Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 Westward Bound Without a Diesel Part 1

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  • @OctoberChad
    @OctoberChad 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I like how you framed your video to include that beautiful Wyoming scenery and sky!

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@OctoberChad thank you!

  • @gnknd309
    @gnknd309 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That is so so cool. You filmed this perfectly. ❤

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gnknd309 thanks!

  • @DogRedful
    @DogRedful 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Free Big Boy…just say no to diesels!

  • @bradreinhardt1358
    @bradreinhardt1358 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A beautiful day for the boys to be traveling.

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The crew were in great spirits that day!

  • @aaronl_trains_and_planes
    @aaronl_trains_and_planes 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The boxcars and hoppers are to help with braking. 4014 can use their air brakes to help slow it down instead of burning up it's own brakes since a diesel isn't needed anymore in the consist.

  • @1JohnnyCruiser
    @1JohnnyCruiser 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    With box cars, hopper cars snd bay window caboose

  • @decocoofficial6551
    @decocoofficial6551 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How come no diesel? Ever since I heard the arguments on why they always had a diesel, it makes so much sense.

  • @MILJANAgasOlipares24
    @MILJANAgasOlipares24 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 westward Bound without a Diesel Part 2. RailGrapix

  • @railyardfilms6491
    @railyardfilms6491 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome 👍😎👍😎👍

  • @briansilcox5720
    @briansilcox5720 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Photographer’s dream sky.

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@briansilcox5720 it was!

  • @462awest
    @462awest 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why didn't you get to the top of Rock River Hill?

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The people that pace make it hard to get some locations, and I just have to get to what I can.

    • @462awest
      @462awest 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, when my dad and I went to see 4014 in 2019, it was insane. It took some of the most aggressive driving I'd ever seen Dad do (and he was a retired fighter pilot who'd worked for UP before joining the Air Force) to even have a snowflake's chance of good position. So we agreed if we ever got another crack at it, we'd focus on one great photo spot before and one after a scheduled stop, or meet, or whatever. No more chasing.

  • @HunterWilliams-le9bk
    @HunterWilliams-le9bk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why does 4014 have a dual beam headlight on the front?

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@HunterWilliams-le9bk safety to be more visible

    • @HunterWilliams-le9bk
      @HunterWilliams-le9bk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@railgraphix well that makes sense since it’s hard to see anything at night

  • @RANDOMCNWGUY
    @RANDOMCNWGUY 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Will they add the other cars to the train for the next tour ?

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RANDOMCNWGUY not sure on that one.

  • @GaryA
    @GaryA 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Looks like Ed has an engineer in-training.

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@GaryA he had quite a few of the crew training. Will be fun to see who is in all the pictures and videos.

    • @GaryA
      @GaryA 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@railgraphix To keep the Big Boy running, UP will have to keep adding new people so they always have trained crews at the ready.

  • @KCTopDawg
    @KCTopDawg 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice!

  • @FishKepr
    @FishKepr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please tell me you were not driving and recording at the same time.

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No, I either have a passenger take the video, or someone else is driving.

  • @longrider42
    @longrider42 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hate to burst all of your bubbles, but look this up on TH-cam "Union Pacific Railroad Big Boy 4014 Steam Engine in Feather River Canyon with bridges" That video was shot on July 11th, and guess what, the Diesel was back. Don't know why, but there it is. Either the electronic package that was stashed in the tender failed or malfunctioned, or the Diesel is need for help with braking after all. I will find out when it returns to Cheyenne, since I live here.

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They won't go a long distance without a diesel. Ed has spoke about it helping with wear and tear on the 4014 brakes.

    • @longrider42
      @longrider42 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@railgraphix So, even though money was spent and the RTC? was installed into the tender. So it would not need a diesel engine, it still does? Besides, when it left Cheyenne on June 30th, heading west, I watched it leave, there was no diesel engine, but lots of box cars and such behind. To help with braking, or so I was told.

  • @jeffburch5903
    @jeffburch5903 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🍻TY

  • @danfisher7856
    @danfisher7856 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now just put a real freight train worth of cars behind it.

  • @vernonsaayman9741
    @vernonsaayman9741 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why the big u p locos always have to run with a diesel is a mystery, and dont try and tell me the bull story about braking and pullinh power,, in the hey days yoi never had f7,s or gp9s coupled to them on a passenger job,

    • @railgraphix
      @railgraphix  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As Ed has stated in numerous presentations and comments, they don’t have a way to easily maintain the brakes on the road if they were to wear out, or if something below happens mechanically. The diesel has in the past had the PTC system. Now 4014 has a custom one.

    • @tolucaheights
      @tolucaheights 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ok boomer, well times changes, and union pacific knows a hell of alot more about maintaining a big boy then you do