UP Acquires Big Boy Locomotive No. 4014

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UP Acquires Big Boy Locomotive No. 4014

http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/h ... 4014.shtml

Railroad Plans to Restore One of the Largest Steam Locomotives Ever Built
Union Pacific Railroad wrote:Omaha, Neb., July 23, 2013 – Union Pacific Railroad today announced it reached an agreement with the Southern California Chapter - Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in Pomona, Calif., to transfer ownership of one of the world's largest steam locomotives, Big Boy No. 4014, back to Union Pacific.

Union Pacific plans to relocate No. 4014 to Cheyenne, Wyo., where Union Pacific's Heritage Fleet Operations team will work to restore it to operating condition. Details regarding those efforts will be made public at a later date.

Union Pacific donated No. 4014 to the historical society December 7, 1961. The locomotive arrived January 8, 1962, at its current display location at the Rail Giants Train Museum in Pomona.

No other railroad has retained its historical equipment or honored its American roots like Union Pacific.

"Our steam locomotive program is a source of great pride to Union Pacific employees past and present," said Ed Dickens, senior manager - Union Pacific Heritage Operations. "We are very excited about the opportunity to bring history to life by restoring No. 4014."
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Just saw that, I knew they were considering it.  It will be awesome to see the first time coming into Omaha.  For those that don't follow trains as closely as Brad :;):    4023 at Kenefick Park is a a sibling.
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UP4014 started its move today.  The UP Steam crew is currently pulling it out of its display track.

If you subscribe to Trains Magazine, you can watch it live:
http://trn.trains.com/webcam

Its going to be awesome to see this thing on the rails again!
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That's going to be pretty neat to see one of the largest steam locomotives built operating again.
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The UP Big Boy 4014 was successfully moved from the Fairgrounds in Pomona, CA yesterday, to the Union Pacific West Colton Yard. It will not be prepped for its move to Cheyenne, WY in the next couple months.
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The Schedule for the movement of 4014 is out.

http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_train ... ails.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It will be moved from California to Wyoming from 4/28 to 5/8
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The UP 4014 Project - Departing Colton, April 28, 2014

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You can watch part of it live on Trains Magazine, subscribers can watch all of it live.

http://trn.trains.com/webcam" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I check it out this morning for a little while, but the went up in the hills and the feed cut out.
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By the way Coyote, did you catch the number of the Diesel Locomotives they used to tow the Big Boy?
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Brad wrote:By the way Coyote, did you catch the number of the Diesel Locomotives they used to tow the Big Boy?
Yep, caught me off guard though.
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Coyote wrote:
Brad wrote:By the way Coyote, did you catch the number of the Diesel Locomotives they used to tow the Big Boy?
Yep, caught me off guard though.
They pulled the 4014 Diesel out of service a couple weeks ago and the rumors started flowing that it was going to be re-numbered. Instead it gets to pull the 4014 back to Cheyenne.

Those of you that don't follow trains, the Big Boy is numbered 4014 and that's the number of the first diesel in the video, the second diesel in the video is 4884 which goes kind of matches steam locomotive 844 which has been to Omaha several times over the past few years.
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The BigBoy 4014 made it "Home" today. Arrived in Cheyenne about a half hour ago.
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Restoration on the big boy has begun.

http://www.up.com/aboutup/community/ins ... 1-2016.htm
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Big Boy is now complete stripped down

http://www.up.com/aboutup/community/ins ... 1-2017.htm
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Ah, Cheyenne. I like the UP tower as you come over the bridge into town. I even got a crow in my pic.
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UP BigBoy 4014 passed the Hydro Test on its Boiler today!

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A fire was lit in the BigBoy yesterday for the first time in 60 years.

Also, N.P. "Sandy" Dodge, president of NP Dodge will be part of the 150 anniversary of the Golden Spike celebration this summer.

