Today the Union Pacific Steam Crew did a test run of Big Boy UP 4014 (4-8-8-4) so that they could turn the engine around at Speer and get ready to head east towards Omaha on Wednesday.
Climbing the grade toward the Altamont Tunnel at Ragan between Leroy and Spring Valley, Wyoming, is Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 and Northern No. 844 (along with EMD SD70ACe No. 8937) leading a ... (more)
Speer Water Tank
Recently fallen and removed the Speer Water Tank still stood while Union Pacific was testing 4014 on this late July stormy afternoon. The stormy skies play a tune of c... (more)
The trinity of the UP Steam Program for so long, UP 4014 (4-8-8-4), UP 844 (4-8-4) and UP 3985 (4-6-6-4) look out of the Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In November of 2022, UP 3985 was donated ... (more)