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Viewing Album: Union Pacific Big Boys
By:
Lucas Connor
Dates:
9/1/1941 - 6/29/2016
Album Info:
Images taken by various photographers of UP's 25 4-8-8-4 Big Boy locomotives, along with my own images of the 8 preserved units across America.
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Title:
Big Boy
Description:
Union Pacific 4000 waits for the final coat of paint in front of the ALCO factory in Schenectady, New York in 1941. 4000 has the original coolant pipes in their original location, before they were relocated to the box on the front of the unit. 4000 will arrive in Cheyenne in September of 1941. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
8/1/1941
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 7:21:12 PM
Location:
Schenectady, NY
Author:
ALCO
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4000(4-8-8-4)
Views:
778
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy Advertisement
Description:
A 1941 ad by ALCO advertising the new 4-8-8-4s. World War 2 is still several months out, at least for the US. Depicted is UP 4000 in its as-delivered glory. The Big Boys topped all the competitors, coming in at 133 feet long, 595 tons in weight (including tender) and had a 24,000 gallon tank in a 47 foot tender. For reference, streamlined passenger cars usually measure 85 feet, the same length as the engine without the tender. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
8/1/1941
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 7:26:46 PM
Location:
Schenectady, NY
Author:
ALCO
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4000(4-8-8-4)
Views:
497
Comments:
0
Title:
Shakedown Of Big Boy
Description:
Big Boy 4000 undergoes testing in the yard in Omaha. UP has just recieved the unit, and, after the tests, 4000 will depart west for Cheyenne. Note the inspection car behind the tender. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/1/1941
Upload Date:
7/3/2022 1:59:39 AM
Location:
Omaha, NE
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4000(4-8-8-4)
Views:
420
Comments:
0
Title:
New Big Boy 4000
Description:
Big Boy 4000 undergoes testing in the yard in Omaha. UP has just received the unit, and, after the tests, 4000 will depart west for Cheyenne. Note the inspection car behind the tender. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/1/1941
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 7:26:52 PM
Location:
Omaha, NE
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4000(4-8-8-4)
Views:
484
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4000
Description:
After testing, UP 4000 was placed on display at Union Station in Omaha before leaving for Cheyenne. Enthusiasts and onlookers were awed by the sheer size of the beast as it loomed over the platforms. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/1/1941
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 7:31:01 PM
Location:
Omaha, NE
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard,Station,Steam,Track
Locomotives:
UP 4000(4-8-8-4)
Views:
477
Comments:
0
Title:
Extra 4000 Westbound
Description:
On September 8, 1941, Big Boy made its first run across the UP system. Behind the locomotive was an inspection car, carrying UP officials and inspectors. At Buford, Union Pacific Extra 4000 West stopped for fuel and an inspection. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/8/1941
Upload Date:
7/4/2022 12:41:02 AM
Location:
Buford, WY
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4000(4-8-8-4)
Views:
303
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy's First Trip
Description:
Big Boy 4000 makes a refueling stop at Hanna, Wyoming, on its maiden voyage over the Wasatch on September 8, 1941. Behind the tender is a UP inspection car. The two men on the ground are likely conductor Harvey Roach and engineer Gilbert Haggard. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/8/1941
Upload Date:
7/6/2021 7:21:47 PM
Location:
Hanna, WY
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4000(4-8-8-4)
Views:
426
Comments:
0
Title:
116 Cars Westbound
Description:
Union Pacific 4001 lugs a 116 car train uphill at Riview. Riview is located just west of Green River, where trains begin the climb to Evanston further west. The Ogden-bound train is made up of 11 cars loaded with coal, followed by a lengthy string of empty reefers. Trains heading west on the Wyoming Division often had empty reefers. These cars would then be loaded and returned east. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
