The 4014 is blue flagged and can’t be moved because employees are working on, under, or around the train. The clipped objects hanging from the sign are the employees ID tags that are using the blue flag protection. As they finish their work they will remove their tags. Only then can the person or craft that placed the blue flag can remove it. Which would probably be the last employee to remove their tag.
@@JawTooth it's very similar to OSHA lock out tag out system. Also mining companies use a medalian system so they know which miners are in which shaft. Each employee would have their own medalian or tag that only that employee could move.
Carl Ferrigno Oh no, It takes a lot more than just money. Peoples knowledge, lots and lots of knowledge, their time, their blood, their sweat, and their tears. It also takes a lot of dedication, lots and lots, of it too.
@@JawTooth that's the lock out tag out protocol, used to protect the workers. That prevents a start up or movement while someone is still working in a dangerous position.
I just gave a thumbs up and subscribed. I live in St. Louis and am a bit of a rail fan in that in 5 weekend to weekend trips I rode all the AMTRAK rail routes west of STL (connections at times in Chicago and K.C.) and Canadian VIA rail between Vancouver and Jasper between 2001 and 2013. Years ago I saw the same Big Boy Union Pacific business car train pass through STL. The locomtive looks the same but cannot be certain if it is the same I saw. I last saw Union Staion in January, 2019 not long after the Giant ferris wheel and Aquarium were completed there. You may have missed looking inside the STL Union Station hotel to see its amazing architecture inside and out. You can just walk inside the hotel and see it. Any rail fan should see the STL Union Station. The Kirkwood, Missouri train station in the county is a great example of a fine looking small town train station. When it was built there was little between STL and Kirkwood as shown on pictures inside the train station if they are still hanging there. A big highlight of when I saw this train pass through fast was the loud thunderous noise as it approached and moved past where I was standing in Kirkwood. I enjoyed seeing the Missouri River Runner with the new AMTRAK engine as I think all mine were on the Genesis model that preceded it and may have even had one run partially with the engine that preceded it on AMTRAK as well. Thanks for showing. I completely understand why the heat and humidity were getting to you on a hot STL summer day.
Thanks for subscribing and commenting on my video! I have all kinds of videos for you and a playlist for steam trains. Riding Amtrak on all of those routes must have been awesome! Thanks for the info also@!
@@JawTooth I thought you might so am looking forward to seeing them. It was an awesome way to see the West and got me in to buying history books of the rail companies that used those routes prior to AMTRAK days like Great Northern, Santa Fe, Southern and Western and Missouri Pacific, Rio Grande, ETC. I remember getting the idea from watching a PBS station series on Great Railway journeys of the World. My wife went once but was too much of a long haul for her. They were a great adventure for me and seeing the West was a highlight. My last time seeing Union Station in person was January , 2020 and not 2019 as I stated. I recommend any rail fan visting STL stay at the hotel there. As you saw visting here today Kirkwood is just part of St. Louis county surrounding he city and the county is where I live not far from Kirkwood. Good talking to you. The Union Pacific train you saw is impressive. I only remember otherwise riding the New York Central as a kid in the 1950s to visit family in Ohio and I was a small kid at the time. I have also enjoyed riding rail in Europe with their high speed rail even more recently with a daughter who loves to travel but that is a whole other story. COVID changed much for my wife and me so just staying close by STL for now.
@@JawTooth back in the late 60's my model train club sponsored a fan trip with UP 8444 in idaho.i got to ride at the end of one of the cars to help people on and off. I was about 20 years old. The good old days.
Still amazed they got that running again! I have a picture of me when i was 6 standing in front of 4017 in Green Bay Wis. at the National Railroad Museum, 1969. 😊
Thanks for taking and posting all of your videos. Your channel is awesome! I am a lifelong railroad fan who grew up chasing trains at an early age with my father in the 70's and early 80's around Western Pennsylvania. My wife and I also made the trip out to St. Louis to see 4014. What an experience seeing this beast in person! I told her before we left home that "I know Jaw Tooth will be there too." We looked for you. We booked a room at the Union Station hotel for Saturday and Sunday nights so that we could be a short walk from the yard. Saw it come in Saturday night, did the viewing on Sunday and went over Monday morning to watch him leave. Hope to visit all 7 of the sitting BB's around the country.
I knew you were gonna figure out how to get past that fence. That's just a big hunk of iron. Think about the man hours back then it took to build that sucker. That was a good size yard. Some great shots as always. Thanks for your hard work. Take care.
You got that right! Someone had to design Big Boy and teams of people were needed to construct her. It took millions of dollars for Union Pacific to put her back into service. Americas railroad and steam engine!
Wow, the Big Boy sure draws a crowd. Truly a marvel of engineering. The Ferris wheel looks a lot like the London Eye. Appears to be the same size. Nice getting to see one of the new Siemens Chargers. And I always love seeing Chessie ❤️
Man could you imagine how hot that cab would be. Plus how humid with that steam. I'm a big boy. I would melt. Wonder how how and where they was getting all the water for those tender cars. Thousands of gallons.
