There were 146 cars in this train, just three cars more than the intermodal train hauled by 3985 in 1990. If you include 4014's own train (minus the water tenders and 4015), that means 4014 moved a total of 153 cars. What a historical moment this was! Hopefully 4014 gets a chance to haul an even longer train in the future.
It's obvious that this train is too long and under-powered. One of only two locos dies from poor maintenance and the whole train stalls. It was sheer luck that steam locomotive 4014 was returning on that track and volunteered to push this messy mistake over the hill.
Do you think BNSF4264 got razzed by the other diesels back in the yard? "BAHHH, you got bailed out and had to be pushed by an old STEAMER!!" 😂 "I don't wanna hear it!" 😠
Never underestimate the power of a Big Boy locomotive! They seriously shouldn't have retired such a wonderful machine but I'm glad to see it back once again living strong!
When 4264 got back to the yard, he was most furious. There, telling stories to the diesels. Was 4014. “And he had Bailed out on his train! So I had to come help them all the way up! 153 rail cars isn’t that difficult”. The engines in the yard we’re having themselves a wonderful time. Except 4246. He was most annoyed, “ I come all the way back here, just to find you morons with an uninvited guest!? And I thought I’ve been embarrassed enough today!” 4246 then rushed into his shed, but not before a loud cough and spluttering noise was heard by all the engines.
If I had a nickel for every time a Union Pacific heritage steamer had to bail out a stalled diesel train, I'd have two nickels... which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
The train stalled? Soooo, the engines basically did the the train equivalent of flopping on the floor and throwing a toddler tantrum, refusing to move! Then 4014, their great, great, great grand dad had to come give em a nice kick in the ass and force them to move.
Even if most of those were empties, it seemed a rather raggedy assortment of empties, that length of train would never have just 2 engines where I live (CN and CP territory). They always seem to run 3 or 4, 2 or 3 on the head, one in the middle, and sometimes one farther back, I saw a cut of 3 rusty gondolas, looked like a scrapyard run, whizzing by on the mainline today with 2 engines on it. Hauling nephelene syenite from the mine just east of here I think they run 4 or 5 engines on a short little train 20-30 hopper cars.
0:55 That engine must of started while on the move because I thought I could hear it when it went through Fremont Of course I could be crazy. Sounds like it was trying to start. That beep is the engine auto start. It usually beeps when it is starting or trying to it must of succeeded because the engine did sound and look like it was running through Fremont
Though I wouldn't see 4014, but Now I know what type of Diesels that pulled the train that 4014 pushed. Now 4014 is good at being a banker/back engine. Just like Edward (one of my two favorite Thomas characters).
I see the comments below, they stopped to cut away the UP 4014, so likely the BNSF unit shut down in auto-start mode. There are other videos on facebook and youtube of this train and both engines are powering.
My guess is the only reason why 4014 got to do this is because they had a betting pool in the big office if 4014 could do this or not! Someone lost money. 🤣🤣🤣
They did use diesel 4015 once or twice when first starting as Bigboy was slipping the front engine. However, it is for a VERY short time. Like 30 seconds to a minute or two max. In some other videos you can hear it throttle up, and then shortly after throttle back down.
@@fryloc359 it is also there for dynamic braking as well. When they were just starting to push the freight train when the front engine kept slipping you can hear it throttle up to work briefly then when the front engine stopped slipping on 4014 it throttles back down. Ed has even said before that 4015 is there for if they need it in an emergency, for dynamic braking, and for PTC as the controller in 4014 uses 4015's and piggybacks off of it. There are normally 1-2 generator cars in the consist as well. Depending on the video you can see and hear them as they go by.
@@davidyoung8457 how does the cargo not fall off the sides, especially on a canted curve? I've never seen a centre beam car (as I've discovered they're called) this side of the Atlantic, either in Britain or Europe.
UP owes BNSF a new turbo one of their engines is dead and overheated so this whole consist will have to head to the North Platte Diesel Shop and the turbo will have to be replaced and they will have to repower the train once the cars have been humped.
The BNSF locomotive was dead which is why the train stalled.
Didn't seem dead going through Fremont
Could have been hearing the AC44 though
@@railfanmaximstill7279 I didn’t see any exhaust or hear it.
