For the final time this year, the Big Boy No. 4014 will ride the rails on the Union Pacific system, taking it through Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
October 17th, 2019 – Please find my super high resolution gallery of the 4014 in Nevada and Eastern California on-line at the link below. Each image is 16-27 megabytes. Please be patient as they load as a gallery and individually. Feel free to download and print these photos. I only ask that the watermark stay intact.
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Looking far down the canyon through the morning sun and mild heatwaves to catch the historic train ascend a grade it has known as part, since inception.
There are a few times in your life when you have the opportunity to see a “one time event”.
“The Great Race to Ogden” was just that, an event celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Great Race to Promontory with assets you have never seen before in a combination, you will never see again. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Point, Utah – two restored Steam Locomotives of the Union Pacific Railroad and their very talented crews and support staff, made the journey from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Ogden, Utah to be the highlight of the celebration.
The 844 and newly restored 4014 “Big Boy” Steam Locomotives were the centerpieces of this event. Both are meticulously restored and cared for by the dedicated staff of the Union Pacific Steam Shop located in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
One their way home, I was able to catch and capture these beautiful machines beginning at Castle Rock, Utah – following to Rock Springs, Wyoming. I witnessed them pulling the grade in Echo Canyon, Utah and cruising past at speed at Leroy, Wyoming. I was also able to get up close for some very inspiring photos at Evanston, Wyoming.
I will have a full gallery available soon, that will include a few photos that I dare to say are “artwork”. Yes, I was lucky to catch the right light and the right setting to take a few magical photos. I know a few will be framed on my workshop wall. Maybe on your wall too?
I was also able to explore the southwest corner of Wyoming too include very remote sections of the original Lincoln Highway and a few towns that simply speak of deep American history in every inch.
I have a lot of photos to edit and a lot to talk about of this very Epic Trip. For now, I leave you with a 360 degree virtual reality of this awesome train passing by at Leroy, Wyoming. Pan to the right to follow the train as if you were standing near the roadbed. Stop the video at anytime to see the detail of the train, the crew and the railfans.
Future installments will include my introduction to the Historic, Lincoln Highway and a few backcountry towns that caught my eye: Granger, Wyoming – Helper, Utah and Baker, Nevada.