This is my hometown JT. In the initial shots of 4014, where she is parked is one of the old leads into the old St. Louis Union Station trainshed. The abandoned building in front is the old tower and the newer, building to the right of 4014 is the old powerhouse, now rebuilt and useful office space. The train station in Kirkwood was built in 1893 and is the old Missouri Pacific station, now owned by the city of Kirkwood but still used as the Amtrak station. The original station on the site was built in 1853 for the Pacific Railroad. As usual, a great video. Thanks.
Awesome footage of the BigBoy Jawtooth! I'd love to see it someday! But thankfully you got out there and brought it to us! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Love the massive old steam locomotives. The whistle on that one was great. Thanks for traveling to these places so we can see these awesome trains 🚂! Always like the Chessie time at the end of the videos.
Always look forward to your videos. Sure wish I could see Big Boy in person. Maybe they will head west next time they take a tour. Never have ridden Amtrak but did ride an old passenger train a few times as a small kid. Good memories!
Was curious and foind out that Big Boy and its tender weigh an incredible 1.2 million pounds - wow! Such a cool piece of history - and it works like anything :)
Had A a chance to see big boy when I was living in Webster Groves, a suburb of Saint Louis. it was amazing seeing this “steamy” coming down the tracks.
Awesome video jaw tooth st.louis Missouri big boy stream locomotive lots of people back in the days 40s and 50s old school keep it coming friend bless you keep you travel mercies back to Ohio
Jawtooth I just had surgery and I’m home recovering. The timing of this post is perfect! Best cure in the world! I love your overhead shots from the bridge of the big boy and the yard! Not just the usual up close shots that everyone else has. It gives a good perspective that captures the locomotives and what’s around them. Did you go up in the Ferris wheel? Please keep the videos coming. They ease my pain.
Glad you like my videos and I hope you are feeling better! I didn't go up in the Ferris wheel. I'm not sure it is was in operation since I didn't see anyone on it.
That’s Missouri Pacific train station. Always great videos good to see them . And that’s the heat and humidity in the St. Louis area Believe me I lived here all of58 years of my life
@@JawTooth Kirkwood is a good place to catch a lot of trains. And the big train yard my dad worked at the other end for 45 years. Got the play with real locomotives.
Another great video of the Big Boy this time in St. Louis, Missouri on static display. I am glad that you figured out a way to get close and personal with the Big Boy. People standing in the hot weather waiting to get into the "Experience the Union Pacific" exhibition car is seems to be normal. In 2019 when the Big Boy was finishing its trip to the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, it took the Chicago & North Western's Adams Subdivision through Wisconsin to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and then down the former Chicago & North Western tracks toward Chicago. It did not enter Chicago but took a route that eventually got it on the Former C&NW now Union Pacific Geneva Subdivision to West Chicago, Illinois. The Big Boy arrived in West Chicago, Illinois the afternoon of 26 July 2019 and was on static dispalay on the 27 and 28 July 2019. I took two of my grandchildren to see the Big Bou on 27 July 2019. That was a hot day too. We had to stand in a long line in the hot sun. Union Pacific did provide cold bottled water to hydrate people. The Big Boy departed West Chicago, Illinois on 30 July 2019 to head back home on the former Chicago & North Western mainline through Illinois and Iowa to Coucil Bluffs, Iowa and on to Omaha, Nebraska and beyond. Nice catch of the Amtrak train and the Big Boy at Kirkwood, Missouri.
I got really hot and didn't bring anything to drink. I got lucky because there was a free water stand right next to Big Boy and I drank one of them pretty fast. I don't know if Union Pacific or the city put the free bottled water there but I am very thankful for that. I would have stayed longer with Big Boy in St Louis but I just got too hot.
FYI The first black tender is fuel oil for the engine, the next two tenders are water cars for the engine. Followed by a diesel electric loco to move the train if the big boy quits and they have to move it into a siding to make repairs. The next several cars are repair cars and the can do most of the repairs that might be needed while on tour. They also hold all the oil and grease to maintain the loco when she is stopped for the whistle stops. I wanted to see her last year when she went through Clinton IA but was unable to make it happen. Great video of her leaving the station. Nobody blocking the camera as you shot it. You can imagine all the hours that went into her to get the engine recertified for operation.
Boy, old boy! That big choo choo is in top form. Beautiful machine! I've ridden on the 1225, but I would love this one as well. Unfortunately we're in southeast Michigan, and the Big Boy isn't coming this way.
You need to head over there and see Big Boy! In 2019 I flew out to Utah to see her on her first run. You need to do it because it is something you will never forget
Great made video, mr Jaw Tooth. The big boy 4014is populair because he is big, strong and have two steamcylinderblock that drive 6 axels. Whe have that not in Europa, hope to see this monster on my vacation in 2023if the pandamic is ended. Greet from Zandvoort the Netherlands.
That was Amtrak's Missouri River Runner. Goes from St. Louis to Kansas City. Big Boy is so awesome! Talk about some raw power. It's a great locomotive. Chessie is such a sweet girl! Great video, Jawtooth! Thanks for all your efforts!
Hello from the UK. You really get to appreciate the size of this monster machine when you get up close like that. Nice video. I like the bit at the end where Big Boy is moving. On that train and all steam specials I have to say "DPU not alright!"
