Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 Great Race Across the Midwest | 4-8-8-4 Steam Locomotive | 4K

The UP Big Boy #4014 in seen in various locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Northbound on the BNSF Hinckley Sub on July 19th, 2019
Eastbound on the UP Altoona Sub on July 23rd, 2019

00:00 Cedar, MN
00:38 Grasston, MN
01:16 Kettle River, MN
02:26 Nemadji River Bridge, Boylston, MN
04:01 Grassy Draw Bridge, St. Louis River
05:28 St. Paul, MN
06:05 Eau Claire River Bridge, Altoona, WI

Union Pacific 4014, also known as the "Big Boy", is a steam locomotive owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad. It is a four-cylinder simple articulated 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type built in 1941 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York. No. 4014 is the only operating Big Boy of the eight that remain in existence.

The locomotive operated in revenue service until 1959. It was donated to the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society in late 1961 and thereafter displayed in Fairplex at the RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona, California. In 2013, Union Pacific re-acquired the locomotive and launched a restoration project at their Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 2019, No. 4014 was operated for the first time after sitting dormant for almost six decades. Part of Union Pacific's heritage fleet, it now operates in excursion service, in addition to hauling revenue freight during ferry moves.

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