Wow...
reminds me of duck's quote
"You diesels cry for a fitter, we bring the train home even on one cylinder"
@@octopus1066in Australia earlier this year, a steam engine threw a rod. They shut down the left cylinder and as you say. “Continued on!”
There were 146 cars in this train, just three cars more than the intermodal train hauled by 3985 in 1990. If you include 4014's own train (minus the water tenders and 4015), that means 4014 moved a total of 153 cars. What a historical moment this was! Hopefully 4014 gets a chance to haul an even longer train in the future.
Wow... that is insane tonnage! :D
She is rated at 9000 tons from Cheyenne to North Platte, 6000 tons heading back to Cheyenne. Just sayin...
@@davidwhiting1761 Of course :P
I wish they would just pull a loaded manifest train with it. Watched 3985 pulling 115 cars at 70mph parallel to I40 with assistance.
@@jjseibert Err... when was that?
Someone should have painted on the back of that last car "BigBoy was here"!! LOL!!
Meanwhile 4014 gets back to Cheyenne and tells 844 "I totally pulled a 'you' on my way home, brah! I shoved a train over a hill!"
Genius. XD
844 : glorified tin cans...they can never get the job done.
+1 for showing the full train that was shoved.
-2 for the Big Boy not appearing.
It's obvious that this train is too long and under-powered. One of only two locos dies from poor maintenance and the whole train stalls. It was sheer luck that steam locomotive 4014 was returning on that track and volunteered to push this messy mistake over the hill.
And get the chance to flex what they used to do while at it. ;)
That train looked like it had almost every kind of freight car, very cool.
Yeah no kidding all that was missing were some intermodels and high'n'wides
Nice to see the whole train documented.
Do you think BNSF4264 got razzed by the other diesels back in the yard?
"BAHHH, you got bailed out and had to be pushed by an old STEAMER!!" 😂
"I don't wanna hear it!" 😠
😂😂😂😂
"You're just jealous you didn't get to run with the Big Boy."
Diesels can be such stackholes. Steamers were always so kind; they'd whistle all day and everyone loved it.
@@DeviltoGeorgia34 OMG 😂
Thanks for catching this, it gives the 4014 shoving video greater context.
Thank you for showing this. This proves the power of steam and the power of "Big Boy"!
Never underestimate the power of a Big Boy locomotive! They seriously shouldn't have retired such a wonderful machine but I'm glad to see it back once again living strong!
When 4264 got back to the yard, he was most furious.
There, telling stories to the diesels. Was 4014. “And he had Bailed out on his train! So I had to come help them all the way up! 153 rail cars isn’t that difficult”. The engines in the yard we’re having themselves a wonderful time. Except 4246.
He was most annoyed, “ I come all the way back here, just to find you morons with an uninvited guest!? And I thought I’ve been embarrassed enough today!” 4246 then rushed into his shed, but not before a loud cough and spluttering noise was heard by all the engines.
Just remember: Steam may be old, but it's FAR from weak~
I dont think this was staged- they wouldn’t risk an asset like 4014 if it wasnt nessesary.
If I had a nickel for every time a Union Pacific heritage steamer had to bail out a stalled diesel train, I'd have two nickels... which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Gee, I WAS expecting to see 4014 pushing.
A consist of that size with only two locomotives? Seriously, they couldn't have spared even one slug? 😂
UP way
so does 4014 get a Pay check for the assist. A tow truck always gets paid pulling me out of a aditch.
Anyone else think that this was done all for PR 😂 Show the world 4014 is still top dog on the rails
The train stalled? Soooo, the engines basically did the the train equivalent of flopping on the floor and throwing a toddler tantrum, refusing to move! Then 4014, their great, great, great grand dad had to come give em a nice kick in the ass and force them to move.
?
Yup! Pretty much!
The last car so lucky; big boy shoved it
Even if most of those were empties, it seemed a rather raggedy assortment of empties, that length of train would never have just 2 engines where I live (CN and CP territory). They always seem to run 3 or 4, 2 or 3 on the head, one in the middle, and sometimes one farther back, I saw a cut of 3 rusty gondolas, looked like a scrapyard run, whizzing by on the mainline today with 2 engines on it. Hauling nephelene syenite from the mine just east of here I think they run 4 or 5 engines on a short little train 20-30 hopper cars.
its called companies being stupid that is the reason the bnsf train stalled it was to much for it
@@Enterprise6126 An engine broke, might have started later.
