Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary, the Union Pacific Steam Program embarked on a coast to coast tour with the largest operating steam locomotive in the world, Big Boy number 4014 leading a special train to select cities across America.
7idea Productions covered the eastbound leg of the west-coast tour in the spring of 2026, as the steam special traveled nearly 1,200 miles from Sacramento, California to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
We followed Big Boy through the rain-soaked Feather River Canyon, across the remote desert of Nevada, the Great Salt Lake of Utah, over the Wasatch Mountains, and across the windswept plains of Wyoming.
Along with the 4014, the historic train included two heritage diesels: UP1616 honoring President Abraham Lincoln, who signed the Railway Act in 1862, creating the Union Pacific, and the America 250 locomotive numbered the UP1776.
Additional footage including intro shot by Christian Schultz
This program is also available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/collections/frontpage/products/big-boy-4014-america-250-west-coast-tour
0:00 Intro
2:48 Sacramento CA
4:28 Lincoln CA
5:00 Oroville CA
7:48 Brock CA
9:41 Feather River Bridge at Oroville CA
11:42 North Fork Bridge CA
14:09 East Pulga CA
25:23 Rock Creek Trestle CA
26:28 Tobin CA
27:42 Honeymoon Tunnels CA
28:40 Rich Bar CA
31:01 Keddie Wye CA
33:40 Williams Loop CA
35:09 Spring Garden CA
37:54 Clio Trestle CA
40:11 Portola CA
43:14 Flannigan NV
46:21 Sand Pass NV
51:58 Gerlach NV
55:02 Weso (east of Winnemucca) NV
58:07 Palisade Canyon NV
1:02:45 Departing Elko NV
1:03:17 Deeth NV
1:04:59 Wells NV
1:08:48 Moor NV
1:10:01 Loray (west of Montello NV)
1:11:44 The Great Salt Lake UT (Lakeside)
1:22:00 Ogden UT
1:28:40 Weber Canyon UT
1:29:22 The West Slope of the Wasatch Mountains UT
1:33:54 Wahsatch UT
1:34:26 Evanston WY
1:49:06 Leroy WY
1:50:45 Granger WY
1:52:18 Peru Hill WY
1:55:34 Green River WY
1:58:00 Rock Springs WY
2:03:43 Thayer WY
2:04:11 Point of Rocks WY
2:05:57 Tipton WY
2:07:10 Wamsutter WY
2:12:25 Creston WY
2:13:29 Rawlins WY
2:15:59 West of Hannah WY
2:17:07 Medicine Bow WY
2:21:41 Rock River WY
2:23:32 Bosler WY
2:24:47 Hermosa Tunnels WY
2:28:09 Granite WY
2:28:44 Cheyenne WY
In celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary, the Union Pacific Steam Program embarked on a coast to coast tour with the largest operating steam locomotive in the world, Big Boy number 4014 leading a special train to select cities across America.
7idea Productions covered the eastbound leg of the west-coast tour in the spring of 2026, as the steam special traveled nearly 1,200 miles from Sacramento, California to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
We followed Big Boy through the rain-soaked Feather River Canyon, across the remote desert of Nevada, the Great Salt Lake of Utah, over the Wasatch Mountains, and across the windswept plains of Wyoming.
Along with the 4014, the historic train included two heritage diesels: UP1616 honoring President Abraham Lincoln, who signed the Railway Act in 1862, creating the Union Pacific, and the America 250 locomotive numbered the UP1776.
Additional footage including intro shot by Christian Schultz
This program is also available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/collections/frontpage/products/big-boy-4014-america-250-west-coast-tour
0:00 Intro
2:48 Sacramento CA
4:28 Lincoln CA
5:00 Oroville CA
7:48 Brock CA
9:41 Feather River Bridge at Oroville CA
11:42 North Fork Bridge CA
14:09 East Pulga CA
25:23 Rock Creek Trestle CA
26:28 Tobin CA
27:42 Honeymoon Tunnels CA
28:40 Rich Bar CA
31:01 Keddie Wye CA
33:40 Williams Loop CA
35:09 Spring Garden CA
37:54 Clio Trestle CA
40:11 Portola CA
43:14 Flannigan NV
46:21 Sand Pass NV
51:58 Gerlach NV
55:02 Weso (east of Winnemucca) NV
58:07 Palisade Canyon NV
1:02:45 Departing Elko NV
1:03:17 Deeth NV
1:04:59 Wells NV
1:08:48 Moor NV
1:10:01 Loray (west of Montello NV)
1:11:44 The Great Salt Lake UT (Lakeside)
1:22:00 Ogden UT
1:28:40 Weber Canyon UT
1:29:22 The West Slope of the Wasatch Mountains UT
1:33:54 Wahsatch UT
1:34:26 Evanston WY
1:49:06 Leroy WY
1:50:45 Granger WY
1:52:18 Peru Hill WY
1:55:34 Green River WY
1:58:00 Rock Springs WY
2:03:43 Thayer WY
2:04:11 Point of Rocks WY
2:05:57 Tipton WY
2:07:10 Wamsutter WY
2:12:25 Creston WY
2:13:29 Rawlins WY
2:15:59 West of Hannah WY
2:17:07 Medicine Bow WY
2:21:41 Rock River WY
2:23:32 Bosler WY
2:24:47 Hermosa Tunnels WY
2:28:09 Granite WY
2:28:44 Cheyenne WY
![Union Pacifics Idaho Main Line [Part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O3jPGJNCtMI/mqdefault.jpg "Union Pacifics Idaho Main Line [Part 2]
This is the second program in our series covering the Union Pacific main line in Idaho. Our focus is the western half of the Nampa Subdivision between Nampa and Ticeska.