11/29/1941
Upload Date:
7/1/2022 1:20:19 AM
Location:
Green River, WY
Author:
O.C.Perry
Categories:
Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4001(4-8-8-4)
Views:
389
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4001
Description:
UP 4001 gets some brief R&R in Green River. A worker inspects the pistons while another loads coal into the centipede tender. World War 2 has begun, and regular cleaning of the engines has mostly stopped, as they are constantly on the move, shuttling troops and supplies across the Wasatch range. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
11/29/1941
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 8:48:21 PM
Location:
Green River, WY
Author:
O.C.Perry
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4001(4-8-8-4)
Views:
464
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boys in Green River
Description:
UP 4002 waits for its turn at the coaling tower in Green River. The object behind the tender appears to be the tender of another UP steam engine. 4002 will work for another 17 years, and will be scrapped in 1962. Behind 4002 is another Big Boy, 4001. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
11/29/1941
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 8:51:45 PM
Location:
Green River, WY
Author:
O.C.Perry
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4002(4-8-8-4)
UP 4001(4-8-8-4)
Views:
588
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4012
Description:
UP 4012 simmers in Green River, Wyoming on November 29, 1941. In 1 month, the world will have changed. The US will have entered WW2, and 4012 and its sisters will be dragging long trains of supplies across the Wasatch range. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
11/29/1941
Upload Date:
6/2/2021 10:59:44 PM
Location:
Green River, WY
Author:
O.C.Perry
Categories:
Roster,Bridge,Yard,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4012(4-8-8-4)
Views:
524
Comments:
0
Title:
4007 and Castle Rock
Description:
UP 4007 departs Green River with Castle Rock looming in the background. 4007 has only been on the job for a few weeks at this point, having been built in September of 1941. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
11/30/1941
Upload Date:
6/5/2021 9:03:19 PM
Location:
Green River, WY
Author:
O.C.Perry
Categories:
Scenic,RollingStock,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4007(4-8-8-4)
Views:
354
Comments:
0
Title:
Extra 4012 West
Description:
Extra 4012 West rumbles through west from Green River with 102 cars on November 30, 1941. 4012 is making 20 miles per hour with the heavy train, just west of Green River. On the head end are some hoppers and gondolas, followed by a long string of reefers. The exact location is unknown, so feel free to comment if you might know. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
11/30/1941
Upload Date:
6/5/2021 8:59:32 PM
Location:
Green River, WY
Author:
R.H.Kindig
Categories:
Scenic,RollingStock,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4012(4-8-8-4)
Views:
522
Comments:
1
Title:
4013 in North Platte
Description:
UP 4013 passed through North Plate on its first trip out west. Pearl Harbor is only two days away, and the UP will need all the horsepower it can get to move war material over the Wasatch mountains. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
12/5/1941
Upload Date:
5/30/2021 11:48:15 AM
Location:
North Platte, NE
Author:
A.E.Stensvad
Categories:
Winter,Station,Steam,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4013(4-8-8-4)
Views:
439
Comments:
0
Title:
Inspection Of 4006
Description:
Near Echo, the engineer of UP 4006 inspects the drivers of his big engine. Echo is located on the UPs Evanston-Ogden mainline, and was one of the major refueling points for steam engines on this route. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1942
Upload Date:
6/25/2022 1:30:37 AM
Location:
Echo, UT
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4006(4-8-8-4)
Views:
382
Comments:
0
Title:
Getting The Train Underway
Description:
The engineer gets UP 4003 underway sometime in 1942. 4003 would be scrapped in mid 1963, 22 years after it was built in Schenectady. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1942
Upload Date:
7/4/2022 12:42:21 AM
