Question: What do the numbers and letters mean on the side of the cab of Union Pacific Challenger 4-6-6-4 No. 3985? — Ben Fairbank, San Antonio, Texas Answer: 21 – 21 4-6-6-4-4-69 ————— 404 UP […]
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Big Boy returns home NEWSWIRE
Nos. 4014 and 844, their round trip to Ogden completed, cut off from their train and head to the UP steam shop in Cheyenne on Sunday morning. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — On a cloudy day in which much of fabled Sherman Hill was socked in by fog, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 […]
Big Boy commands attention, but shares right-of-way NEWSWIRE
Nos. 4014 and 844 pass a stopped westbound freight near Hanna, Wyo. The steam train was following two eastbounds through an area of track work, and the westbound was waiting its turn. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn LARAMIE, Wyo. – No matter how big you may be, you still have to share the railroad. That’s the lesson […]
Big Boy’s journey home: Rock Springs to Rawlins NEWSWIRE
RAWLINS, Wyo. – Follow 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014 on its journey back home to Cheyenne. You’ll see it depart Wamsutter, passing the steam era water tower. Then, with flags flying, Big Boy and traveling companion 4-8-4 No. 844 fly through Hadsell, just west of Rawlins. For more on the Golden Spike celebration, pick up […]
Big Boy brings big boost to local businesses along Union Pacific main line NEWSWIRE
No. 4014 lays over at Evanston, Wyo., eastbound on May 12. The city brought in extra resources to handles the expected crowds. Michael D. Harding ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – The thousands of people that have been following Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 across Utah and Wyoming this month are a welcome sight for hotel […]
Big Boy stubs its toe with derailment NEWSWIRE
UP steam program manager Ed Dickens hammers home wood blocking to rerail No. 4014. The locomotive derailed Thursday afternoon in the Rawlins, Wyo., yard. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn The UP steam crew walks No. 4014’s two derailed drivers back onto the rail at Rawlins, Wyo. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn RAWLINS, Wyo. — The world’s largest operating steam […]
Diesel No. 4014 gets new number ahead of Big Boy debut NEWSWIRE
The former UP No. 4014, an SD70M, departs Yermo, Calif., in April 2014 with Big Boy No. 4014 in tow. Behind the steam locomotive is appropriately numbered SD70M No. 4884. Brian Schmidt OMAHA, Neb. – With the pending return of 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014 to the roster in early May, many observers seemed to […]
Union Pacific operations chief says hump yard focus is misplaced NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific BOSTON — Union Pacific Chief Operating Officer Jim Vena wants to reset the discussion about hump yards and Precision Scheduled Railroading. Converting hump yards to flat-switching facilities was a key element of E. Hunter Harrison’s PSR strategy at Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and CSX Transportation. And at CSX, where Harrison idled eight of […]
Big Boy continues its trip home NEWSWIRE
The climb up Peru Hill highlighted Monday’s trip for Big Boy No. 4014, doubleheading with 4-8-4 No. 844. Also in today’s video, you’ll see the Union Pacific steam special climbing Aspen Mountain and leaving Granger, Wyo. The train now takes a two-day break in Rock Springs, Wyo., before continuing its trip home on Thursday, going […]
KCS, UP clear a path through Houston NEWSWIRE
A southbound Kansas City Southern merchandise train with a distributed power unit on the tail end passes the joint customs inspection station in Laredo, Texas, as it crosses the International Railway Bridge over the Rio Grande in November 2017. Bill Stephens BOSTON — Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific have worked together to improve the […]
UP aims to begin triple-tracking near Geneva, Ill., in spring 2020 NEWSWIRE
Metra Train No. 25 arrives at Geneva, Ill., on May 7, 2019. Union Pacific hopes to begin triple-tracking this section of main line in the spring of 2020. TRAINS: David Lassen GENEVA, Ill. — Union Pacific is aiming to begin the triple-tracking of a section of its main line through Geneva in the spring of […]
Big Boy, crew set for well-deserved rest after trip across western Wyoming NEWSWIRE
Big Boy No. 4014 and 4-8-4 No. 844 visit Granger, Wyo., as part of Monday’s trip from Evanston, Wyo., to Rock Springs. The train will take a two-day break in Rock Springs before resuming its trip home on Thursday. Justin Franz ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — After more than a week and a half of nearly […]