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/20 ... -announced
Trains Magazine wrote:Finally, UP also announced that at its May 9 ceremony in Ogden, where Nos. 4014 and 844 will touch noses Union Pacific Chairman, President and CEO Lance Fritz and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will be joined by Margaret Yee and Sandy Dodge to tap a ceremonial spike. Yee's ancestors were among thousands of Chinese immigrants who forged the transcontinental railroad for Central Pacific. Dodge is a descendent of Gen. Grenville Dodge, Civil War veteran and Union Pacific's chief engineer during construction.
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Tonight in Cheyenne, BigBoy 4014 made its first mainline run since 1958! Amazing sight!
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Full Schedule:
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm

Local Highlights:
Grand Island to Omaha Friday July 12
Railroad Days Saturday and Sunday July 13 & 14
Omaha To Boone, IA Monday July 15

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DesMoines to Omaha Friday August 2
On Display at the Durahm in Omaha Saturday August 3
Omaha to Grand Island Sunday August 4
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Did she say "Big Boy 4041"?


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Here are 3 videos I shot today with my cell phone. I am working on the photos with the real camera now.

First Stop, Ames, NE Second Stop, Valley, NE Third Stop, Downtown Omaha, NE
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Yesterday after lunch, I and a friend and co-worker, who is an admitted hardcore railfan, drove out to Valley to see this. It was awesome! Fascinating, powerful! We were obviously on the other side of the tracks from where you were. We found the shade of a tree to wait and kind of stayed there, even though the light for photos would have been better on the other side.

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According to my friend, there is a significance to the "Big Boy" lettering on the front. Apparently they had some other pet name picked out for this locomotive when it was first built, but one of the workers scrawled "Big Boy" in chalk on the front, almost like it's shown here, and the name stuck.

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^Nice, glad you had an opportunity to see it!

My Photos:
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1. Ames, Nebraska
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2. Valley, NE
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3. Downtown Omaha
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4. Downtown Omaha
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5. Downtown Omaha
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6. Downtown Omaha
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7. Downtown Omaha
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--Saturday--
8. UP's Home Plate Display Track
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9. UP's Home Plate Display Track
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10. UP's Home Plate Display Track
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--Sunday--
11. Downtown Omaha
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Here are a few pics from the Nonpareil:

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They have changed the display for Saturday, it has been moved from the Durham to the Union Pacific Home Plate by TD Ameritrade Park.

Not sure exactly why, but I would assume its because its been drawing gigantic crowds everywhere they have gone. Chicago was expecting 2000 people a day over 3 days (6000 total) and they ended up with over 45,000 people!
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Monday 2019-07-15 - Big Boy departs Omaha heading east to the Twin Cities.

1. Near Crescent, IA
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2. Near Woodbine, IA
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3. In Vail, IA
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4. West of Carrol, IA
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5. East of Carrol, IA
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Heading back to Omaha 2019-08-02

1. Near Woodbine, IA
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2. Near Crescent, IA
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3. Near Crescent, IA
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4. Arriving in Omaha, NE
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5. Arriving in Omaha, NE
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6. Arriving in Omaha, NE
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Departing Omaha heading West 2019-08-04

1. Downtown Omaha
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2. Passing "Tower B" in Downtown Omaha
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3. C.P.B. Mercer by Nebraska Turf Products
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4. North Bend, NE
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5. North Bend, NE
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I put together this 8min YouTube video with all my Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 clips from the past month. Turned out decent considering I shot it all with my iPhone7. There are some places where the camera shakes due to a makeshift tripod.

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Big Boy to have three overnight stays in Nebraska in 2021


https://panhandle.newschannelnebraska.c ... 61K6G5IYZM

The train will arrive in Sidney at 2 p.m. MDT on Thursday, Aug. 5. It will leave on Friday, Aug. 6, at 8 a.m. MDT

It will then pull into North Platte at 2:30 p.m. CDT on Friday. The No. 4014 will stay there on display until Sunday morning when it leaves at 8 a.m. Sunday. The final overnight stop in Fairbury will begin at 5:30 p.m. CDT Sunday, Aug. 8. before the Big Boy leaves the southeast Nebraska town at 9 a.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 9.
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