Location:
Cheyenne, WY
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:
276
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4014
Description:
Big Boy 4014 thunders through Emory, Utah with a manifest freight. 4014 had been on the Union Pacific roster for around a year at the time of this 1942 image, taken by a UP company photographer. 4014 would pull its last regular-service freight train on July 21, 1959, arriving at Cheyenne at 1:50 AM with 88 loads and 9 empties. After its final run, the 4014 would be donated to the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in Pomona, California, and would be moved there in the following years. In the mid 2010s, UP looked to restore one of the 8 remaining Big Boys to excursion service, and so the 4014 was taken out of display, moved to Cheyenne, and refurbished, returning to steam in 2019, just in time for the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1942
Upload Date:
7/9/2022 1:00:52 AM
Location:
Emory, UT
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:
702
Comments:
0
Title:
New Big Boy Rolling Into Town
Description:
UP 4019 rolls into North Platte, fresh from the ALCO factory in Schenectady, New York. It is the first day of the new year, and 4019s delivery in North Platte completes the delivery of the first 20 Big Boys. An additional five units (4020-4024) will be delivered in 1944. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1942
Upload Date:
7/17/2022 12:32:39 AM
Location:
North Platte, NE
Author:
A.E.Stensvad
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4019(4-8-8-4)
Views:
226
Comments:
0
Title:
Refueling at Echo
Description:
UP 4019 takes on coal and sand at Echo, Utah. During the war, UP photographers took sevreral images of the Big Boys hauling war material over the Wasatch. The hopper on the far left is a EA-50-3 class hopper. No info is known about the car. Big Boy 4019 would be one of the last Big Boys to operate, pulling the 5th-to-last train pulled by a Big Boy over the Wasatch on July 20, 1959. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1942
Upload Date:
6/4/2021 8:14:40 PM
Location:
Echo, UT
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4019(4-8-8-4)
Views:
282
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy 4013 On Ogden Turntable
Description:
UP 4013 takes a spin on the turntable in Ogden (Note the operator next to the first set of cylinders). The wheel sets in the foreground are for the massive centipede tender of 4013 and its Big Boy brothers. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1942
Upload Date:
6/4/2021 8:08:06 PM
Location:
Ogden, UT
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4013(4-8-8-4)
Views:
338
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4007 On The Turntable
Description:
Big Boy 4007 takes a spin on the turntable in Ogden, the former of which is operated by the woman on the left. After being turned, 4007 will top off on coal and water before departing for another run east. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1942
Upload Date:
6/4/2021 8:05:02 PM
Location:
Ogden, UT
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4007(4-8-8-4)
Views:
292
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4008
Description:
UP 4008 is still relatively new at the time of this image by UP sometime in 1942. 4008 was built in Sepember of 1941, and was scrapped in August of 1962. For now, it rests on the turntable at Ogden between runs. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1942
Upload Date:
5/30/2021 8:31:11 PM
Location:
Ogden, UT
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4008(4-8-8-4)
Views:
462
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4010 On The Turntable
Description:
UP 4010 takes a spin on the turntable in Ogden. Its 1942, and UP is feeling the wartime crunch. 4010 and its cohorts have been working 24 hours a day, carrying long trains of tanks and jeeps across the Wasatch range. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1942
Upload Date:
5/31/2021 1:12:51 PM
Location:
Ogden, UT
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4010(4-8-8-4)
Views:
342
Comments:
0
Title:
4015 On The Table
Description:
The crew of UP 4015 poses with their engine for the UP photographer on an unknown date in 1942. 4015 would pull the last train pulled by a Big Boy in the afternoon of July 21, 1959, and would be the first Big Boy to be scrapped.
