Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Hey guys! I know I haven't posted in a while, but we just saw the Big Boy Steam Locomotive No. 4014 today moving through the Cajon Pass down toward Los Angeles. So cool! This is the world's largest operational steam locomotive, currently traveling the country as part of Union Pacific's 150th-year celebration of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
This is very raw footage from a couple viewpoints... Big Boy's first run was in December 1941, and it ran until July 21, 1959. Restoration took place between August 2016 and May 1, 2019 - when it made its first voyage in more than 59 years!
Fun Fact: The coal-burning locomotive has been adapted to run on No. 5 fuel oil.
View the full schedule and learn more about this historic locomotive at up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm
And if you would like me to make more California travel videos, please drop a comment below. I don't make money off of these videos anymore, and it takes so much work, so I want to be sure people are interested. Have a great weekend everyone!
Hey guys! I know I haven't posted in a while, but we just saw the Big Boy Steam Locomotive No. 4014 today moving through the Cajon Pass down toward Los Angeles. So cool! This is the world's largest operational steam locomotive, currently traveling the country as part of Union Pacific's 150th-year celebration of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
This is very raw footage from a couple viewpoints... Big Boy's first run was in December 1941, and it ran until July 21, 1959. Restoration took place between August 2016 and May 1, 2019 - when it made its first voyage in more than 59 years!
Fun Fact: The coal-burning locomotive has been adapted to run on No. 5 fuel oil.
View the full schedule and learn more about this historic locomotive at up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm
And if you would like me to make more California travel videos, please drop a comment below. I don't make money off of these videos anymore, and it takes so much work, so I want to be sure people are interested. Have a great weekend everyone!
