Big Boy No. 4014 at speed

Big Boy No. 4014 flys through Ankeny Iowa at speed

[andrewpetik]

That hauntingly beautiful whistle.
Bittersweet....
My father LOVED trains and he passed that love, in a smaller degree, to me.
R. I. P. Dad and Mom
😳😢😊

[gtc]

What a beautiful train...UP really knows how to show it off.

[michaelramsey]

"But whatever locomotive progress shall put at the head of tomorrow's train, the rumble and roar of Big Boy will seem still to echo from the high country of southern Wyoming."

- "Last of the Giants", 1960

[MOHAWKLA]

4014 is a like a Godzilla. A loud roaring beast on rails

[michaelmurray]

He certainly knows how to make an entrance does he.

[EvaArias-vkzv]

My family has recorded 300 years of service working for the UPRR dating from 1910 at Cheyenne Wyoming working as stokers, engine cleaner, my father ran the turn table in the 50, s, my father also appears in the video, last of the of the steam giants, he is pictured filling the big boy with water, my aunts worked cleaning the passenger cars during the war, at present my son works as an engineer in Texas and New Mexico . my wife and I travel to wherever big boy stops during its tours.

[tuberholic]

What a beastie boy. Love to see/hear him at full chug.

[Bruno.Trains]

This train adventure is mighty adorable. Thank you for sharing, gretting from France

[maryclendenen]

I don't why...I've never been a big train fan.... but this magnificent beast has my heart.

[lioneldeshayes]

He pulls well the "Big Boy", we feel the roaring power 💪😊👍

[wharris]

That is not 80mph as the other comments suggest, nowhere near it, but it still is fast. Nice

[IITSKN]

Living next to the train tracks sucks except for the times I get to see this bad boy drive by my house! I live in the desert and I can hear that whistle for miles away and I know big boys coming!

[jerryhorn]

" Old School" hooked up an As a kid in the late 50's My granddad was a retired conductor from the Galeton Pa. area. turn table and round house were still there. Got to climb on a few, at toss some coal into the firebox. I could not even touch the top of those big wheels from the ground!

[thomasavensjr.]

What a fantastic sight it is to see such a large "articulated" steam locomotive operating at high speed, they used to pull heavy freight trains which restricted them to lower speeds. Great to see the UP 4014 back in service in the 21st century.

[Baschemon]

Man that's gotta be some experience to see that happen in person! I certainly wanna see one in action in person as part of my bucket list!

[jorgetapia]

The father with the baby in his arms will share a memory of seeing that magnificent beast go by at full speed blowing its hauntingly beautiful whistle.

[coptotermes]

What a wonderful, noisy, polluting, intimidating, awe-inspiring piece of history still running!
Love to be able to experience this in person!

[ZippyThePinhead]

I've only seen one Big Boy before in a transportation museum, and that was back when I was a child. Got to climb up in the cab and look around, what an awesome experience. I would love to experience what these folks did, even better take a ride being pulled by one.

[stagglers]

So menacing yet graceful at the same time

[jandoerlidoe]

So this woman is wise enough to step back when the train passes by....