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News photos: Big Boy on the road in Nevada and California

By Trains Staff | July 12, 2024

Locomotive begins two days of display in Roseville, Calif.

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ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 has reached the westernmost point of its current tour, beginning the first of two days of public display today in Roseville. Information on the display is available here.

Here are a few images catching up on recent days of the “Westward Bound” tour, with Elrond Lawrence providing photos from Nevada, and Joel Kirk with a shot from Thursday’s trip from Portola, Calif., to Roseville.

Side view of steam locomotive across desert. Elrond Lawrence photo
Above and below, No. 4014 and its train navigate Nevada’s Arnold Loop, on the former Western Pacific near West Wendover, Nev., on July 6, 2024. Two photos, Elrond Lawrence

Steam locomotive and short train in desert passing below camera location. Elrond Lawrence photo

Man in black cowboy hat talks to boy with steam locomotive in background
A UP police officer interacts with a young fan during 4014’s “whistle stop” in Wells, Nev., on July 6, 2024. Elrond Lawrence
Steam locomotive and train round curve in desert landscape
No. 4014 passes through Jungo, Nev., near Winnemucca, on July 9, 2024. Elrond Lawrence
Steam locomotive on high bridge
No. 4014 crosses the Clio Viaduct after leaving Portola, Calif., on July 11, 2024. Joel Kirk

No. 4014 begins its eastward trip on Sunday, July 14, with its one excursion on this tour, a trip from Roseville to Sparks, Nev., to benefit the Union Pacific Museum. That trip is sold out. Information on the remaining tour schedule is available here. The trip concludes July 26.

One thought on “News photos: Big Boy on the road in Nevada and California”

  1. Does 4014 have a diesel controller that allows the train engineer in 4014 to bring the dynamic brakes online?

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