It’s “just n case” These are massive engines, with car loads of spare parts traveling with her, along with crews of repair personnel with them to fix most any malfunction, the diesel will provide power to move Big Boy, her passengers,and train to safety, should they run out of water, (due to a leak) etc. rather than leave passengers stranded between distant cities, or deserts. Each trip of Big BOY is a commitment to History, by Union Pacific, and we all owe them a very big debt of gratitude, and should tell them so, with a nice letter to the home office. WE are ALL BLESSED, that they willingly continue the financial commitment to history. LONG LIVE THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND HER CREWS! AMERICA’S RAILROAD! May it always be so!
@@TheCheffydave I certainly agree with you about the magnificent job that UP did to bring Big Boy back from a mere static display to a fully operating locomotive. Were I ever to visit the USA I would look out for Big Boy to see if I could get to see it in real life. I understand what you say about the role of the diesel, but still would love to see steam engines running without them!
Welcome to my Hometown Brian! Glad you got your way up close to see her! The IP Yard is pretty cool! Not to mention our Historic Kirkwood Station. It's a shame when they took the tracks out of Union Station. That Ferris Wheel is a blast! Especially at night! Kirkwood is the place to see Amtrak and UP freight. I'm glad you took my advise and went there! It's a pretty cool place! Next time you make itvthis way you have to check out the BNSF Lindenwood yard!
Awesome video! I just came home Monday evening after being in the hospital from Thursday afternoon to Monday evening because of a leg infection after falling with my folding shopping and tearing the skin. I'm much better now. Good to be home in my own bed. Have a nice day😊🌈☀️
Wow, I hope that you are totally healed up. That was a long stay in hospital! Rest up and check out my videos that you missed. Lol. Have a nice day and weekend Georgette!
I believe that is known as the Big Boy locomotive. It was the largest steam locomotive ever made and produced in American history. It was last used in 1969. That one is only one of 2 that are still in use today as historical models. The rest are in museums
Ahh, the beautiful unimaginative design concept of power for Amtrack. Dripping with all the skills of an East German design engineer. Love that Chessie Dog! Motivated by food.
I seen this Big Boy when it set in the rail yard for years in Southern California till UP Recover it. UP does have some Challengers also an some other Big Boys on display
Dang you got some fantastic closeup shots of the 4014 Big Boy !! 🚂 Very impressive !! WOW !! 👍 I hadn't seen the new paint scheme of the Amtrak engine either, pretty cool and modern looking !! 👍 👍 🚂 Magnificent Video 🚂 👍
Some one from the car department, usually the one that placed the blue flag originally, has to remove the blue flag also. It should be the person that removed the last ID Tag.
Great video of Big Boy! Been on the London Eye - huge Ferris wheel 🎡 n London by Thames River. Amazing view of all of major historical sites ! We also road the underground subway train into London! And around London Underground. Saw the fast speed train to Paris , France!
Looks nice the BigBoy next to the Charger from Amtrack. This is a generational difference. But I am amazed every time I see how many people come to see BigBoy. Of which the one standing on the trackn not to mention. That was great cinema again, Jaw. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven
Hope you enjoyed St. Louis and Kirkwood, Pacific and Washington. My son and I have tons of videos from these areas. Came out to see the big boy (saw you and chatted for a bit in St. Louis) but missed you in Kirkwood. Keep the videos coming.
You drove six hours there and didn't go see Union Station? It's one of the most beautiful classic passenger stations in the country, now a hotel. A Romanesque Revival masterpiece.
Wow you drove 6 hours to post video of Big Boy? ..🙂👍great work. Much appreciated. 4014 seems to get the same reaction as Flying Scotsman in UK thousands turn out to see it when its coming through. Thanks for sweating on that one..'son'..👍😎
Awesome and amazing catch Brian, you was very close to where i dwell at lol. Where you was parked at, That used to be Union Station track and train Platform. This was Amtrak new station, Union Station stop taking trains back in the late 1970's and Amtrak built a temp trailer station until they finally a new station 25 + years ago. I hope you guys enjoyed The Big Boy.:-)
I live by St. Louis, there is the UP Chester Sub about 15 miles from my house, and I check them regularly. Best thing I saw while down there was an Operation Lifesaver CN&W heritage unit.
The keys are for "lock out / tag out" That means service employees are working on things that can get them hurt or killed, so they have disabled the device or system they are working on to control the energy and keep someone from turning on the thing they are working on. We have to do that at work to keep from getting electrocuted when we are working with equipment connected to live boxes and whatnot. You do the same thing with pneumatic, hydraulic, gravity concerns etc.
The last time I was in St Louis was for the BLE, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, convention. If my memory is correct it was in 2000 the year after I chaired the convention in 1999 in New Orleans. It is the oldest continuously operated Union in America. It is now the BLE&T, The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.
Well thank about it jaw tooth most you,we got a better view of 4014 steam now right beside big engine yes is that perfect you know it 100% that's hot extreme my friend excited to Amtrak Kirkwood fast express
I was in St. Louis for 4014 as well! In the timeframe the first clips were recorded, I was likely over at the transportation museum, in Kirkwood. Stayed in the OYO Hotel, nearby, from the evening of the 28th through the morning of the 30th to see 4014 depart.