Beginning at Nampa Yard, we will see the Boise Valley Railroad interchanging cars with the UP and heading over the Boise Cutoff past the classic depot in Idaho’s capital city. We then follow UP’s Oregon Short Line eastward through the Snake River Plain.
Highlights include Orchard, Mountain Home, Glenns Ferry, King Hill, and the steep 2% grade of Reverse (Medbury) Hill. We conclude with trains reaching Ticeska after climbing the 1.7% grade away from the Snake River west of Bliss.
The Nampa Subdivision sees around twenty trains per day. Mixed manifests roam the line along with unit soda ash, grain, and intermodal. Most trains have distributed power with westbound heavy unit trains using two sets of DPU’s making for a fantastic show of horsepower!
This program was shot in May and July, 2022.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/union-pacifics-idaho-main-line-part-2?_pos=3&_sid=4cbd51f55&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:32 Map
4:38 Nampa
10:52 Boise
13:58 East Nampa
15:37 Kuna
17:49 Owyhee
21:33 Orchard
27:17 Cleft
28:51 Mountain Home
32:17 Reverse
46:45 Reverse Hill
1:07:26 Hammett
1:11:34 The Narrows
1:15:22 Glenns Ferry
1:32:54 King Hill
1:39:44 Ticeska")
![Return of the Big Boy [Full Length Program]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RE9w6TPH0lA/mqdefault.jpg "Return of the Big Boy [Full Length Program]
Originally released in 2019
In May of 2019, Union Pacific made history. Big Boy 4014, the largest steam locomotive on earth took to the main line under its own power for the first time in nearly 60 years!
The restoration was just in time for the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory, Utah, commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869.
Paired with UP 844, the only steam locomotive to never be taken out of active service on a major railroad, the 4014 made its first excursion run between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Ogden, Utah in what was billed as “The Great Race to Ogden.”
7idea Productions takes you trackside for this historic event from Cheyenne to Ogden and return. Catch the 4014 climbing Sherman Hill, gliding across the Wyoming plains, and tackling the Wasatch grade.
In Ogden, Utah, Union Pacific’s Spike 150 Celebration had the feeling of a rock concert as thousands of people came out to see the Big Boy for the first time.
We’ll take you to Promontory for a reenactment of the driving of the golden spike that united a nation east to west. With the festivities over, Big Boy number 4014 and the 844 return home to Cheyenne.
This is your front row seat to the greatest railroading event in 60 years! This is Return of the Big Boy!
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/return-of-the-big-boy?_pos=1&_sid=93da19378&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
3:06 Map
5:01 Getting Ready
10:13 Cheyenne
11:59 Perkins
12:59 West of Laramie
14:08 Fort Steele
14:58 Latham
16:52 Red Desert
18:01 Table Rock
19:05 Near Point of Rocks
21:53 Thayer
23:03 Green River
28:09 Granger
31:48 Carter
33:56 Leroy
34:38 Evanston, WY
42:18 Wahsatch, UT
43:17 Echo Canyon
45:10 Ogden
47:02 Promontory Golden Spike Reenactment
49:35 Morning at Ogden
50:05 Dry Hollow
51:12 Castle Rock
53:16 Evanston, WY
1:01:55 Elkhurst
1:03:24 Peru Hill
1:06:19 Kanda
1:07:45 Rock Springs
1:09:42 Salt Wells
1:10:49 Bitter Creek
1:11:47 Creston
1:12:33 Rawlins
1:13:34 How to Re-Rail a Big Boy
1:17:05 Sinclair
1:18:09 Rock River
1:19:39 Laramie
1:20:19 Tie Siding
1:22:07 Hermosa Tunnels
1:23:58 Back to Cheyenne")