Photo Date:
1/1/1942
Upload Date:
5/30/2022 12:13:44 AM
Location:
Laramie, WY
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:
331
Comments:
0
Title:
"Big Boy" Makes The Grade
Description:
Union Pacific Advertisement. This advertisement was on the back cover of the Union Pacific Public Timetable dated February 6, 1944, promoting the Big Boys. Note the Union Pacific "Diamond Anniversary" logo in the top right, celebrating 75 years of service on the Transcontinental route. The logo is made up of the UP Shield, a 4-4-0, and a steam turbine. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
2/6/1944
Upload Date:
7/6/2021 7:16:19 PM
Location:
Cheyenne, WY
Author:
Union Pacific Railroad
Categories:
Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4019(4-8-8-4)
Views:
341
Comments:
1
Title:
UP 4022
Description:
The original bulders photo for UP 4022. The second group of 5 Big Boys was nearly identical to the earlier set of 20, with a few minor exceptions. Due to a wartime rationing of alloy steels, the 4020-4024 series was slightly heavier than their earlier siblings, and the units also had their air-brake cooling pipes moved from the front handrails to behind the air pump shield over the front pilot. By 1951, the original 19 Big Boys had been rebuilt with the pipes moved to this location as well. The tenders were also redesigned, with the mechanical lubrication system removed, allowing for an extra 1000 gallons to be carried in the tenders, which were classed as 25 C-4 and numbered 401-405. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
11/1/1944
Upload Date:
6/2/2021 11:03:14 PM
Location:
Schenectady, NY
Author:
ALCO
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4022(4-8-8-4)
Views:
380
Comments:
0
Title:
4024 Fresh From ALCO
Description:
Big Boy 4024 poses on the turntable at Ogden shortly after its delivery to the railroad. Due to wartime traffic demands, a second group of five Big Boys was ordered by UP from ALCO in 1943. These five (UP 4020-4024) would supplement the original 20 (UP 4000-4019) on the Wasatch grade. Being delivered in 1944, these five received little fanfare, and were immediately thrown into service, save for a photo op with UP 4024. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
12/1/1944
Upload Date:
7/15/2022 10:46:24 PM
Location:
Ogden, UT
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4024(4-8-8-4)
Views:
232
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy with Smoke Deflectors
Description:
Its 1946, and 4019 wears its one-of-a-kind smoke deflectors as it leads a Pacific Fruit Express train through Echo Canyon. 4019 only wore smoke deflectors for a short period of time in 1946, and Gilbert Bennet used that as inspiration for this painting. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1946
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 7:17:49 PM
Location:
Echo Canyon, UT
Author:
Gilbert Bennet
Categories:
Scenic,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4019(4-8-8-4)
Views:
598
Comments:
0
Title:
Extra 4006
Description:
Extra 4006 has crested the grade, and is headed downgrade with its consist of mixed goods for the west coast. Image by Emil Arbrecht, exact date unknown. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1946
Upload Date:
6/4/2021 8:10:07 PM
Location:
Riverdale, UT
Author:
Emil Albrecht
Categories:
RollingStock,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4006(4-8-8-4)
Views:
412
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy 4009
Description:
UP 4009 is 5 years old as it rests in Ogden, Utah. 4009 was built in September of 1941 and was scrapped in May of 1963. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1946
Upload Date:
5/31/2021 12:08:35 PM
Location:
Ogden, UT
Author:
Emil Albrecht
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Track
Locomotives:
UP 4009(4-8-8-4)
Views:
462
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4019 with Smoke Deflectors
Description:
UP 4019 thunders through East Ogden in January, 1946. 4019 was equipped with smoke deflectors reminiscient of the FEF series for a short period of time in 1946. The experiment is not completely documented, but it seems like the 1946 UP knew that in 2021, the UP Steam Fleet would consist of a Big Boy and an FEF. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/19/1946
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 9:17:05 PM
Location:
Ogden, UT
Author:
Emil Albrecht
Categories:
RollingStock,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4019(4-8-8-4)
Views:
593
Comments:
0
Title:
Fresh 4016 In Laramie
Description:
Big Boy 4016 has just recieved a new coat of paint in April of 1946. Here, it tops off on coal and water in Laramie. 4016 will be scrapped on March 9, 1962.
