OFF TOPIC! Big Boy Locomotive Restored and on the tracks

I have been watching 4014 videos all week. Rumor has it 4014 has a bad cylinder packing on the left front engine. Not bad enough to stop the trip.
Chuck C

Thank you for the posting!

Having ridden behind UP 844 and UP 3985 along with many other steam locomotives on many other lines, this is very refreshing to see 4014 back on her rails!

What a wonderful and very expensive restoration by the UP Steam crew!

cts

So what it looks like to me is there’s about nine cars... so it’s a diesel pusher trying to push all of them and then some? Because out here you’ll see like 30 or 40 cars at the most And maybe two engines

Its just a display run for now, the diesel is for electric power for the passenger cars. These engines used to pull car lengths of up to five miles.

They're running it light to begin with to identify all the teething problems that come with bringing a unit into service after an extended outage. Rod glands are a very common issue on steam engines, and hot bearings on locos, just like flat tires somewhere on a rig are. So the diesel and 844 enabled 4014 to run under light throttle so as to identify these issues without causing unnecessary damage, while of course enabling some good PR! : ). I'm looking forward to them pulling a capacity load and hearing it bark

Here are a couple pictures my Brother in Law took at Carter Wyoming. Enjoy

BP.

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I was told that the diesel was for back up only. One of the cars has a generator in it for power for the cars.
Chuck C