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Big Boy 4014 alive and in motion this morning!
« on: May 03, 2019, 10:33:22 am »
Long Awaited to say the least:

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Re: Big Boy 4014 alive and in motion this morning!
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2019, 10:36:53 am »
Very cool, I wonder what the average passerby thinks when they see all the steam and smoke coming from something like this
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Re: Big Boy 4014 alive and in motion this morning!
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2019, 02:46:21 pm »
Amazing project, love it !

...and yes Nick, guess itīll raise an eyebrow...or two  ;D
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Re: Big Boy 4014 alive and in motion this morning!
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2019, 04:03:14 pm »


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Re: Big Boy 4014 alive and in motion this morning!
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2019, 04:59:09 pm »
That's a great video - guess we can look forward to a lot more drone shots in the future. Just noticed that Big Boy was added to the smokebox door like the original - harks back to the first of the class. Good stuff - thanks for posting it!
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Re: Big Boy 4014 alive and in motion this morning!
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2019, 05:47:56 pm »
a great video, she had a steam horn just like I knew she would...I'll bet the Titanic's wasn't any throatier.
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Re: Big Boy 4014 alive and in motion this morning!
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2019, 06:13:01 pm »
Saw this elsewhere today. Great engine!
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Re: Big Boy 4014 alive and in motion this morning!
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2019, 07:49:15 pm »
Thanks!
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Re: Big Boy 4014 alive and in motion this morning!
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2019, 10:26:28 pm »
That there is some fine American Steel...what a beast.

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Re: Big Boy 4014 alive and in motion this morning!
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2019, 05:38:35 am »

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Great video - I'm really enjoying the whole 4014 experience.
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Enjoying it also, feels like watching history happen. Union Pacific website lists Laramie arrival time as 1230PM MT.

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Bump - should be soon.
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Great stuff.......


I recall not that long ago when they towed it out of California on it's way to the UP rail yard in Cheyenne.


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There aren't too many pieces of machinery more impressive than that. Nice to see it in action!
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