I went to st louis over spring break about 2 1/2 years ago and realized an aquarium by Union station would be opening up for the first time later in that year so it definitely should’ve opened by then and I don’t remember seeing a Ferris wheel but I might have to check it out sometime. To me it’s kind of like the one at navy pier in Chicago.
That's cool you visited STL! I was there the day before, for the big boy as well. That blue RPCX switcher does run, just very randomly to move the passenger cars around in the station. It's normally not all taped off, they must've not wanted the Big Boy crowd there that day. The passenger cars get used about 1 month out of the year for the Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA)'s Polar Express.
@@JawTooth Spent a week there in a private RR car while the owner's sister was attending a medical seminar. Still didn't have enough time to see everything inside or at the RR Museum. Back when the Amtrak station was an Amshack.
Thanks for the info! Someone also said in the comments that they can't move her unless all of the keys are accounted for. Do you know anything else about the keys?
@@JawTooth RR Blue flags are basically OSHA lock out tag out system. Also similar to the medialan system mining companies use. Where each employee would put a medialan on the mine shaft they're working in and only the employee could remove it once they are out.
J T, you should of been there when UP brought the Challenger in and almost the same spot. It was in January and the Railroad Passenger car Alliance (RPCA) was holding their convention there, so the station tracks were full of private cars. The private cars are gathering at Albany, New York this week for a convention in Burlington, Vermont.
Wish I had more time and money when II worked in STL in the early 80s there was just so much neat RR activity. Loved the down on view when on display. There's a lot more up on top than one thinks. Also don't let 4014 go any further on that track or every wheel will be on.the ground
What A Train! What a trip Jaw Tooth experienced. Excellent Video. Speaking of Train Heat, I wonder if there are engines that the crew could fry hamburgers or the like on. We've heard about frying eggs on hot rocks, cooking chicken in foil under a car's hood, or a beer can up a, uh, never mind, so why not cook on a train engine!? (although it would be simpler to just cook on the firebox's hot coals like we do with potatoes in a camp fire :-)
HAH i had just watched a video from FSC Railroad and BAM…..here he is in your video! Too funny but as soon as this started im like, i wonder if i will see him in here and i did! 5:51 on the left in the tan shirt with black headband.
The 4014 is blue flagged and can’t be moved because employees are working on, under, or around the train. The clipped objects hanging from the sign are the employees ID tags that are using the blue flag protection. As they finish their work they will remove their tags. Only then can the person or craft that placed the blue flag can remove it. Which would probably be the last employee to remove their tag.
Oh okay, cool, that is good info! Its starting to make sense. Thanks Bill!
@@JawTooth it's very similar to OSHA lock out tag out system. Also mining companies use a medalian system so they know which miners are in which shaft. Each employee would have their own medalian or tag that only that employee could move.
Carl Ferrigno Oh no, It takes a lot more than just money. Peoples knowledge, lots and lots of knowledge, their time, their blood, their sweat, and their tears. It also takes a lot of dedication, lots and lots, of it too.
@@JawTooth that's the lock out tag out protocol, used to protect the workers. That prevents a start up or movement while someone is still working in a dangerous position.
Wow, had no idea lockout/tagout procedures are used on railroad rolling stock. Thanks!
Happy Saturday 😀
You too!
I just gave a thumbs up and subscribed. I live in St. Louis and am a bit of a rail fan in that in 5 weekend to weekend trips I rode all the AMTRAK rail routes west of STL (connections at times in Chicago and K.C.) and Canadian VIA rail between Vancouver and Jasper between 2001 and 2013. Years ago I saw the same Big Boy Union Pacific business car train pass through STL. The locomtive looks the same but cannot be certain if it is the same I saw. I last saw Union Staion in January, 2019 not long after the Giant ferris wheel and Aquarium were completed there. You may have missed looking inside the STL Union Station hotel to see its amazing architecture inside and out. You can just walk inside the hotel and see it. Any rail fan should see the STL Union Station. The Kirkwood, Missouri train station in the county is a great example of a fine looking small town train station. When it was built there was little between STL and Kirkwood as shown on pictures inside the train station if they are still hanging there. A big highlight of when I saw this train pass through fast was the loud thunderous noise as it approached and moved past where I was standing in Kirkwood. I enjoyed seeing the Missouri River Runner with the new AMTRAK engine as I think all mine were on the Genesis model that preceded it and may have even had one run partially with the engine that preceded it on AMTRAK as well. Thanks for showing. I completely understand why the heat and humidity were getting to you on a hot STL summer day.
Thanks for subscribing and commenting on my video! I have all kinds of videos for you and a playlist for steam trains. Riding Amtrak on all of those routes must have been awesome! Thanks for the info also@!
