Union Pacific Big Boy

[@georgieippolito9924]

steam engines will live forever. they are the kings of the tracks. they may die but they return to life eventually. some may be in trouble from the big sleep and need restoration but steamers are too loved. they are high maintenance but are worth it. these are not only history, they are a beautiful work of art! seeing a real steam locomotive in action is majestic

[@lilfrostygamplays1665]

Thx@Fan Railer for chasing the 4014 both Days I've been loving the new whistle and the other new videos thx👏🏾💯🚂🚃🚃

[@clocklvr]

beautiful train. I have always loved trains since I was a small child.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

same

[@JacobHeiseiGojirayashazilla994]

Same

[@samcleveland7665]

Thanks to all the folks that have worked on this engine and train, and given us this wonder to behold!

[@Drockthe3rd]

Saw it while I was in Denver (the whole reason why I was there), it really does live up to its name when you see it in person

[@bradreinhardt1358]

Fantastic documentation on a trip that we couldn't be a part of after the cancelling of the west coast steam trip. I feel a bit better today. Hooray!!!! and.... toooooooooooo toooooooooo with the lead actor, Ed Dickens with his cast of merrymen

[@raylz19]

Thank you UP for bringing this beast back to life. Fan Railer, thank you for this awesome footage.

[@DanCron]

Glad to see 4014 get it’s OG voice back! Now I am very much looking forward to seeing her with the tender she was on display with (I understand it originally came off of 4015)!

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up big boy 4014 running with a new whistle

[@j1701why1]

Had a train encyclopedia as a kid and this class of loco was the best.

[@AkinduDasanayake]

So many of these shots looked like scenes from a picture book, thank you so much for this!

[@stevew270]

Nice of 844 to hand 4014 back his service whistle.

[@justahillbilly7777]

The decision to swap the whistles and the actual swapping of said whistles was done entirely by the Heritage Crew.

[@stevew270]

@@justahillbilly7777 Really, you don't say!!

[@olgamakarova5520]

Delighted Thanks I am glad to hear some get restored and brought back in service

[@Marquedann]

Its very nice to see Big Boy went back on service

[@justahillbilly7777]

That service whistle sounds good on the 4014, though I definitely don’t like that dual beam headlight. The single beam looks much better, with the dual beam looking very outta place to me. Also, I’m kinda surprised they didn’t opt for a slightly longer consist given the size of excursions that’ve been run over that line in the past. Ah well. Something’s better then nothing, so I’m not gonna complain. The Heritage Crew got their reasons, of that I’m very sure. As usual, very high quality video Fan Railer. A job well done, as to be expected from ye really.

[@FanRailer]

Longer consist would not have fit on the platform at Denver with the locomotive still on the platform for display.

[@justahillbilly7777]

@@FanRailer Ah. Fair enough. Thanks for the enlightenment and once again, thanks for the high quality video as always.

[@johnburger3287]

@@FanRailer Also the consist might be geared around the number of tickets sold.

[@FanRailer]

No, the number of tickets available was fixed, as they were only selling two cars to the public.

[@johnburger3287]

@@FanRailer OK but that is exactly my point.

[@petrpan5790]

you have the by far best sound quality.

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up big boy 4014 blows with 844's whistle

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up big boy 4014's 2022 present-day Hancock 3 chime whistle

[@armandoorellana5972]

Miren la gente como corren a ver ese hermoso espectáculo Americano. Lo mejor del Mundo.

[@donharsh1503]

Awesome Beautiful locomotive 🚂 ❤ and watching enjoying now 👍 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😃😎❤ awesome video UP sweet

[@salvadorreynoso7809]

Ground shakes when big boy goes by❤

[@zacharycalgher6001]

Nice video, I'm really looking forward to the 3985 move.

[@theronerd]

UP needs a triple header, 4014, 3985 and 844

[@davidng2336]

@@theronerd Maybe once 3985 comes back, but not now.

[@luisalvarado754]

@@davidng2336 And 5511 will be restored after 3985 is complete.

[@hansvandijk1487]

Such a beautiful beast! Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

[@dnp1776]

Thanks so much for your videos!....love our Big Boy💝

[@MugenRailfans]

I Love this train, new fans from INDONESIA 👨‍✈

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up big boy 4014 está soprando com o apito do 844 igual a voz do tio Mauro

[@zulfione]

This steam engine is So Fascinating and Captivating

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up big boy 4014 cheyenne to Denver & return because of her original whistle used in 2019-21 Until 2022-present-day

[@andrewflores17]

Used to live near those tracks in denver wish i still did just to have seen this beauty in my back yard

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

21:08 I like this one

[@torryjobe6244]

I was in the 2nd dome car "Challenger". Great video.

[@FanRailer]

thanks

[@hawkeyeten2450]

What was it like to ride behind Big Boy, Torry?

[@torryjobe6244]

@@hawkeyeten2450 absolutely amazing. You truly get a since of its power when we climbed up the grade into Cheyenne. I drive diesel locomotives daily in and around our shop and there is no comparison to the seat of the pants feeling the steam locomotive put out. I'm so happy and grateful I got to opportunity to be a part of Big Boys history. Grateful to UP, the UP Museum and the steam crew for putting this together.

[@loisraymcinnis6006]

Bravo! Thank you 8:49 PM MON 01-AUG-2022.

[@samcleveland7665]

So love this train!

[@MrBobcone]

Nice consist, Fox River trailing.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

GREAT SHOTS

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up big boy 4014 goes to Denver experience excursion july 28th & 30th 2022

[@stanks441]

I enjoyed watching this

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up big boy 4014 july 2022

[@normannicoll4298]

Love that engine

[@youngpu55yslxyer11]

Lol I remember everyone wanted to race the train when it came

[@GreatNorthernTech]

Nicely Done! 👍

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Awesome video friend

[@milehirail8877]

At 47:07, is Ed asking the 4015 engineer to use dynamics to put a load on the 4014?

[@FanRailer]

The stretch of track between Denver and Greeley is a gentle downgrade in the northward direction. They use the dynamic brake on the diesel to maintain speed without having to make adjustments to the controls of the 4014. This streamlines operations on the steam side of things. Otherwise, once the desired speed was reached, they would have to shut the throttle off then crack it again to drift, which would require the fireman to make adjustments to the firing controls and injector settings to compensate. Easier to use dynamic braking to give the 4014 an artificial load and work her a bit down the grade. Then this doesn’t even take into consideration the need to slow down for the 25 mph speed restrictions through certain towns along the right of way.

[@milehirail8877]

@@FanRailer Makes sense thanks!

[@marderdax]

Great movie

[@PatrioticCoservativeAmerican]

It now truly sounds like its brothers!

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Ted templeton as up big boy #4014

[@scaleyardmarine]

Wow just noticed 2015&4014

[@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer]

In an older video from a different channel, I noticed that UP 4015, the diesel that we see here, used to have gray trucks and a gray nose. Here, however, UP 4015 has silveryish trucks and a green nose. Which paint scheme do you prefer?

[@timbarnes8916]

If you were standing on top of a Ram pickup at the Broadway crossing taking the video, I have a picture of you from the train if you are interested. Great job on the video!

[@FanRailer]

We were never at the broadway crossing in this video, I believe. We were at Washington street, which is one crossing to the east of broadway.

[@timbarnes8916]

@@FanRailer Ah, you are right, it was at Washington.

[@ensnipe2000]

Magnificent

[@JoeLinux2000]

What is the mechanism to make a steam engine go backwards? The drive pistons are connected directly to the main drive wheels.

[@FanRailer]

Valve gear

[@gotchagee3315]

What was happening at 9:30 ish? It looks like the back drivers do a pretty good slip then there was a puff of fire where the heart of the engine is. Do the back drivers start moving first before the front ones? Can they power each set individually? I was hoping someone else commented on this before me and so far, no one has. Great video and your knowledge is spot on. Thank you

[@FanRailer]

No and no. Both engine units are independent of each other, but they are controlled by a single throttle.

[@gotchagee3315]

@@FanRailer Thank you.

[@bov634]

Oh man, she's begging for real tonnage! 4014 is laughing at this train. Comon Ed you know you want to pull 11000 tons.

