Big Boy 4014 Return to the Mainline

For decades it was only a dream: to see one of Union Pacific’s massive 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” locomotives under steam again. Incredibly, though, #4014 is thundering down the mainline once again!In this jam-packed program, you’ll see the Big Boy’s return to steam, followed by her epic doubleheader with 4-8-4 #844 from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Ogden, Utah and back! If you like steam railroading action, that is “BIG steam railroading action, then you’ll want to watch this today!
Features:

*See Big Boy 4014’s test run, her first time on the mainline in nearly 60 years!.
*See her climbing, Sherman Hill, Peru Hill, and the Wasatch Grade.
*Great action in Weber and Echo Canyons.
*See the Union Pacific’s big celebration in Ogden featuring the 844 and the 4014.
*Attend the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental rail at Golden Spike National Historical Park.
*Thrill the the rare sight of a 4-8-4 and 4-8-8-4 double heading for hundreds of miles on the mainline!.
*Lots of great ACTION as 4014 is broken in from her overhaul and makes some noise!

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
5:36 #4014 Test Run
15:33 #4014 & 844 Cheyenne to Rawlins
22:05 Rawlins to Rock Springs
28:33 Rock Springs to Evanston
45:42 Evanston to Ogden
53:03 Union Pacific Ogden celebration
57:35 150th Golden Spike Celebration Promontory Summit
1:03:27 #4014 & #844 Ogden to Evanston
1:15:40 Evanston to Rock Springs
1:35:50 Rock Springs to Rawlins
1:44:18 Rawlins to Laramie
1:52:15 Laramie to Cheyenne