Union Pacific to Restore one of their "Big Boys"

[John Galt]

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=138212999525541&set=pb.100000105248988.-2207520000.1377223930.&type=3&theater

[Slash27]

Seems it's finished because it rolled through Irving,Tx today.

[SIK1]

It appears that it is a different Big Boy (4018) that is being towed to Frisco for display.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20130818-big-boy-steam-locomotive-leaves-fair-park-for-new-home.ece

The one in the OP is 4014 that will moved from Pomona CA to Cheyenne WY where it will be refurbished to running condition, and converted to burn oil.
http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/steam/locomotives/4014.shtml

Either way it's a big deal to get to see such an icon of steam powered locomotives on the rails.

I've been fortunate enough to see SP's 4449 which is a 4-8-4 and only about a quarter the weight of a Big Boy but impressive none the less. I hope I'm lucky enough to see a Big Boy under it's own power in my life.

[icepac]

I remember seeing a picture of a huge locomotive at a worlds fair long ago that was run on a "dyno bed" of sorts so it could demonstrate it's power.

I'd love to find a clip of it.

[Widewing]

[Slash27]

It appears that it is a different Big Boy (4018) that is being towed to Frisco for display.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20130818-big-boy-steam-locomotive-leaves-fair-park-for-new-home.ece

The one in the OP is 4014 that will moved from Pomona CA to Cheyenne WY where it will be refurbished to running condition, and converted to burn oil.
http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/steam/locomotives/4014.shtml

Either way it's a big deal to get to see such an icon of steam powered locomotives on the rails.

I've been fortunate enough to see SP's 4449 which is a 4-8-4 and only about a quarter the weight of a Big Boy but impressive none the less. I hope I'm lucky enough to see a Big Boy under it's own power in my life.

I see. The 5 second news blurb left me the immpression it was under it's own power and not being towed. The upside is it's close to home now.

[SIK1]

I see. The 5 second news blurb left me the immpression it was under it's own power and not being towed. The upside is it's close to home now.

Yes, very cool that it is close to you. The thing is a behemoth. If you look at the pic Widewing posted you'll notice a pick-up in the background, and the Big Boy dwarfs it.

[rpm]

After looking at some pics I'm sure the engine I saw was a 4-6-6-4 Challenger under power pulling about a dozen cars. I know there was some news about the train, but I can't find anything on it now.

[Meatwad]

Not too far south of here used to be the last steam locomotive in active freight service until the 80's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Orchard_and_Egyptian_Railway

The Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway (reporting mark COER) (formerly American Rail Heritage, Ltd. d/b/a Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad Company) is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad that operates between the cities of Marion and Herrin in the Southern Illinois region.[1] It is most historically recognized by the FRA for being the last U.S. railroad of any kind to use steam locomotives exclusively in regular revenue freight service up until 1986.[2][3][4]

[VonMessa]

We have one of the Big Boys on display, up in Scranton.

New Hope/Ivyland R/R still runs steam trains, as do a few others around here.

Nothing quite like a steam powered locomotive 

[Nath[BDP]]

Steamtown no longer has steam trains.   

[VonMessa]

Steamtown no longer has steam trains.  

They have a mall now, though...  

They are all down right now, but not forever!

In order to be fixed

1st (currently):  1929 Baldwin Locomotive Works #26, an 0-6-0 switcher

2nd: Boston and Maine #3713, a Lima-built 4-6-2 Pacific-type.  That sucker has an oversized firebox and superheaters that are able to pull and heat a 14-car passenger train at track speed.   Woot!!

3rd: 1923 Canadian Pacific #2317, a 4-6-2 Pacific-type heavy passenger locomotive, which they will use as their mainline passenger locomotive.

[Slash27]

After looking at some pics I'm sure the engine I saw was a 4-6-6-4 Challenger under power pulling about a dozen cars. I know there was some news about the train, but I can't find anything on it now.
(Image removed from quote.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrZ9eqF1WGw

This is the one I caught in Denton last year. I must have been standing right behind the guy filming because I was tallking to that cop right before it headed out.

[Nath[BDP]]

best steam footage ive seen

http://youtu.be/K9uOswsUgfU

[rpm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrZ9eqF1WGw

This is the one I caught in Denton last year. I must have been standing right behind the guy filming because I was tallking to that cop right before it headed out.

That's the same train! Obviously I was wrong about it being a 4-6-6-4. I found a pic somebody took of it in Bowie (about 10 miles away).