[@FanRailer]

Actually, given the running speeds of 40-45 mph and the ruling grade of ~1.0%, this is a decent sized consist. Performance charts for the 4000s indicate that in order to achieve the aforementioned speeds on the aforementioned grade, they should be assigned no more than 1,300 to 1,600 tons. The consist seen here totals out to around 1,200 tons or so (400 tons of water cars, 200 tons of diesel, and about 600 tons of coaches).

[@bov634]

@Fan Railer I think you need to do more research.

[@FanRailer]

I think I've done plenty of research; I know the tonnage ratings for specific speeds and grades. For instance, I know that on a 1% grade, a 4000 class locomotive is rated for 1,600 tons up to 40 mph, OR 4,400 tons up to 15 mph. I doubt you can say the same.

[@armandoorellana5972]

Ahí va puesta la bandera del País más importante y poderoso de la Tierra habitada. Dios bendiga a América.

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up big boy 4014 high speeds fast

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up big boy 4014 going to Denver co

[@aaron-prime117]

It’s official. On every excursion run the 4014 goes on she doesn’t go anywhere without the museum car

[@doka777-3]

were is big boy in washing ton what town?

[@justahillbilly7777]

It hasn’t gone to Washington. From what I’ve heard, that trip’s either been postponed or outright canceled due to “traffic issues” on UP’s lines up that way. So this run was made from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado and back over three days to make up for it, so to speak.

[@jasonspence7591scorpion]

ITS A PETTY WE DON'T HAVE SMELLVISION ! ☹️👍DOC FROM THE LAND OF OZ (AUSTRALIA)

[@twiiii1]

I want to commend your efforts in producing this video. For being patient, using a tripod or excellent steady cam and only panning very tastefully. Not zooming is a good also while the scene takea place. Sound quality is good but would be better if less compression and limiting were used. You need to get a driver when you are doing chasing segments.

[@FanRailer]

Lot of assumptions here. As stated in the description, I'm only using my phone for most of these shots, and there is no tripod involved. Sound compression is not a controllable feature on the phone I'm using, so that is out of my hands. If there were a driver available, I would have used one, but I am quite comfortable pacing on my own without one if need be.

[@billdobbins8372]

Why does it need a locomotive, is it just for show?

[@voidjavelin23]

Ermm what locomotive?

[@bobbybrooks2078]

Greatvedio

[@pneumatic00]

Question: when that engine pulls into a passenger terminal, and people are standing 4 ft away from the driving wheels, doesn't the steam spewing out of that thing turn into a dangerous situation for the observers? Although I happen to prefer the cleaner lines of Challenger 3985, the whistle of either of those engines is simply awesome.

[@FFred-us9tw]

The steam you see billowing out is not under pressure. It’s not even hot enough to burn you if you walk through a cloud of it. Steam cools rapidly when vented. And in colder weather much of the large plumes of what appear to be steam are just water vapor. Being burned by steam as a train passes you at a station is not an issue. The cylinder test cocks are closed and other than a high pressure leak, their is no issue.

[@davidng2336]

Unfortunate that this whistle didn’t stay with 4014. I guess most people liked the main whistle better or this was simply a one off switch.

[@scaleyardmarine]

Big boy was sold new for $250,00 what is its worth today?

[@justahillbilly7777]

Far more then that, I can guarantee you that.

[@josephescott7755]

Did the crew switch its whistle with 844’s whistle? 🤔

[@FanRailer]

Did you read the description?

[@josephescott7755]

@@FanRailer I rest my case 😜

[@davedocker1195]

How fast are you going?

[@FanRailer]

45 mph

[@bruhpe3356]

Bro I JUst Came ther

[@MichaelJohnson-vt1qp]

Big boy

[@armandoorellana5972]

Que lindo eso sinceramente.

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up big boy 4014 puxando vagões exclusivos para mulheres especiais 6hs às 9hs às 17hs às 20hs segunda à sexta sábado á domingo feriados nacionais

[@clocklvr]

Why the train riders do not wave to people waiting to this is beautiful train when it arrives in towns. This lopks like poor PR

[@FanRailer]

.....

[@davidng2336]

For Pete’s sake, LET THE DRIVERS FOCUS ON THE ROAD! We’re trying not to repeat 2018!

[@volume0118]

Trians