It's a different monster when actually shoveling coal. That oil feed fire is not the same. The power it has when coal fire feels a true inspiring machine made by man. It's just sad that 95 percent of the steam locos are being converted to oil burners. I did fireman work for 6 years on 618 and 75 in heber, Utah.
Great video!! I bet any engineer or fireman that operated a 4000 back in the 1940’s and 50’s never saw a cab that clean and tidy; beautiful restoration of the 4014!!👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I am 81 now and, as a boy, I would run down to the tracks and watch each time I heard the whistle of a steam engine. I wanted to be an engineer, but I became an airline Captain instead.
that steam engine train weighed over a million pounds and could pull a 5 1/2 mile train by itself awesome that's 1 of a kind they don't make like that no more 😮😮 alot trains hauled the goods 4 WW2 during the war years 😊😊 OMG 7 11 2O24
When I was a child one of the things i loved doing was pretending to be an engineer in the cab of the Big Boy at the L.A. County fair. It's so wonderful to see it come alive again in my lifetime.
This must be the most awesome vehicle to drive. I mean, aeroplanes may be bigger, faster and such but with this you are completely in touch with all the mechanics and power.
What a majestic machine! I have loved the 4-8-8-4's since I was a kid. I always loved 3985 and wondered man, what if a 4000 ever ran again? Here it is. Amazing! This just shows how much the 4000's meant to the Union Pacific.
you will never find a man in the world today, that love's his job more than Ed. and the steam crew.
It's a different monster when actually shoveling coal. That oil feed fire is not the same. The power it has when coal fire feels a true inspiring machine made by man. It's just sad that 95 percent of the steam locos are being converted to oil burners. I did fireman work for 6 years on 618 and 75 in heber, Utah.
What a treat - views from the cab, with Ed no less. Excellent coverage of a historic steam engine.
Great video!! I bet any engineer or fireman that operated a 4000 back in the 1940’s and 50’s never saw a cab that clean and tidy; beautiful restoration of the 4014!!👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I am 81 now and, as a boy, I would run down to the tracks and watch each time I heard the whistle of a steam engine. I wanted to be an engineer, but I became an airline Captain instead.
I bet every time Ed opens the throttle on the Big Boy he says "I can't believe I get paid to do this!"....
that steam engine train weighed over a million pounds and could pull a 5 1/2 mile train by itself awesome that's 1 of a kind they don't make like that no more 😮😮 alot trains hauled the goods 4 WW2 during the war years 😊😊 OMG 7 11 2O24
The wrist motion to blow that whistle perfectly is aweseome.
Big Boy may be old but it's a priceless piece of history still rolling to this day
When I was a child one of the things i loved doing was pretending to be an engineer in the cab of the Big Boy at the L.A. County fair. It's so wonderful to see it come alive again in my lifetime.
This must be the most awesome vehicle to drive. I mean, aeroplanes may be bigger, faster and such but with this you are completely in touch with all the mechanics and power.
Wow, this takes me back to the end of the steam era as a child. Steam locomotives have personality that diesels just don't have. Love'em!
What a majestic machine! I have loved the 4-8-8-4's since I was a kid. I always loved 3985 and wondered man, what if a 4000 ever ran again? Here it is. Amazing! This just shows how much the 4000's meant to the Union Pacific.
Great video! Very unique view and perspective. One I've never seen before. Thanks for posting it.
Nice video, thanks for sharing!!!!
I'm 75. I'm retired. I have built special machinery for ITW. I had my own shop for 40 years as a machinist/certified welder/
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This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing this with everyone!
Thank you for making me feel like I was 10 again. Wow. I wish the big boy would come to the Northeast. I'd definitely take a ride. Great video.
Incredible, what a view