134 Years In The Making. The desolate, desert community of Hodge, Calif. briefly feels tremors caused by the weight of a 1.2 million pound steam locomotive, UP 4014, as the 1941-built, 4-8-... (more)
Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 leads a passenger special, along with Northern No. 844, through wide open Wyoming countryside just west of Thayer on May 5, 2019. The passenger train is headed to Ut... (more)
Beginning its first run over Sherman Hill after a lengthy restoration, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 leads a passenger special destined for a 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike and completion ... (more)
After sitting out 2020 due to the COVID 19 Pandemic, here's hoping that Ed Dickens and the rest of the Union Pacific steam team can run UP 4014 on the rails again in 2021.
Running through a foot of freshly fallen snow, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 rolls northbound at milepost 7 between Adams and Dupont on the Greeley Subdivision on November 26, 2019. After departi... (more)