UP Big Boy 4014 shoves stalled Manifest over Blair Hill (6/29/2023)
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Published 2023-06-29
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Train Information
PCBGI - Passenger Council Bluffs, IA to Grand Island, NE
UP 4014 - 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy' / Tender
UPP 814 Joe Jordan
UPP 809 Jim Adams
UP 4015 - SD70M
UPP 6334 - Art Lockman
UPP 209 - Howard Fogg
UPP 5714 - Lynn Nystrom
UP 25809 - Caboose
UPP 207 - Unnamed Power Car
UPP 1605 - Powder River
UPP 101 - Lincoln
MCHNP - Manifest Chicago, IL to North Platte, NE (power not seen in video)
UP 5792 - AC44CW
BNSF 4264 - ES44C4
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All Comments (21)
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A wheelslip while pushing a freighter; this is the coolest move the 4014 has made since restoration
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This is like discovering that your 70-something Grandpa can still bench press over 200 pounds. It's great seeing steam engines doing some heavy pushing. Thanks for capturing this.
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I think UP local rail management deserves a shoutout, too. It is one thing to have a stalled freight train/Manifest but it is another to have the open mind (and trust in the machine and the people running it) to let 4014 have a go. They could have called for additional diesel traction to do the job and keep steam out of it - but somebody there decided not to. THAT is the cool aspect for me!
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Amazing to think that this is the first time I've heard 4014 actually making the chugging sound and working hard to move something. Usually the loads they give her are easy to pull or she has 844 helping on those first excursions. But this is 4014 in her element doing what she was built for and slugging it out to get that freight moving. Incredible to see!
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Gonna go out on a limb and say you just caught one of the most badass moments for this engine's second career. This is sick!
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To see a steam engine pushing freight in 2023 is absolutely outstanding. I bet you are super happy that you got to see this in person! Thanks for sharing
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Big Boy getting to flex its muscle for once, as a mechanical engineer I can appreciate this on multiple levels
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Sir, you have brought most of us something that we will never see again in our lifetime, much less being there as you were so blessed to be. And I say that at 67 years old having grown up with steam engines since 3 years old and a career with the RR. You made me smiiiiiile sooooo big! And miss my Dad... he started me on all this steam stuff! Thank you!
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Man, even a bit of wheel slip. That Big Boy is definitely earning it's keep on this shove job.
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That fireman is with it. That wheelslip made a huge draft and sucked out a black exhaust cloud, then right back to clear as Big Boy gets his bite. That is near-perfect dynamic firing
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Could be the ultimate railfan moment of the past 65 years.
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I'm gonna go on and say it, 4014 working hard helping a stalled freight is an instant time machine to the days of steam. The smoke, wheelslip, everything. It's incredible just how much power 4014 shows in this video, and gives a hint to the locomotive's sheer power of pulling, and it's great to see it once again.
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When’s the last time you’ve heard a report of a UP Big Boy helping a stalled freight train? If only the majority of the men who drove these beasts on a daily basis could see this today they’d be proud to see a big boy showing how powerful it can be while barely breaking a sweat
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History repeats itself! Just like 844 pushed a stalled train over archer hill I believe, beautiful video man!
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And the 4014's helper diesel remained at idle....thank you Ed and crew. AWESOME!!!
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the chance of the first train getting stuck/breaking down is low... but the chance to have a big boy behind it... holy shit, thats something you simply cant predict.
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This is such a catch! Wow, was shaking listening to 4014 under heavy load. What incredible sound, in 2023!!! Thank you.
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That's one of the best railroad videos I've ever seen! An engineer using his whistle properly, a steam engine helping a freight train over a hill, and a fantastic shot of the front drivers of a Big Boy going into full wheel slip. Congratulations on a fabulous job!
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First time a Big Boy has really worked hard since the 1950's! Awesome video and thanks for posting.