Photo Date:
4/17/1946
Upload Date:
5/30/2022 12:44:36 AM
Location:
Laramie, WY
Author:
R.H.Kindig
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4016(4-8-8-4)
Views:
289
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy 4012
Description:
In Cheyenne, UP 4012 and another Big Boy rest in the shadow of the coaling tower. Cheyenne was one of the principal homes for the Big Boys, and so the yard was equipped with coal, water, and repair facilities, complete with a 126 turntable, just large enough to squeeze a Big Boy on with three feet of overhang on each end. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
5/5/1946
Upload Date:
7/9/2022 12:57:09 AM
Location:
Cheyenne, WY
Author:
R.H.Kindig
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4012(4-8-8-4)
Views:
293
Comments:
0
Title:
Extra 4011 Westbound
Description:
Big Boy 4011 leads an Ogden-bound extra through a cut just west of Evanston. The 75- car train is making 50 MPH on this relatively flat stretch of mainline. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
6/12/1946
Upload Date:
7/1/2022 1:21:38 AM
Location:
Evanston, WY
Author:
R.H.Kindig
Categories:
Scenic,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4011(4-8-8-4)
Views:
321
Comments:
0
Title:
Passenger Big Boy
Description:
A westbound passenger extra rolls through Weber Canyon behind Big Boy 4010. WWII has just ended, and the train of troop sleepers will soon be on the west coast, ready to bring another load of troops back home. Big Boys were not regularly seen in passenger service, this being one of the exceptions. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
8/1/1946
Upload Date:
6/25/2022 1:31:42 AM
Location:
Weber Canyon, UT
Author:
Emil Arbrecht
Categories:
Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4010(4-8-8-4)
Views:
253
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy 4005
Description:
UP 4005 thunders through a rock cut near Percy. Note that the Big Boy is running on freshly ballasted track, with what appear to be old ties off to the side. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
8/12/1946
Upload Date:
7/5/2021 9:37:48 PM
Location:
Percy, WY
Author:
R.H.Kindig
Categories:
RollingStock,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4005(4-8-8-4)
Views:
630
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4006
Description:
UP 4006 rumbles through Granite in September of 1946. 4006 is 5 years old at the time of this picture, and still has over a decade of service left before its retirement. In 1961, 4006 will be donated to the National Museum of Transport in Kirkwood, Missouri. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/2/1946
Upload Date:
5/30/2021 11:55:59 AM
Location:
Granite, WY
Author:
R.H.Kindig
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4006(4-8-8-4)
Views:
471
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4021
Description:
Big Boy 4021 approaches the summit of Sherman Hill with 82 cars on September 2, 1946. 4021 is making 35 miles per hour, and will have no trouble getting over the hill. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/2/1946
Upload Date:
9/18/2021 1:22:59 PM
Location:
Sherman, WY
Author:
R.H.Kindig
Categories:
Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4021(4-8-8-4)
Views:
372
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4007
Description:
Big Boy 4007 tops up on coal and water in Echo, Utah on an unknown day in 1947. Once 4007 has refilled its tank, it will continue with its stock train across the Wasatch range. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1947
Upload Date:
5/30/2021 12:25:41 PM
Location:
Echo, UT
Author:
Emil Albrecht
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4007(4-8-8-4)
Views:
301
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy 4018
Description:
UP 4018 rests outside the roundhouse in Ogden, Utah. Note the tender of another steam engine on the far left. Big Boy 4018 will be donated to the Texas State Fairgrounds in Dallas in July of 1962. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
6/20/1947
Upload Date:
7/6/2021 7:14:35 PM
Location:
Ogden, UT
Author:
F.J. Peterson
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4018(4-8-8-4)
Views:
430
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy 4007
Description:
Union Pacific 4007 is parked on a side track at Granite Canyon, Wyoming in June 1947. Test equipment and piping was mounted on the drivers side of the boiler while the engine simmers in the sun. 4007 was the 8th of UPs 25 Big Boys built, having been contructed by ALCO in September, 1941. This engine would serve with UP for around 18 years, finally being retired in 1959 along with the rest of UPs Big Boy fleet. 4007 would be cut up two years later, on October 31, 1961. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
6/25/1947
Upload Date:
7/6/2022 2:29:01 AM
Location:
Granite, WY
Author:
J.H.Conant
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4007(4-8-8-4)
Views:
235
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4013
Description:
Big Boy 4013 pauses its journey in Granite Canyon with a reefer train. 4013 was built in 1941, and scrapped 22 years later in 1963.
