Big Boy 4014 First Test Run - Page 4

piscator · 05-13-2019, 02:22 PM

Jolly, very interesting! Thank-you! I guess the only thing the engineer doesn't do is steer! ;-)

herr_oberst · 05-13-2019, 10:30 PM

GO DAWG, those are great pictures. I'm surprised you were able to get that close with no big crowds in your images. Nice work, and I wish I would have been there.

I love these AIRRAIL videos. Gosh, the weather for this run has just been great.

herr_oberst · 05-13-2019, 10:32 PM

I'll bet a lot of railroad modelers are burning the midnight oil and a lot of cash putting together replicas of the train represented on this run.

Jolly Amaranto · 05-14-2019, 04:04 AM

I have the 844 and a lot of the cars but I doubt I will get a Big Boy or a diesel to go with them. I have too much stuff already.

GO DAWG GO · GO DAWG GO's Garage

Have you ever seen a train run over a 930? LOL. This was taken the day of the Porsche Timeline at Lake Arrowhead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbO82Y3bGSs

This is some of the stuff I'm doing to my mountain home...These Big Boys are 5 feet long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01xvORZe2P0

The weather was rough this year and is getting better so I can get back to work! I still obviously have landscaping to do! I don't live at this home full time, so I can only mess around with it 2 days a week max! I have repainted the house since, the weather is brutal! I do have some pretty cool rail snow plows...LOL

Sooner or later · 05-14-2019, 07:10 AM

Damn, how many feet of track to you have?

herr_oberst · 05-14-2019, 08:18 AM

Wow. Unreal!

daepp · 05-16-2019, 11:12 AM

Emissions and pilot-less locomotives:

I pass a major switching yard and a facility that unloads domestic autos (from Detroit I guess) aimed for the west coast market. All streets, along with the tracks I'm able to see, are covered in warning signs that the locomotives may not be piloted. I suspect that they ARE piloted, but from a remote location. And these are HUGE locomotives.

And re emissions, the locomotives around So Cal no longer "look" like the soot emitting engines of old. And I believe they cannot idle forever like they used to.

Jolly Amaranto · 05-16-2019, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daepp

Emissions and pilot-less locomotives:

I suspect that they ARE piloted, but from a remote location. And these are HUGE locomotives.

There is usually someone near by on the ground controlling the locomotive. They could be near the other end of the train coupling or uncoupling cars.

LEAKYSEALS951 · 03:44 PM

ruh-roh.......

https://youtu.be/oq77z-9hUXY

Ooops.

Here's a better video of it running Great angle at about 1:12! (sorry if this was posted before)

https://youtu.be/vrxe_Vbswcg

herr_oberst · 06-13-2019, 07:35 AM

You guys in the flyover states are pretty lucky, because this bad boy is coming to some tracks near you!!
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm#

I couldn't find anything in the schedule for upcoming runs through the PNW. I sure do hope I get a chance to see her run in my area someday....

GG Allin · GG Allin's Garage

Just passed by O'Hare. I was busy yappin' on the phone and almost missed it.

daepp · 07-26-2019, 11:31 AM

Very coll - thanks for sharing!

jcommin · jcommin's Garage

It is in West Chicago, ( a western suburb of Chicago), on display Saturday and Sunday. My oldest son and I are going to see it tomorrow morning.

legion · 07-26-2019, 05:47 PM

I'm going to see it tomorrow with the kids.

legion · 07-27-2019, 02:38 PM

jcommin · jcommin's Garage

More photos - you could touch the engine and get grease and oil on your hands. When the wisthle blew, you got sprinkled with water drops. I know what a million pounds look like. There was a tanker truck fill with oil to replenish the engine. Everyone was polite - My son and I enjoyed the expereince.