Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 steam action Elko Carlin Battle Mountain Golconda Winnemucca Airailimages

[@airailimages]

And don't miss our Big Boy coverage from Wells into Elko a couple days earlier: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqW8pmepaK6lg6M

[@meanderingwithmuddypaw]

Big Boy is near me (Roseville) ... caught a glimpse of him today (113 degrees today!). Will be going to see him tomorrow... Can't wait! That was a cool video! Thank you! - Muddypaw 🐾

[@airailimages]

You are very welcome!

[@ChiefAUS]

I love that part of the country. I grew up north of that area, the high desert. I like that they have a refurbished caboose on the train, just like the old days.

[@ChiefAUS]

I like that refurbished caboose. It makes the train more authentic.

[@barbnd1512]

Great photography! Love it coming through the tunnel and the reflection in the water. 👍

[@airailimages]

Thank you very much!

[@paulkalff6408]

Beebe, Steinheimer, and Clegg would have been at the Palisades, for sure! Could one imagine the prose of Beebe describing this "Silurian monster out of the Book of Job" crawling across the plains of Lahontan? Goose bumps!

[@airailimages]

Yes, Beebe was an interesting character. His ornate writing could range from colorful to disdainful. Nothing like it today.

[@richc.3100]

Planes and trains. It don’t get any better.

[@airailimages]

You've come to the right place! Thanks for watching.

[@cliffbarnhouse4913]

Very Cool! We hope to see Big Boy in Lovelock next week on his way back east.

[@nunyabizness4354]

Very nice - I wish we had the time to go see him in Ogden on the way back.

[@patrisio3]

it should be coming right by my neighborhood tomorrow through Sacramento. Going to definitely be looking out for it.

[@airailimages]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@002tar]

I’m going to Roseville to see it- can’t wait

[@spcabforward]

Fantastic Video! Darwin Award winner at 9:50, you can see Ed Dickens had to look at her too.

[@michaelstrains4014]

It’s folks like her that ruin it for everyone.

[@griswald322]

Great footage. Maybe one day i will see her in steam. I have seen the one in Denver museum and it was awesome.

[@airailimages]

Glad you enjoyed it. I hope you get the opportunity to see 4014 running. It is magnificent.

[@TreeVamp360]

“he”

[@donaldkeller7718]

From Deb . Wow what a beautiful video of an awesome train . You must of spent alot of hours train spotting. I'd like it if you change Airailimages ending music it only works well with the skeletons. Looking forward to Oshkosh videos.

[@airailimages]

Thanks Deb! Since the Big Boy ran to Elko on Saturday, and then took Sunday off, it gave me a day to check out a number of roads on its route before Monday. And I should be happy that you watch the videos all the way through the end!

[@maxcleveland3446]

Awaiting fantastic imagery from the Feather River canyon! 👋🏻

[@steelman222james]

So beautiful.

[@airailimages]

The Big Boy has a simple and powerful aesthetic that reflects the latest thinking of the eras in steam locomotive design. Thanks for watching!

[@cb466]

Thanks for an incredible video !!!

[@airailimages]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@paulkalff6408]

Fabulous! Thank you!

[@airailimages]

You are very welcome.

[@paulwarner5395]

Thanx for the great video. I thought with 4014 having PTC installed it no longer require a diesel loco in the mix

[@airailimages]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It has been said the diesel is used especially where downgrades require braking, to save wear-and-tear on the old Big Boy's brakes since steam locomotive brakes are no longer an easy item to repair and replace.

[@Scout4x]

Wow!

[@airailimages]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@alanwhiteside410]

Those were the days!

[@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8]

*Big Boy Locomotive = the same weight as a Fully Loaded Boeing 777-300ER* *Big Boy Locomotive + Tender = the same weight as a Fully Loaded Airbus A380*

[@railyardfilms6491]

Glad it in Nevada

[@user-er2ys7jh7e]

I've noticed that one of the cars is named HOWARD FOGG. I added the name Phileas to honor another traveler PHILEAS FOGG from AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS.😮😮😮😮

[@airailimages]

And, Howard Fogg was a railroad artist who painted many Union Pacific subjects in his lifetime. He was also a P-47 and P-51 fighter pilot during World War II.

[@user-er2ys7jh7e]

Howard "Phileas" Fogg, thank you for your service.

[@KenHer3500]

How fast was up 4014 going? Haven’t seen a big boy go up to speed that quick! 5:52

[@frankpayne8281]

Beautiful stuff. Also, the only graffiti free train you're likely to see this year...

[@airailimages]

Interesting observation!