@@JawTooth I thought you might so am looking forward to seeing them. It was an awesome way to see the West and got me in to buying history books of the rail companies that used those routes prior to AMTRAK days like Great Northern, Santa Fe, Southern and Western and Missouri Pacific, Rio Grande, ETC. I remember getting the idea from watching a PBS station series on Great Railway journeys of the World. My wife went once but was too much of a long haul for her. They were a great adventure for me and seeing the West was a highlight. My last time seeing Union Station in person was January , 2020 and not 2019 as I stated. I recommend any rail fan visting STL stay at the hotel there. As you saw visting here today Kirkwood is just part of St. Louis county surrounding he city and the county is where I live not far from Kirkwood. Good talking to you. The Union Pacific train you saw is impressive. I only remember otherwise riding the New York Central as a kid in the 1950s to visit family in Ohio and I was a small kid at the time. I have also enjoyed riding rail in Europe with their high speed rail even more recently with a daughter who loves to travel but that is a whole other story. COVID changed much for my wife and me so just staying close by STL for now.
That big boy whistle is awesome.
I agree. It sounds great when you hear it approaching and getting closer
@@JawTooth back in the late 60's my model train club sponsored a fan trip with UP 8444 in idaho.i got to ride at the end of one of the cars to help people on and off. I was about 20 years old. The good old days.
Still amazed they got that running again! I have a picture of me when i was 6 standing in front of 4017 in Green Bay Wis. at the National Railroad Museum, 1969. 😊
Very cool!
UP put a lot of money into it. They take pride in there steam program and even use them to pull freight sometimes
Good morning Jaw Tooth, it's a pleasure seeing you today 😊
Good morning! Good to have you here!
How incredible the wheels of the 4014 and the accompanying SD70M look ... The horn of the charger CS-44 sounds powerful ...
That's one big 🚂 Son ... Thx for sharing ...👍👍👍
Thanks for watching!
You're right in my old neighborhood, I skateboarded over that bridge 1000s of times.
Keep up the good work, son
I just knew you’d find a way to get us closer to the engine, you ROCK JT!!
Thanks for taking and posting all of your videos. Your channel is awesome! I am a lifelong railroad fan who grew up chasing trains at an early age with my father in the 70's and early 80's around Western Pennsylvania. My wife and I also made the trip out to St. Louis to see 4014. What an experience seeing this beast in person! I told her before we left home that "I know Jaw Tooth will be there too." We looked for you. We booked a room at the Union Station hotel for Saturday and Sunday nights so that we could be a short walk from the yard. Saw it come in Saturday night, did the viewing on Sunday and went over Monday morning to watch him leave. Hope to visit all 7 of the sitting BB's around the country.
That would be cool to see all 7 of them. You could make a photo album showing all of them. I hope they run her next year also
She is beautiful!! Jaw Tooth, you are so lucky!, I would love to be there!!
It was awesome to see! I recommend it
I knew you were gonna figure out how to get past that fence.
That's just a big hunk of iron. Think about the man hours back then it took to build that sucker.
That was a good size yard.
Some great shots as always.
Thanks for your hard work. Take care.
You got that right! Someone had to design Big Boy and teams of people were needed to construct her. It took millions of dollars for Union Pacific to put her back into service. Americas railroad and steam engine!
Wow, the Big Boy sure draws a crowd. Truly a marvel of engineering. The Ferris wheel looks a lot like the London Eye. Appears to be the same size. Nice getting to see one of the new Siemens Chargers. And I always love seeing Chessie ❤️
Man could you imagine how hot that cab would be. Plus how humid with that steam. I'm a big boy. I would melt. Wonder how how and where they was getting all the water for those tender cars. Thousands of gallons.
This is my hometown JT. In the initial shots of 4014, where she is parked is one of the old leads into the old St. Louis Union Station trainshed. The abandoned building in front is the old tower and the newer, building to the right of 4014 is the old powerhouse, now rebuilt and useful office space. The train station in Kirkwood was built in 1893 and is the old Missouri Pacific station, now owned by the city of Kirkwood but still used as the Amtrak station. The original station on the site was built in 1853 for the Pacific Railroad. As usual, a great video. Thanks.
Awesome footage of the BigBoy Jawtooth! I'd love to see it someday! But thankfully you got out there and brought it to us! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Big boy legend the train in St Missouri ❤️
I will post the rest of Big Boy tomorrow
i honestly didnt expected there would be alot of people out on the bridge watching, this video is actuually really entertaining me
Love the massive old steam locomotives. The whistle on that one was great. Thanks for traveling to these places so we can see these awesome trains 🚂! Always like the Chessie time at the end of the videos.
Many thanks!
Big boy is the past existence .jaw tooth is the present time existence .thank you .
Yes! Lol Thanks for watching!
Always look forward to your videos. Sure wish I could see Big Boy in person. Maybe they will head west next time they take a tour. Never have ridden Amtrak but did ride an old passenger train a few times as a small kid. Good memories!
I hope so too!
Was curious and foind out that Big Boy and its tender weigh an incredible 1.2 million pounds - wow! Such a cool piece of history - and it works like anything :)
No matter how many times I hear it, that whistle still gives me chills. Great video!
Had A a chance to see big boy when I was living in Webster Groves, a suburb of Saint Louis. it was amazing seeing this “steamy” coming down the tracks.
Thank you for a great video. You show the Big Boy to perfection !
I appreciate your walk, that was awesome, ‘son’!