Photo Date:
6/25/1947
Upload Date:
5/29/2022 12:39:37 AM
Location:
Granite, WY
Author:
J.H.Conant
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4013(4-8-8-4)
Views:
258
Comments:
0
Title:
Extra 4011
Description:
UP Extra 4011 East makes a stop at Granite Canon to cool wheels. All eastbound trains were required to undergo a walking inspection upon reaching Granite Canon, and thats whats happening here, as a thunderstorm forms overhead. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
6/25/1947
Upload Date:
5/30/2021 12:27:59 PM
Location:
Granite, WY
Author:
J.H.Conant
Categories:
Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4011(4-8-8-4)
Views:
333
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy 4000
Description:
UP 4000 shuffles through the yard in Laramie on June 26, 1947. UP 4000 was the first Big Boy built, received its last repairs in 1957, and was the third Big Boy to be scrapped. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
6/26/1947
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 8:35:54 PM
Location:
Laramie, WY
Author:
J.H.Conant
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4000(4-8-8-4)
Views:
433
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy 4001
Description:
UP 4001 rolls through the yard at Ogden in mid 1946. 4001 was the second of 20 Big Boys ordered by Union Pacific in 1941. The last of these 20 massive engines was built in December 1941, but another five would be built in 1944 to meet wartime traffic demands. All 25 of these brutes would be retired by 1960, and of them, 17 (including the 4001) would be scrapped in the following 3 years. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
6/29/1947
Upload Date:
7/4/2022 12:46:58 AM
Location:
Ogden, UT
Author:
G.M.Best
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4001(4-8-8-4)
Views:
275
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4023
Description:
Union Pacific 4023 rolls through Evanston with a train. 4023 would be the sole survivor of the second batch of Big Boys. It was placed on display at the Omaha shops until they closed, at which time it was moved to its current home at Kenefick Park in Omaha, along with DDA40X 6900. Kenefick Park was named after UP chairman John Cooper "Mr. K" Kenefick, who also worked for the New York Central after serving in the Navy. Note the Union Pacific "Serves All The West" hopper in the background. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/1/1947
Upload Date:
9/18/2021 1:17:49 PM
Location:
Evanston, WY
Author:
H.K.Vollrath
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4023(4-8-8-4)
Views:
509
Comments:
0
Title:
Big Boy 4003
Description:
UP 4003 has just topped off on water in Rawlins on September 2, 1947. 4003 will make its last run in 1958, and will be scrapped on May 31, 1963, one of the last Big Boys to be scrapped. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/2/1947
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 9:14:13 PM
Location:
Rawlins, WY
Author:
R.H.Kindig
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:
431
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4009
Description:
In late 1947, Big Boy 4009 makes its way through the yard in Cheyenne. The big articulated has been on the UP system for around 6 years at this point, and will spend another 12 on the railroad before its retirement in 1959. Even then, it will be another four years before the engine is cut up on May 13, 1963. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/22/1947
Upload Date:
7/7/2022 12:16:05 AM
Location:
Cheyenne, WY
Author:
G.M.Best
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4009(4-8-8-4)
Views:
218
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4008
Description:
Big Boy 4008 trundles through the yard in Laramie with an outbound train. The big 4-8-8-4 will be more than capable of getting the train over the Wasatch. The engine was built in September of 1941, and scrapped in August of 1962. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
9/30/1947
Upload Date:
7/8/2022 12:37:15 AM
Location:
Laramie, WY
Author:
J.A.Pfiefer
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4008(4-8-8-4)
Views:
239
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 4018
Description:
UP 4018 sports white flags in this undated image by UP. The date and location are unknown, but I would wager this is in Cheyenne or Laramie sometime before 1951, as 4018 still has its coolant pipes along the front handrails. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:
1/1/1948
Upload Date:
5/31/2021 1:04:48 PM
Location:
Cheyenne, WY
Author:
Union Pacific Museum
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
UP 4018(4-8-8-4)
Views:
332
Comments:
0
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