[@ChiefAUS]

Doese anyone know when the UP stopped regular service with steam engines?

[@airailimages]

I believe the UP ended revenue steam service in 1959, but had already replaced many steam locomotives with diesels before then. I remember, as a kid, visiting the UP roundhouse in Green River, probably in 1959, and seeing about a half-dozen Big Boys plus the 2-10-2 No. 5511 in storage in that dark roundhouse. One UP worker told us there was a possibility the Big Boys were to be sold to a railroad in South America -- Argentina, I think. But that never came to pass. And UP kept the 5511 stored at Green River, and then Cheyenne, for decades before making it available to a group in the midwest to restore this past year. UP also likes to say that their 4-8-4 steam locomotive No. 844 is the only steam locomotive they never retired. It went right into excursion service and never left the railroad.

[@timryan9220]

Does anyone know why so much water was pouring out of the locomotive near the rear cylinder on the left side?

[@johnburger3287]

That is the fireman's side injector to put water in the boiler. The water is what is left over from priming the injector. You see the same thing on the engineers side just behind the cab. That is the engineers side injector. Completely normal.

[@timryan9220]

@@johnburger3287 Thank you so much for this answer. It seems like a bit of a waste of resources since a steam engine uses much more water than fuel oil. I guess if you're pulling a couple of extra tenders it's not critical.

[@1940limited]

@@timryan9220 Right.

[@davidbross6942]

Why is the diesel loco part of the train again? I thought they figured out how to replace it.

[@airailimages]

Likely because of grades on parts of the route, where the diesel's dynamic braking power can save wear-and-tear on the 4014's old brakes, since there isn't a big shop rebuilding those brakes all the time like there was back in the day.

[@maschwi]

Is the diesel engine used as helper or just backup in case of a problem?

[@airailimages]

It has been suggested the diesel could provide emergency power in case of a problem, and also provide dynamic braking to ease the load on the steam locomotive's older braking system that is more difficult to repair and replace these days.

[@longrider42]

Or the PTC that was installed into the Tender back in May, has failed or malfunctioned. But yes, for Dynamic Braking, and help on long hauls between fuel stops. Back in the day when Steam Loco's ran on coal. There was pretty much a stop every 50 to 75 miles, depending on terrain for coal and water. But the Big Boy runs on Number 5 fuel oil now. So they could have tank trucks where they need them.

[@TruD0G]

Lady at 9:58 should be arrested. That is not safe at all.

[@1940limited]

You're supposed to stay back 25 feet.

[@TruD0G]

@@1940limited "supposed to" smh lol

[@railyardfilms6491]

That 1 curve had that person too close to tracks

[@TheElverma]

Yeah, not cool at all 😞

[@user-er2ys7jh7e]

@railyardflims6491, You're right. That person is WAY TOO CLOSE to the tracks. If you carefully, you can hear the voice of a young boy yelling GET OFF THE TRACKS!! Very astute young man.😮😮😮😊😊😊

[@railyardfilms6491]

@@user-er2ys7jh7e I railfan safely in Roseville CA and with 4014 in Roseville California they want u to be 25 feet back from steamer

[@trainsholli]

Do you know around what time it will arrive in Ogden on the 19th?

[@airailimages]

Have not seen an arrival time; anyone else?...

[@trainsholli]

@@airailimages trying to make it up there to see it pull in.

[@1940limited]

Is there an engineer in the diesel or is it operated remotely? Anyone in he caboose? Just wondering.

[@002tar]

Does anyone know what CAD program they used to design this? Hahaha

[@longrider42]

I believe it was done all with Slide Rules and brain power ;) So your most basic CAD program :)

[@dreinoehl4660]

Now I know why 4014 didn't come to Colorado this year. When it shows up, it get bigger crowds and more attention than Colorado's worthless governor.

[@1940limited]

Trump 2024, but CO will certainly remain blue. Too bad.

[@jimmylieb5225]

🍊🤡💩💩🪰

[@TheElverma]

Love the video!!! Fun fact: Golconda, Nevada (and Golconda, Illinois and Golconda, Tasmania) were named after Golconda, India which houses the Golconda fort and was also the name given to the mines that produced some of the world's largest diamonds back in the day! Famous Golconda diamonds include the colorless Koh-i-Noor, the Nassak Diamond, the blue Hope Diamond, the Idol's Eye, the pink Daria-i-Noor, the white Regent Diamond, the Dresden Green Diamond, and the colorless Orlov Diamond. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golconda_diamonds

[@stevew270]

I'm not too far from Golconda, Illinois.