Awesome video jaw tooth st.louis Missouri big boy stream locomotive lots of people back in the days 40s and 50s old school keep it coming friend bless you keep you travel mercies back to Ohio
Always love seeing that steamer.
Glad you had the chance to visit St Louis. Hope your train trip was great.
Jawtooth
I just had surgery and I’m home recovering. The timing of this post is perfect! Best cure in the world!
I love your overhead shots from the bridge of the big boy and the yard! Not just the usual up close shots that everyone else has. It gives a good perspective that captures the locomotives and what’s around them.
Did you go up in the Ferris wheel?
Please keep the videos coming. They ease my pain.
Glad you like my videos and I hope you are feeling better! I didn't go up in the Ferris wheel. I'm not sure it is was in operation since I didn't see anyone on it.
@@JawTooth Just disguise yourself as a newspaper reporter; that should get you in. 😄😄😄😄😄😄
@@JawTooth Nice still of the Gateway Arch.
Good one.
Thanks!
That’s Missouri Pacific train station. Always great videos good to see them . And that’s the heat and humidity in the St. Louis area Believe me I lived here all of58 years of my life
Thanks for the info! It was incredibly hot and humid
@@JawTooth Kirkwood is a good place to catch a lot of trains. And the big train yard my dad worked at the other end for 45 years. Got the play with real locomotives.
Another great video of the Big Boy this time in St. Louis, Missouri on static display. I am glad that you figured out a way to get close and personal with the Big Boy. People standing in the hot weather waiting to get into the "Experience the Union Pacific" exhibition car is seems to be normal. In 2019 when the Big Boy was finishing its trip to the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, it took the Chicago & North Western's Adams Subdivision through Wisconsin to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and then down the former Chicago & North Western tracks toward Chicago. It did not enter Chicago but took a route that eventually got it on the Former C&NW now Union Pacific Geneva Subdivision to West Chicago, Illinois. The Big Boy arrived in West Chicago, Illinois the afternoon of 26 July 2019 and was on static dispalay on the 27 and 28 July 2019. I took two of my grandchildren to see the Big Bou on 27 July 2019. That was a hot day too. We had to stand in a long line in the hot sun. Union Pacific did provide cold bottled water to hydrate people. The Big Boy departed West Chicago, Illinois on 30 July 2019 to head back home on the former Chicago & North Western mainline through Illinois and Iowa to Coucil Bluffs, Iowa and on to Omaha, Nebraska and beyond. Nice catch of the Amtrak train and the Big Boy at Kirkwood, Missouri.
This is being saved for Sundays breakfast viewing! WONDERFUL !!!!!! TY JT!!!!!❤️
Thumbs-up jaw tooth I hope you didn't melt sorry you had to do all day extra walking thumbs up thumbs up
I got really hot and didn't bring anything to drink. I got lucky because there was a free water stand right next to Big Boy and I drank one of them pretty fast. I don't know if Union Pacific or the city put the free bottled water there but I am very thankful for that. I would have stayed longer with Big Boy in St Louis but I just got too hot.
FYI The first black tender is fuel oil for the engine, the next two tenders are water cars for the engine. Followed by a diesel electric loco to move the train if the big boy quits and they have to move it into a siding to make repairs. The next several cars are repair cars and the can do most of the repairs that might be needed while on tour. They also hold all the oil and grease to maintain the loco when she is stopped for the whistle stops. I wanted to see her last year when she went through Clinton IA but was unable to make it happen. Great video of her leaving the station. Nobody blocking the camera as you shot it. You can imagine all the hours that went into her to get the engine recertified for operation.
From Indiana Plymouth Indiana love beautiful train horn all good love Old train station
those old steam engines are soo cool! thanks for sharing!
Glad you like them!
Well done! Some really awesome pictures!
Boy, old boy! That big choo choo is in top form. Beautiful machine! I've ridden on the 1225, but I would love this one as well. Unfortunately we're in southeast Michigan, and the Big Boy isn't coming this way.
You need to head over there and see Big Boy! In 2019 I flew out to Utah to see her on her first run. You need to do it because it is something you will never forget
Great made video, mr Jaw Tooth.
The big boy 4014is populair because he is big, strong and have two steamcylinderblock that drive 6 axels. Whe have that not in Europa, hope to see this monster on my vacation in 2023if the pandamic is ended.
Greet from Zandvoort the Netherlands.
Thanks Roelof! I hope that you get to see Big Boy in 2023
Cool video! Don't you just love that horn? Thanks, Jaw Tooth!
You got that right!
That was Amtrak's Missouri River Runner. Goes from St. Louis to Kansas City. Big Boy is so awesome! Talk about some raw power. It's a great locomotive. Chessie is such a sweet girl! Great video, Jawtooth! Thanks for all your efforts!
Thanks for the info! Thanks for watching my videos also!
I rode that Ferris wheel and toured the aquarium there. Very fun.
Hello from the UK. You really get to appreciate the size of this monster machine when you get up close like that. Nice video. I like the bit at the end where Big Boy is moving. On that train and all steam specials I have to say "DPU not alright!"
