#Union Pacific Big Boy

[kcvulpinestudios]

As of lately, I’ve been chasing the Union Pacific Big Boy No, 4014 as it makes its way into California. Will give the full report later, but wanted to share this cute moment of Michael posing with the engine at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola CA.

[the-equinox]

Finally managed to get a Sketch of my boy Heavy! He's a UP Big Boy with number 4015. Man's has seen a lot already being abandoned on a siding but he's a nice guy...if you are too...

Sketch from @moffittarts ! Still very grateful for this and absolutely loved how it turned out!

[pxmun]

Look what I saw today l🚂

[aeviarth-the-dragoness]

Union Pacific Big Boy Dragon Taur

[woundedheartwithin]

That's a big choo choo! Union Pacific 4014, affectionately known as Big Boy after an unknown American Locomotive Company worker wrote the name on No. 4000's smokebox door in chalk, is one of only eight remaining 4-8-8-4 steam locomotives left of the 25 that were original produced in 1941 and 1944, and the only one of its kind still in operation today. Weighing in at 1.2 million pounds with a length of 132 feet, Big Boy is the largest steam engine ever built, designed to tackle steep rail lines that ordinarily needed more than one engine to climb. The frames of the locomotive were articulated, which allowed it to negotiate curves at speed, making it not just powerful, but sure-footed as well.

No. 4014 completed its final revenue run on July 21, 1959, and was officially retired on December 7, 1961. It sat on static display at RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California until 2013, when it began its journey to new life in Union Pacific's excursion service. True to its name, the locomotive was so big that UP had to expand their Steam Shop to accommodate it! Restoration began on No. 4014 in 2016 and continued until 2019, during which time the locomotive was completely disassembled, repaired, converted from coal to oil, and reassembled into operational order. On May 1, 2019, Big Boy No. 4014 backed out of the UP Steam Shop, moving under its own power for the first time in almost 60 years.

Up close, Big Boy is, well, BIG. It's impossible not to feel very small standing next to the world's largest operational steam locomotive, looking up at all the intricate machinery that makes No. 4014 capable of hauling 6,000 tons over steep grades. Its whistle sounds like something out of a movie, loud and haunting, and folks in the crowd slapped their hands over their ears in surprise when the locomotive finally announced its departure from this stop. As it left town, a plume of black smoke belched from the engine's smokestack, creating the iconic silhouette of a steam engine at work, and then it set off for its next whistle stop, continuing its trek across Texas toward Houston, where it will double back to Fort Worth and beyond on its way back home to Cheyenne, Wyoming. It was a privilege to see this incredible machine in action, and I wish it a safe journey and many more excursions to come!

[collinthenychudson]

Went up to Ogden to see Union Pacific 4014 again, this time with No. 1983 making a guest appearance.

[alonathetransportfan]

The biggest steam boi of the world finally got his human design. Yay!

[rexs-models]

As for my latest locomotive purchase, the Big boy, number 4005.

Ive yet to decide on a name for her, but i have started on some lining!

(With the latest print of my garrett making a cameo)

[the-lord-of-the-things]

I've been on a lil bit of a train kick here recently so have Micky with one of my favorite classes of locomotive I choose in my heart of hearts to believe that a Big Boy survived into the fallout: new vegas timeline

[toast-com]

I love him. He's a chonk.

[vanillabat99]

I think the Union Pacific Big Boy info box is perfect, actually.

[andnowanowl]

They dragged this monster out of retirement in Cheyenne and it's been touring the west for the past couple of weeks. The engine weighs over 1,000,000 lbs, or 500 tons, and they operated from the 40s and 50s to haul freight over mountains. Only eight survive.

[focr]

SUNDAY EXTRA:

How a Steam Locomotive Works: A thorough examination of a steam locomotive, using the mighty Union Pacific Big Boy as our example. [Animagraffs]

[engineer-gunzelpunk]

Nice one!!!

Flat colour commission for @heavy-4015 of their Big Boy OC "Heavy"!

[2inx4inx8inbrick]

Union Pacific Bigboy 4014 at Linwood Kansas on its way to Topeka KS

taken 10/17/24

[trainmaniac]

Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy