I was fortunate to see 4014 in Luling , Flatonia , Eagle Lake and in Houston.I was so glad you filmed Part 5, especially 4014 going across the Pecos High Bridge. Thank you for doing a great presentation. I really enjoy your work and I’m looking forward to Part 6.Thanks
Sure glad you posted this series of video’s, I was in Cheyenne the day 4014 run across S Tx. ( not far from my home 20 in New Braunfels) yep we sure thank you ❤️👍
My grandmother and I made the trip from Central Texas to see the Big Boy in San Antonio. We got there at 10 but the train was just backing into the station, and we were at the back of the train when we walked up. We missed it coming in! It got there early! I talked to one of the Union Pacific workers and he said something about how they wanted to make sure to arrive on time and weren't sure how the dispatch would treat them. Had a great day besides that, got lots of nice photos and video, toured museum car, met and got an autograph from Ed Dickens, but didn't really get to see Big Boy in action. So it's nice to see the footage of Big Boy arriving and leaving San Antonio here. Luckily we were able to see Big Boy arrive, and leave, in Luling. I'm standing and recording on the opposite side, so it's nice to see the other perspective in this video. In Luling and there were all kinds of people way too close to the tracks. From where I was standing and recording, the nonstop whistling was a long ways down and the train was leaving my sight. Now I know why Ed was laying on the whistle like that! Must have been even more people way too close further down! Great compilation, thanks!
It is amazing that they restored a massive mechanical piece of engineering. I would love to be in the drivers cab to experience the steam locomotive era.
Great shot of the engine going around the curve with the lead trucks and drivers swinging out from under the boiler. Wonder when UP will test it on a real freight haul.
Just out of sight to the right of the picture, people were still sending their kids out onto the track to put pennies down on the rails. As the train nears down on them... Mega stupid indeed!!!!
Aidan Murray it happened on October 17 in casa grande, Arizona, someone was standing too close to the tracks at a crossing and Ed emergency-stopped the train
I know this is a pretty old thread, and someone else has already given a great answer to your question, but I just though I'd add some things that I heard in a video someone took of talking to Ed in California. He said the diesel is for dynamic braking, essentially to save the brakes on the passenger cars, and the driver brakes on the engine itself. He also said they use it every once and awhile to take up some of the load so that they can extend their fuel and water (water mostly, since it uses more of it). They do have a HEP car, since a freight diesel can't provide HEP. If anybody tells you its for moving the engine in case it breaks down, they are more than likely incorrect. Ed said that if anything goes wrong bad enough to where the engine can't move itself, then they would not just shove it out of the way and risk tearing anything up. Sorry for the long winded reply to a question that had already been answered, but that's the long and short of it.
@@Beechnut985 Oh and also shit for brains, the cylinder cocks are on the cylinder not the steam chest. That's why they are called cylinder cocks. The steam chests are above the cylinders and house the valve gear.
Since you were treating the other person like crap, when all they were trying to do was help, I guess I'll pitch in. You do realize that as temperatures change, things heat up and cool down right. The cylinder packing can shrink a bit from the cold, and it can expand with heat. It hasn't been an issue the whole time, so you can't say they are still having problems with it. It did it worse when it was cold (Ogden trip in May, and Southwest trip Sep-Nov). Some of that can be due to not being able to see it during the hot summer air, but I'm willing to bet that a lot of it has to do with contraction from the cold air, even with it being on the back of the cylinder. Look at the videos showing the 844 from the Ogden trip. The cylinder packing on it leaked worse than the 4014s. It all goes back to the same reason they don't run steam as the primary form of transportation anymore. It takes a lot of maintenance to keep it up, and even when you perform all the necessary maintenance, things still happen. Just a circle of life that happens with a steam locomotive. Be glad its running at all, front piston rod packing leaking or not.
DMRAILROAD759 no, I doubt that they would be recording with a laptop And a little girl in there hands. Also they are not pointing it to the big boy, most of the time
I was fortunate to see 4014 in Luling , Flatonia , Eagle Lake and in Houston.I was so glad you filmed Part 5, especially 4014 going across the Pecos High Bridge.
Thank you for doing a great presentation. I really enjoy your work and I’m looking forward to Part 6.Thanks
Sure glad you posted this series of video’s, I was in Cheyenne the day 4014 run across S Tx. ( not far from my home 20 in New Braunfels) yep we sure thank you ❤️👍
My grandmother and I made the trip from Central Texas to see the Big Boy in San Antonio. We got there at 10 but the train was just backing into the station, and we were at the back of the train when we walked up. We missed it coming in! It got there early! I talked to one of the Union Pacific workers and he said something about how they wanted to make sure to arrive on time and weren't sure how the dispatch would treat them. Had a great day besides that, got lots of nice photos and video, toured museum car, met and got an autograph from Ed Dickens, but didn't really get to see Big Boy in action. So it's nice to see the footage of Big Boy arriving and leaving San Antonio here.