It’s “just n case” These are massive engines, with car loads of spare parts traveling with her, along with crews of repair personnel with them to fix most any malfunction, the diesel will provide power to move Big Boy, her passengers,and train to safety, should they run out of water, (due to a leak) etc. rather than leave passengers stranded between distant cities, or deserts. Each trip of Big BOY is a commitment to History, by Union Pacific, and we all owe them a very big debt of gratitude, and should tell them so, with a nice letter to the home office. WE are ALL BLESSED, that they willingly continue the financial commitment to history. LONG LIVE THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND HER CREWS! AMERICA’S RAILROAD! May it always be so!
@@TheCheffydave I certainly agree with you about the magnificent job that UP did to bring Big Boy back from a mere static display to a fully operating locomotive. Were I ever to visit the USA I would look out for Big Boy to see if I could get to see it in real life. I understand what you say about the role of the diesel, but still would love to see steam engines running without them!
That DPU also earns it keep by providing "hotel power" (electric power) for the passenger cars. Also I believe it provides air brake pressure.
Welcome to my Hometown Brian! Glad you got your way up close to see her! The IP Yard is pretty cool! Not to mention our Historic Kirkwood Station. It's a shame when they took the tracks out of Union Station. That Ferris Wheel is a blast! Especially at night! Kirkwood is the place to see Amtrak and UP freight. I'm glad you took my advise and went there! It's a pretty cool place! Next time you make itvthis way you have to check out the BNSF Lindenwood yard!
Awesome video! I just came home Monday evening after being in the hospital from Thursday afternoon to Monday evening because of a leg infection after falling with my folding shopping and tearing the skin. I'm much better now. Good to be home in my own bed. Have a nice day😊🌈☀️
Wow, I hope that you are totally healed up. That was a long stay in hospital! Rest up and check out my videos that you missed. Lol. Have a nice day and weekend Georgette!
Hey Jaw Tooth loved the video of the Big Boy locomotive that one's my favorite, keep up the good work.
From one train enthusiast to another. 😉
Thanks! Will do!
Great job. Nice shots.
Thanks a lot!
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Awesome video 🇺🇸👍😎
Thanks 👍
Been a long time since i was in St. Louis. Thanks for the trip, and video! 😊👍🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it
Great job cheers. Chris from England
Thank you! Cheers!
I believe that is known as the Big Boy locomotive. It was the largest steam locomotive ever made and produced in American history. It was last used in 1969. That one is only one of 2 that are still in use today as historical models. The rest are in museums
Yes it is the Big Boy and one of eight that were not scrapped. But it is the only one that is operational. The other 7 are on display or in a museum.
Ahh, the beautiful unimaginative design concept of power for Amtrack. Dripping with all the skills of an East German design engineer. Love that Chessie Dog! Motivated by food.
Cool train video.
Thank you very much!
Your photos much appreciated. Even if it’s hot.
I seen this Big Boy when it set in the rail yard for years in Southern California till UP Recover it. UP does have some Challengers also an some other Big Boys on display
Awesome! I saw video of it being removed from there
Dang you got some fantastic closeup shots of the 4014 Big Boy !! 🚂 Very impressive !! WOW !! 👍
I hadn't seen the new paint scheme of the Amtrak engine either, pretty cool and modern looking !! 👍
👍 🚂 Magnificent Video 🚂 👍
Thanks Pete!
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While you are in St Louis, you should go to the Transportation Museum. Really neat trains there.
The keys are safety lockout tags. You cannot operate until everyone involved removes their keys
Interesting! That is a good idea. I first saw them in Utah and had no idea what they were
Some one from the car department, usually the one that placed the blue flag originally, has to remove the blue flag also. It should be the person that removed the last ID Tag.
Great video of Big Boy! Been on the London Eye - huge Ferris wheel 🎡 n London by Thames River. Amazing view of all of major historical sites ! We also road the underground subway train into London! And around London Underground. Saw the fast speed train to Paris , France!
Great shots of 4014, 👍👍👍!
Many thanks!
Looks nice the BigBoy next to the Charger from Amtrack. This is a generational difference. But I am amazed every time I see how many people come to see BigBoy. Of which the one standing on the trackn not to mention. That was great cinema again, Jaw. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven
Thanks Sven! I am going to post my last Big Boy video tomorrow. I am finishing it right now.
Kirkwood is always a popular place to watch trains, I personally have never been there but the videos I've seen of it are cool.
Hope you enjoyed St. Louis and Kirkwood, Pacific and Washington. My son and I have tons of videos from these areas. Came out to see the big boy (saw you and chatted for a bit in St. Louis) but missed you in Kirkwood. Keep the videos coming.
You drove six hours there and didn't go see Union Station? It's one of the most beautiful classic passenger stations in the country, now a hotel. A Romanesque Revival masterpiece.
Wow you drove 6 hours to post video of Big Boy? ..🙂👍great work. Much appreciated. 4014 seems to get the same reaction as Flying Scotsman in UK thousands turn out to see it when its coming through. Thanks for sweating on that one..'son'..👍😎
Great video Jawtooth loved the live action trains that steam engine was amazing wow st louis has some cool attractions
Thank’s for your effort,nice job.
