Pacing Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 Steam Train Highball Gering, Nebraska (6/8/23)

What an amazing piece of craftsmanship I seen one of them in 1993 in Cheyenne Wyoming it was one of the coolest things I've seen in my entire lifetime

Hey how fast is he going

this was and still is a mechanical marvel but think no electronics of any kind no comp not even an electric drill .this was built with what mexicans call gonus the burning desire .the driving force to build it was they wanted to

What a beautiful machine.

Why all the smoke? I know it really brings back the way BB used to run on coal. But this is an oil burning conversion. Lean it out, raise the temperature and pressure and hammer down!

Notice the slight slippage? Drive wheels I expect to be same size but one set going slightly out of phase to other. Any thoughts?

Awesome.

Perfect sound. Thanks for the video.

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What a monster of a locomotive. But, she's beautiful monster. Great videography.

wonderful!

fantastic

GET THAT DIESEL ELECTRIC off the there. Do you idiots really think that 4014 can't do it alone? That old girl will drag your diesel electric ass BACKWARDS from coast to coast.

My dad said tbese things could do 90 mph without a sweat, and if the accelerated it to fast it woulf spin the wheels , not good for it though

It's alive I tell ya... Alive....

No sabia que todavía funcionan ésas maquinas

Esta bueno me gusta

I'm gonna huff and puff and tow your heavy train away at high speed

Does anybody know if the front and rear of piston/wheel sets are "geared" the same? it seemed like the front pistons had a slightly faster stroke than the rears. Since the wheel diameters are the same, it would have to be a different offset for the main drive rods (not sure the correct term).

What did Big Boy get up to, mph wise?

Speed?

Real engineering. Done by men.

Picture perfect setting. Mesmerising to watch the MW being harnessed to the driving wheels via those enormous conrods

Very well recorded video. You not only kept perfect pace with the train and kept it in view at all times, and not only did not have a shaky camera... But you have it output in 4k (Maybe you downsampled from something higher, it's just extremely stable), and you filmed at a high shutter speed because I'm not seeing a lot of motion blur. The high frame rates almost make it seem like a video game, I'm too used to low quality video having too much motion blur.

Beautiful! As an old mechanic this gives me goosebumps!

I never thought this would happen.......

CG video😕

I saw this BB when it was taken from the Pomona fairgrounds in ca and spent a week on display at the San Bernardino train yard before going to Cheyenne to be restored. It’s massive

What a beautiful take.The hero of them all. Thanks to every person,for there dedication,year after year,day after day, to save,what is more than history.!!

I was lucky enough to be standing by the tracks when 4014 stopped in Illinois to take on water and get some photos. It looks big in videos but it can't do justice to just how massive this locomotive is in person. Miracle from the age when men built giants.

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That looks faster than 40mph

Big shout out to the driver and camera and the straight roads did not notice any bumps or pot holes if this had been in England you would need a motocross rider

To sit down with pen and paper and this is the end product unbelievable 🇬🇧👌

Amazing 👏 🇬🇧👌

とても60年前に引退したものには見えないですね4884の軸配置、これだけなければ山越えはで来なかっのでしょうか。

Effin' Gnarley!!

Этот паровоз может самостоятельно без какой нибудь помощи сам тянуть маленький грузовой или пассажирский состав?

Rollin coal

Size matters!

Pure American muscle. Its crazy to think how powerful big boys are, they were hauling freight on their own at the same length todays trains are.

This is real Train, everything is manually, big beauty. Build for no electronics. And it comes from hundred years ago...amazing

Take that tesla

So powerfull and so quiet compare to today's diesel engine train. Love it, nice video

I marvel at the people who can drive by at highway speed in the opposite direction without the slightest bit of curiosity.

What a beauty!

sexyyyyyyy !!!!!!!!!!! awesome !!! beautiful!!!!

One of the best train run videos ever! Perfect pacing of the engine throughout.

look at the size of this boyo
absolute unit