Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: With Big Boy in the house, UP steam crew turns to No. 844 and the shop NEWSWIRE

Cheyenne Roundhouse

The view from inside the Cheyenne steam shop that has not been seen in two decades. Union Pacific CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Three months after completing the monumental task of moving 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014 to its new home in Wyoming, the Union Pacific steam crew is spending the summer of 2014 preparing never-retired 4-8-4 […]

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Union Pacific to upgrade Wisconsin line NEWSWIRE

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OMAHA – Union Pacific will spend $6.1 million to upgrade its former Chicago & North Western Shoreline Subdivision between Milwaukee and near Sheboygan, Wis. The project began June 10 and is scheduled for completion by the beginning of September. The railroad will replace 26 miles of rail, renew the surfaces at 62 road crossings, and replace […]

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Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: UP donates B40-8 to Illinois Railway Museum NEWSWIRE

B40-8

No. 1878, pictured, is similar to the locomotive recieved by the museum this week. Jon Waide UNION, Ill. — Union Pacific has donated General Electric B40-8 No. 1848 to the Illinois Railway Museum at Union. Museum volunteers expect to move the unit from the interchange track to the museum grounds late Friday or early Saturday, according […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 16 – Mojave & Cajon Pass

An orange-and-black BNSF Railway freight train winds its way through barren desert.

Prior to chasing the Union Pacific Big Boy no. 4014 steam locomotive to Las Vegas, host Drew Halverson spent time in the sweltering Mojave Desert heat trying to keep up with some of the hottest BNSF and UP freight trains in action. Come along as Drew captures all sorts of beautiful arid scenery and hardworking […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 16 – Mojave & Cajon Pass

An orange-and-black BNSF Railway freight train winds its way through barren desert.

Prior to chasing the Union Pacific Big Boy no. 4014 steam locomotive to Las Vegas, host Drew Halverson spent time in the sweltering Mojave Desert heat trying to keep up with some of the hottest BNSF and UP freight trains in action. Come along as Drew captures all sorts of beautiful arid scenery and hardworking […]

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MR Insider Exclusive: A visit to the Colorado Model Railroad Museum

A model railroad at the Colorado Railroad Museum

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Neil Besougloff, Editor of Model Railroader magazine, recently traveled to Greeley, Colo., with a video camera in tow. Watch the stunning footage he captured of the Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s massive HO scale layout. And don’t miss the bonus coverage of his side […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 15 – Big Boy on the move

Union Pacific diesel locomotives brace Big Boy No. 4014 in hilly desert terrain.

Host Drew Halverson travels to sunny, hot, and scenic California to pace Union Pacific Big Boy no. 4014 steam locomotive in transit to Wyoming for restoration. Even though the massive 4-8-8-4 articulated steam locomotive was towed by diesel power, Drew still managed to capture magnificent views of no. 4014 riding the mainline rails once again. […]

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Member video: Overland Models HO scale Union Pacific Big Blow turbine

Overland Models Union Pacific Big Blow turbine

It’s sugar beet season! Union Pacific has assigned its biggest, baddest motive power to haul a record crop to themarket. This is an Overland Models three-unit “Big Blow” gas turbine in HO scale that I modified with LED lighting, two QSI Titan decoders (one in the lead unit generating the diesel sounds, another in the […]

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Member video: Overland Models HO scale Union Pacific Big Blow turbine

Overland Models Union Pacific Big Blow turbine

It’s sugar beet season! Union Pacific has assigned its biggest, baddest motive power to haul a record crop to themarket. This is an Overland Models three-unit “Big Blow” gas turbine in HO scale that I modified with LED lighting, two QSI Titan decoders (one in the lead unit generating the diesel sounds, another in the […]

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