Awesome and amazing catch Brian, you was very close to where i dwell at lol. Where you was parked at, That used to be Union Station track and train Platform. This was Amtrak new station, Union Station stop taking trains back in the late 1970's and Amtrak built a temp trailer station until they finally a new station 25 + years ago. I hope you guys enjoyed The Big Boy.:-)
btw now its a hotel and shops in Union Station
I want to visit this engine, but it never gets close enough to North Dakota around my normal schedule. Thank you for sharing your experience!
I live by St. Louis, there is the UP Chester Sub about 15 miles from my house, and I check them regularly. Best thing I saw while down there was an Operation Lifesaver CN&W heritage unit.
That big boy is sure a big boy
The keys are for "lock out / tag out" That means service employees are working on things that can get them hurt or killed, so they have disabled the device or system they are working on to control the energy and keep someone from turning on the thing they are working on. We have to do that at work to keep from getting electrocuted when we are working with equipment connected to live boxes and whatnot. You do the same thing with pneumatic, hydraulic, gravity concerns etc.
Good morning from SE Louisiana 18 Sep 21.
Hello there! Ittts afer noon here
Love watching that beast. Thanks Brian.
More to come!
The last time I was in St Louis was for the BLE, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, convention. If my memory is correct it was in 2000 the year after I chaired the convention in 1999 in New Orleans. It is the oldest continuously operated Union in America. It is now the BLE&T, The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.
Wow, that is cool! You are a wealth of knowledge!
Great video as always
Love the steam whistle sounds
I do too!
That Freight yard in St Louis is huge. I always pass it when I goto Oklahoma to visit. .
You got that right!
Well thank about it jaw tooth most you,we got a better view of 4014 steam now right beside big engine yes is that perfect you know it 100% that's hot extreme my friend excited to Amtrak Kirkwood fast express
It was really hot, like being in Florida
A true marvel of engineering! Just increadible 💗 it!
I agree!
Nice video of the Big boy
Thanks!
Cool!!! I never get to see these trains in California...But seen the Barnum and Bailey Circus trains a few times..
Amazing videos jaw tooth keep up the good work
Thanks! Will do!
St.Louis looks like a good place to visit except the bad parts.Id love to ride that Ferris wheel.
I was in St. Louis for 4014 as well! In the timeframe the first clips were recorded, I was likely over at the transportation museum, in Kirkwood. Stayed in the OYO Hotel, nearby, from the evening of the 28th through the morning of the 30th to see 4014 depart.
I went to st louis over spring break about 2 1/2 years ago and realized an aquarium by Union station would be opening up for the first time later in that year so it definitely should’ve opened by then and I don’t remember seeing a Ferris wheel but I might have to check it out sometime. To me it’s kind of like the one at navy pier in Chicago.
That's cool you visited STL! I was there the day before, for the big boy as well. That blue RPCX switcher does run, just very randomly to move the passenger cars around in the station. It's normally not all taped off, they must've not wanted the Big Boy crowd there that day. The passenger cars get used about 1 month out of the year for the Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA)'s Polar Express.
Cool! I would like to see that switcher running . Glad that they use it and that track
@@JawTooth Spent a week there in a private RR car while the owner's sister was attending a medical seminar. Still didn't have enough time to see everything inside or at the RR Museum. Back when the Amtrak station was an Amshack.
Jawtooth that was awesome. Cool video 👍👍👍❤️
The keys or tags represent each worker on 4014. That's how they know who's were.
Thanks for the info! Someone also said in the comments that they can't move her unless all of the keys are accounted for. Do you know anything else about the keys?
@@JawTooth RR Blue flags are basically OSHA lock out tag out system. Also similar to the medialan system mining companies use. Where each employee would put a medialan on the mine shaft they're working in and only the employee could remove it once they are out.
J T, you should of been there when UP brought the Challenger in and almost the same spot. It was in January and the Railroad Passenger car Alliance (RPCA) was holding their convention there, so the station tracks were full of private cars.
The private cars are gathering at Albany, New York this week for a convention in Burlington, Vermont.
Amtrak “Missouri River Runner” leaves near Union Station Downtown for 5-hour Ride to KC, MO. 👍
Thanks for the info!
Wish I had more time and money when II worked in STL in the early 80s there was just so much neat RR activity. Loved the down on view when on display. There's a lot more up on top than one thinks. Also don't let 4014 go any further on that track or every wheel will be on.the ground
What A Train! What a trip Jaw Tooth experienced. Excellent Video. Speaking of Train Heat, I wonder if there are engines that the crew could fry hamburgers or the like on. We've heard about frying eggs on hot rocks, cooking chicken in foil under a car's hood, or a beer can up a, uh, never mind, so why not cook on a train engine!? (although it would be simpler to just cook on the firebox's hot coals like we do with potatoes in a camp fire :-)
Downtown train yard isn’t used to heavily. Mostly through trains coming through this yard. 👍
Hi Jaw Tooth. UP’s Big Boy is a beautiful awe inspiring locomotive. Never been to St Louis. Would love to see it. Great video!!
HAH i had just watched a video from FSC Railroad and BAM…..here he is in your video!
Too funny but as soon as this started im like, i wonder if i will see him in here and i did! 5:51 on the left in the tan shirt with black headband.