. It will become 4014 when I'm done with it. But till then, it will remain as it came from the factory, the 4001.

[@traindude3332]

Awesome

[@traindude3332]

Awesome