Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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It was a dream come true. Seeing UP 4014 - the Big Boy - in person. At over a million pounds, what a machine!

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:25 Traveling to Philadelphia
1:43 Riding the Broad Street LIne
2:52 First Glimpse of the Big Boy
3:28 Big Boy Specs and History
6:41 Getting blasted by steam
7:09 Renovating the Big Boy
7:57 The UPNS Merger
8:50 Lindsey's Thoughts
9:37 Getting merch (or not)
10:00 Lunch and groundhogs
10:23 Big Boy leaves Philadelphia
17:49 Visiting the SEPTA Store
18:46 NextGen Acela