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Union Pacific 4014 is a preserved 4884-1 class 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Union Pacific (UP) as part of its heritage fleet. Built in November 1941 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at its Schenectady Locomotive Works , it was assigned to haul heavy freight trains in the Wasatch mountain range .
The Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of simple articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until 1962.
No. 4014 in service with the UP Heritage Steam collection [3] 4884-2 Big Boy: Union Pacific: 4020-4024 ALCO: 1944 Steam 4-8-8-4: 548 tonnes (604 short tons) No. 4023 on static display. EQJ1: China Railway: 北京6001 Beijing Feb. 7th 1969 Diesel-hydraulic D'D' 183.5 tonnes (202.3 short tons) 595 kilonewtons (133,821 lbf) starting
The restored steam engine from 1941 pulled into action after a call for help.
No. 4015 operates behind the water cars, providing positive train control data, dynamic braking, and additional motive force to the train as necessary. [2] [3] It is painted in a heritage livery with a green nose and silver trucks, which pay homage to the paint scheme worn by E9s 949, 951, and 963B. As of 2024, 4014 no longer needs a helper ...
A Big Boy locomotive.This example is Union Pacific 4014. 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement. A 4-8-8-4 in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, is a locomotive with a four-wheel leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a four-wheel trailing truck.
UP 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 leads a business train out of Union Depot in St. Paul, Minn. Date: 23 July 2019, 07:33: Source: Union Pacific No. 4014, Union Depot: Author: Jerry Huddleston from Hampton, Minnesota, US
No. 4014 is the largest, heaviest, and most powerful operational steam locomotive in the world. [citation needed] Two of Union Pacific's Challengers survived into preservation. Challenger #3985 was the largest operational steam locomotive in the world until the restoration of UP 4014. It was taken out of service in October 2010 due to ...