Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
We continue our coverage of Big Boy 4014's eastbound trip across Nevada and Utah from Elko to the Great Salt Lake Desert.
The steam special departs Elko on a cold April morning making for a great show of steam. It climbs through the Pequop Mountains and descends to a crossing of the Great Salt Lake Desert via the Southern Pacific's Lucin Cutoff. It is an incredible scene as the world's largest operating steam locomotive traverses the wide open country of northern Utah.
We continue our coverage of Big Boy 4014's eastbound trip across Nevada and Utah from Elko to the Great Salt Lake Desert.
The steam special departs Elko on a cold April morning making for a great show of steam. It climbs through the Pequop Mountains and descends to a crossing of the Great Salt Lake Desert via the Southern Pacific's Lucin Cutoff. It is an incredible scene as the world's largest operating steam locomotive traverses the wide open country of northern Utah.
![Back on the Rail [Toledo Derailment Update]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wPHh5yHxkfU/mqdefault.jpg "Back on the Rail [Toledo Derailment Update]
Watch three locomotives rescued by the Rick Franklin Corporation after derailing onto a trestle in Toledo, Oregon.
If you are interested in the backstory of this railroad line, check out these other videos on YouTube! https://youtu.be/-ZA-cjeXh7M?si=mgOpQSFArtDRoSHU
https://youtu.be/UBievh8ETOc?si=c-KEb4ExSdzzw7Ss
https://youtu.be/5DBJBrZweeM?si=oL0u09dPnlMNYmOW")
![Rails Through the Freezer [Where Trains Battle Winter]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xAs1CgoXUGM/mqdefault.jpg "Rails Through the Freezer [Where Trains Battle Winter]
This is a compilation of some of my favorite winter scenes from the past fifteen years of shooting train videos in the western US and Canada.
Featured videos include:
Manned Helpers on Soldier Summit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjciaCuNujo
The Funnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dexc0OJJ-8&t=142s
Canadas Fraser Canyon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mo0UAuXy3M
Canadas Thompson Canyon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDu1rGOrgXw&t=1704s
Through the Shadow of Mt Shasta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV6k3SGrGrc
Through the Oregon Cascades Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF962nigskQ
MRL Montana Main Line Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d-4-MZjT-4&t=25s
Winter on Stevens Pass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ygaiz49zUg
0:00 Intro
1:58 Soldier Summit Snow, UT
8:50 Lake Pend Oreille, ID
12:02 CP and CN in the Fraser and Thompson Canyons
19:36 UPs Black Butte Sub, CA
22:28 Winter in the Oregon Cascades
29:59 MRL on Mullan Pass, MT
36:18 Stevens Pass Snow, WA")
![The Kearney Sub [Union Pacifics Triple Track Main]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yj9AtnprTh0/mqdefault.jpg "The Kearney Sub [Union Pacifics Triple Track Main]
In the heart of America there is a super-highway paved with steel running between North Platte and Gibbon Junction, Nebraska.
It is known as the Kearney Subdivision and historically it has seen well over 100 trains per day. Traffic may be down from the line’s heyday in the early and mid-2000’s, yet this is still a fantastic place to watch trains.
This program begins with a nighttime visit to the Golden Spike Tower as a summertime thunderstorm lights up Bailey Yard. We then turn east through Maxwell, the Buttermilk Curves, Gothenburg, Lexington, Kearney, Gibbon Junction, and many other noted locations before wrapping up at the BNSF flyover at Grand Island.
Dominating the scene are monster double-coal trains that measure up to three miles in length, running to and from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. In addition to coal are mixed manifests, hot-shot intermodals, and locals that service industry found along the route.
Along with cameras on the ground, aerial coverage of the Buttermilk Curves and Gibbon Junction gives a whole new perspective to this amazing line.
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/the-kearney-sub-union-pacifics-triple-track-main?_pos=1&_sid=b41afb6be&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:34 Map
4:08 North Platte
10:10 Platte River
24:08 Keith
32:14 Maxwell
45:37 Pawnee
48:53 Brady Curves (Buttermilk Curves)
59:51 Gothenburg
1:05:22 Willow Island
1:07:52 Peppered by a Coal Train
1:12:40 Cozad
1:16:16 Darr
1:25:32 Lexington
1:30:28 Overton
1:32:17 Elm Creek
1:44:46 Kearney
1:48:02 Gibbon
1:49:33 Gibbon Junction
2:08:22 Shelton
2:08:47 Wood River
2:10:53 Grand Island")
![Cajon Pass [BNSFs Cajon Subdivision]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z4HR53Yjcmk/mqdefault.jpg "Cajon Pass [BNSFs Cajon Subdivision]
Originally released in 2011, this is a look at Cajon Pass not long after the third main line was completed by BNSF. This is big-time railroading pre PTC (Positive Train Control) and PSR (Precision Scheduled Railroading).
We will begin in San Bernardino first thing in the morning and head east over the summit and through the Mojave Desert to Barstow.
A great variety of trains are featured including mixed manifests, auto racks, coal and piggyback trains. We will visit famous locations such as Sullivan’s Curve, the Mormon Rocks, the daylighted tunnels at Alray and much more.
There is plenty of action on BNSF’s new triple track main plus UP trains on the former SP Palmdale Cutoff, making a total of four main lines over Cajon! The high density of trains, noteworthy scenery and numerous photo locations has made this THE destination for railfans from all over the world.
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/cajon-pass?_pos=1&_sid=e6fe7754d&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:54 Map
3:42 San Bernardino
7:21 Cargill Elevators
10:40 Devore
13:09 Keenbrook
22:15 Swarthout Canyon
25:50 Cajon
29:46 Sullivans Curve
41:15 Mormon Rocks
47:02 Steins Hill
49:19 Walker (Named for Chard Walker)
52:07 Former Tunnels at Alray
59:27 Milepost 58
1:01:25 Hill 582
1:18:09 Silverwood
1:28:38 Summit
1:39:17 Martinez
1:41:35 Natural Crossover
1:43:33 Frost
1:45:15 Victorville
1:46:07 Lower Mojave River Narrows
1:48:32 Oro Grande
1:49:37 Helendale
1:51:06 Hodge
1:55:16 Barstow")
![Winter on the Pocatello Sub [UPs Main Line from Idaho to Wyoming]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z7MnWO4B250/mqdefault.jpg "Winter on the Pocatello Sub [UPs Main Line from Idaho to Wyoming]
Trains and snow! Visit this seldom-seen portion of Union Pacifics Oregon Short Line route through Idaho and Wyoming. We will begin in Pocatello and head east to Granger, where the Oregon Short Line route joins UPs busy Omaha to Ogden main line west of Green River. Besides Pocatello, we will visit McCammon, Lava Hot Springs, Pebble, Bancroft, Soda Springs, Montpelier, Harer, Fossil, and Granger.
This program was shot in January, 2024.
0:00 Intro Map
1:05 Pocatello
3:46 McCammon
8:53 Lava Hot Springs
10:41 Blaser
14:17 Pebble
19:17 Bancroft
22:14 Talmage
24:24 Soda Springs
26:49 Montpelier
34:01 Harer
36:31 Fossil
39:59 Granger")
