UP Big Boy No. 4014, seen at Henefer, Utah, on Wednesday, completes the last lap of its epic journey from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Ogden, Utah, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad and the driving of the Golden Spike. Jim Wrinn OGDEN, Utah – Union Pacific Big Boy […]
RAWLINS, Wyo. – Looking back a few days, Saturday, May 4, was a crazy railfan chase day in the annals of railfandom. When a Trains video team left Laramie, Wyo., midday, they were supposed to leap frog the majority of railfans chasing Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 and head directly to Walcott, Wyo. Instead, […]
EVANSTON, Wyo. – Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 will draw plenty of attention Wednesday as it begins descending the long grade from Evanston to Ogden, Utah. That grade goes through one of the most picturesque and pictured canyons in North American railroading: Echo Canyon. The Wasatch grade that leads to Echo begins just west […]
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014’s first nighttime departure reveals how impressive this 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive is. The locomotive, along with 4-8-4 No. 844, a diesel locomotive, and passenger consist behind, eased out of a siding in Union Pacific’s Rock Springs yard Monday shortly after 4 a.m. The train glided on […]
CARTER, Wyo. – Carter, population 10 – in 2010 – increased its head count at least eight times Monday as Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 rolled onto a track through this small unincorporated place east of Evanston, Wyo. Trains’ video team arrived before sunrise Monday to find the perfect spot and saw first-hand the […]
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 has a tough act to beat during the week this week after a stellar Sunday, May 5 appearance heading to its final destination for the day, Rock Springs, Wyo. Much of the local community turned out to see the 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, but the big […]
TABLE ROCK, Wyo. – Union Pacific’s main line tracks between Cheyenne, Wyo., and Ogden, Utah, are playing host this week for the return of Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014, but they’re still a busy through route for freight trains headed between the West Coast and the Midwest. One Trains Magazine video team caught up […]
UP 4014 and 844 round the curve at Point of Rocks, Wyo., on the afternoon of May 5. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn Nos. 844 and 4014 tie down to a hero’s welcome in Rock Springs, Wyo., Sunday afternoon. The steam doubleheader continues to draw huge crowds along its route. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – […]
Big crowds greet the arrival of Union Pacific’s restored Big Boy No. 4014 as it arrives at the Cheyenne, Wyo., depot for its christening ceremony. After UP CEO Lance Fritz and his wife christen the massive locomotive, it departs with UP’s other active steam engine, 4-8-4 No. 844, on the start of its trip to […]
Huge crowds gather at the Union Pacific depot in Laramie, Wyo., to greet the arrival of Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 and 4-8-4 No. 844 as they make the first stop on their journey to Utah for the Golden Spike sesquicentennial. Follow Trains News Wire for more on this historic trip. […]
UP Chairman Lance Fritz and his wife Nancy christen Big Boy No. 4014 while Cheyenne Mayor Marian Orr and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, right, applaud. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn No. 4014 and No. 844 roll through Dale Junction, Wyo., on Saturday, while a stack train waits. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn RAWLINS, Wyo. – Union Pacific Big Boy […]
Union Pacific Senior Manager of Heritage Operations Ed Dickens in the cab of UP Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Friday, May 3. TRAINS: Steve Sweeney Steam crew members work on Big Boy No. 4014 in Union Pacific’s Cheyenne, Wyo., steam shops on Friday, May 3. TRAINS: Steve Sweeney CHEYENNE, Wyo. — […]