0:55 That engine must of started while on the move because I thought I could hear it when it went through Fremont
Of course I could be crazy.
Sounds like it was trying to start.
That beep is the engine auto start. It usually beeps when it is starting or trying to it must of succeeded because the engine did sound and look like it was running through Fremont
It looks like neither of the lead locos where even working! No smoke or heavy throttle.
Theres a couple videos of someone paci g 4014 at around 40mph man does the big boy look awesome with its pistons pumping like that
Just like when Edward helped Gordon up the hill, multiple times!
Though I wouldn't see 4014, but Now I know what type of Diesels that pulled the train that 4014 pushed. Now 4014 is good at being a banker/back engine. Just like Edward (one of my two favorite Thomas characters).
Big Boy 4014 BUT A Fright Train
I see the comments below, they stopped to cut away the UP 4014, so likely the BNSF unit shut down in auto-start mode. There are other videos on facebook and youtube of this train and both engines are powering.
My guess is the only reason why 4014 got to do this is because they had a betting pool in the big office if 4014 could do this or not! Someone lost money. 🤣🤣🤣
Wow new respect for teh Big Boy.
Great video and catch
Big boy 4014 pushing freight
Big boy: This is too eazy.
Wondering if the diesel behind 4014 was assisting also? Big Boy has plenty of power to push the whole thing!
It wasn't it was just idling for power/electricity to 4014's cars and using its brakes to help stop
They did use diesel 4015 once or twice when first starting as Bigboy was slipping the front engine. However, it is for a VERY short time. Like 30 seconds to a minute or two max. In some other videos you can hear it throttle up, and then shortly after throttle back down.
4015 is there to provide power to the coaches and communications to dispatch. I think 4014 has been refitted with comms anyway.
@@fryloc359 it is also there for dynamic braking as well. When they were just starting to push the freight train when the front engine kept slipping you can hear it throttle up to work briefly then when the front engine stopped slipping on 4014 it throttles back down. Ed has even said before that 4015 is there for if they need it in an emergency, for dynamic braking, and for PTC as the controller in 4014 uses 4015's and piggybacks off of it. There are normally 1-2 generator cars in the consist as well. Depending on the video you can see and hear them as they go by.
HEP is provided by a generator car in the consist, 4015 isn't set up for that.
I wouldn't care if the UP staged it. Still pretty awesome!
Now see freight trains like this I wanna see 4014 pull let it do wat it was built to do
That’s a lot of Freight Cars 2 Diesel Locomotives Pulled
When are you amateur railfans going to learn to keep the camera pointed upstream? We want to see what’s coming, not what’s past.
Am I missing something here? Where's Big Boy?
They had just cut it off
At what time in the video does 4014 pass the camera?
THE LEAD LOCOMOTIVE WAS NOT MAKING HORSE POWER ALTHOUGH WAS RUNNING !!
LOL , WITH THE EMPTY LUMBER RACKS NO CURVED TRACKS!!
of course i died... it's GE junk !
GarbagE!!!!
UP does like to burn fuel or take locomotives out of storage. Hard on bonuses.
Nice train
Where was 4014?
They had just stopped to cut it off the train.
What are those empty cars with the vertical dividers down the middle?
Lumber
@@davidyoung8457 how does the cargo not fall off the sides, especially on a canted curve? I've never seen a centre beam car (as I've discovered they're called) this side of the Atlantic, either in Britain or Europe.
They strap the cargo down so it doesn't fall off.
Wot, no 4014?
UP owes BNSF a new turbo one of their engines is dead and overheated so this whole consist will have to head to the North Platte Diesel Shop and the turbo will have to be replaced and they will have to repower the train once the cars have been humped.
Well. It seemed to be working fine through Fremont maybe at a lower RPM because it did seem it was running when it went through Fremont
no steam locamotive this is only click bait.
How is it clickbait? I said that it’s the train that 4014 pushed.
Don't title a video with lies!
Where did I lie in the title?
Nonsense! This was all hype.
Where do you get off making such an absurd assumption?
The joy's of PSR