Luckily we were able to see Big Boy arrive, and leave, in Luling. I'm standing and recording on the opposite side, so it's nice to see the other perspective in this video.
In Luling and there were all kinds of people way too close to the tracks. From where I was standing and recording, the nonstop whistling was a long ways down and the train was leaving my sight. Now I know why Ed was laying on the whistle like that! Must have been even more people way too close further down!
Great compilation, thanks!
It is amazing that they restored a massive mechanical piece of engineering. I would love to be in the drivers cab to experience the steam locomotive era.
24:00 The engineer is really working the whistle and motioning the onlookers to get further away from the train.
Awesome video 🚂🚄🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋 American Train liked 👍
8:40 what a hell of a shot!!!!
Great shot of the engine going around the curve with the lead trucks and drivers swinging out from under the boiler. Wonder when UP will test it on a real freight haul.
Good, better, best. Steam - staff - video 💪💪👍👍
Superb! Thanks.
11:07 Whistle sounds great.
Great job....again! Cheers!
Great pix & edit as always. Thanks!
YEAHH IT CAME OUT WOO
Cool..my video made it into your compilation :-) !!
Just got to see it in south Kansas City and it was awesome
It rained and we all got wet!
Are u all going to come to Kentucky with big boy 4014
23:55 Dang Ed was not happy with that crowd lol
Just out of sight to the right of the picture, people were still sending their kids out onto the track to put pennies down on the rails. As the train nears down on them... Mega stupid indeed!!!!
@@billbondie554 especially after what happened with the 844 striking and killing that lady
Aidan Murray you probably know that 4014 almost killed someone too
@@robw3455 no I didn't know that. What happened?
Aidan Murray it happened on October 17 in casa grande, Arizona, someone was standing too close to the tracks at a crossing and Ed emergency-stopped the train
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So i have a question what would happen if the big boy some how was in the path of a really bad storm or a tornado
Ed looks like he’s getting tired of people’s shit I can’t blame him
Big Boy should come the the UK for a UK trip
Would someone please tell me why it is always totally a diesel engine behind it, did they not trust it? I
As I've read, the diesel locomotive is for power and dynamic breaking only.
Sorry - should have said "braking"!
@@joelwells9921 thanks for the info.
I know this is a pretty old thread, and someone else has already given a great answer to your question, but I just though I'd add some things that I heard in a video someone took of talking to Ed in California. He said the diesel is for dynamic braking, essentially to save the brakes on the passenger cars, and the driver brakes on the engine itself. He also said they use it every once and awhile to take up some of the load so that they can extend their fuel and water (water mostly, since it uses more of it). They do have a HEP car, since a freight diesel can't provide HEP. If anybody tells you its for moving the engine in case it breaks down, they are more than likely incorrect. Ed said that if anything goes wrong bad enough to where the engine can't move itself, then they would not just shove it out of the way and risk tearing anything up. Sorry for the long winded reply to a question that had already been answered, but that's the long and short of it.
They are still having problems with the front cylinder packers. What the hell is going on here?
@@Beechnut985 No dip shit, I'm not.
@@Beechnut985 Oh and also shit for brains, the cylinder cocks are on the cylinder not the steam chest. That's why they are called cylinder cocks. The steam chests are above the cylinders and house the valve gear.
Since you were treating the other person like crap, when all they were trying to do was help, I guess I'll pitch in. You do realize that as temperatures change, things heat up and cool down right. The cylinder packing can shrink a bit from the cold, and it can expand with heat. It hasn't been an issue the whole time, so you can't say they are still having problems with it. It did it worse when it was cold (Ogden trip in May, and Southwest trip Sep-Nov). Some of that can be due to not being able to see it during the hot summer air, but I'm willing to bet that a lot of it has to do with contraction from the cold air, even with it being on the back of the cylinder. Look at the videos showing the 844 from the Ogden trip. The cylinder packing on it leaked worse than the 4014s. It all goes back to the same reason they don't run steam as the primary form of transportation anymore. It takes a lot of maintenance to keep it up, and even when you perform all the necessary maintenance, things still happen. Just a circle of life that happens with a steam locomotive. Be glad its running at all, front piston rod packing leaking or not.
22:45 the little girl in red is covering her ears and watching a youtube video.
What shame
Tristin Tristin are you sure there not not recording it?
DMRAILROAD759 no, I doubt that they would be recording with a laptop And a little girl in there hands. Also they are not pointing it to the big boy, most of the time
Tristin Tristin i think that’s an I pad because I also have a case that flips out like that! but good point!
@@Tactikill44 look again at 23:33
Maybe she didn't want to be there.
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