The Union Pacific No.4014 "Big Boy," a 4-8-8-4 steam engine, rolling along the southern edge of the Black Rock playa in Nevada this morning. The 4014 was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York, in 1941.
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Union Pacific No.4014 "Big Boy," a 4-8-8-4 steam engine, rolling along the southern edge of the Black Rock playa in Nevada yesterday morning. I'm off to try and catch the 4014 crossing the Clio trestle tomorrow morning. There's a forecast for rain and the humidity will be high. High humidity makes for nice steamy steam engines!
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The Union Pacific No.4014 "Big Boy," a 4-8-8-4 steam engine built in 1941, rolling over the Clio Trestle on the historic Feather River Route in Northern California this morning.

I was hoping for some steam action because it was cool and humid, as compared to two years ago when the 4014 last traveled this route, but I didn't expect this!
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The nice and steamy Union Pacific No.4014 "Big Boy," a 4-8-8-4 steam engine built in 1941, rolling through the Sierra along the historic Feather River Route in Northern California this morning.
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@elaterite I am very envious. I could not get away to chase this locomotive
@Scott Bummer. Tomorrow will be interesting, if it makes its scheduled run over the Sierra from Roseville to Sparks. A major winter storm is happening. At Donner summit there's 10-14 inches of snow forecasted for tonight and 14-20 inches forecasted for tomorrow! I-80 might be closed with that much snow. Much less in Truckee, however. Whatever the case the Big Boy plowing through that much snow will be spectacular!
@elaterite it's not making steam, it's making its own cloud system. Stunning shot!
@shom Indeed! Thank you!
@elaterite Hope the later tour heading to the east coast passes somewhere close to me