Why Union Pacific Built a Locomotive Everyone Said Was Impossible
109K views · Feb 25, 2026 · Autos & Vehicles
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@maxdude4645 · 5 months ago
Lots of AI errors. Disclaimer: "Altered or synthetic content <br>Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated."
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@michaelbrooks1458 · 5 months ago
I love the time 4014 had to push a stalled train to keep moving
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@weshohler7601 · 3 months ago
I live in Green River Wyoming and it is always a real joy to see Big Boy 4014 role into town as it did many years ago. The sound of the steam whistle ,the sound that the locomotive makes, the smoke coming out of the stack, is really something special, and the feeling is you get is hard to describe. Thanks to all involved that preserved this special locomotive 🚂 <br>Roll on!
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@mrknotthall · 4 months ago
“Youn”assisted? You mean “unassisted”? I hate AI.
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@colinvoss8484 · 5 months ago
My grandpa was an engineer on the big boy and I know a engineer that operates them today.
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@williambeglin8641 · 5 months ago
My father worked as a mail guard on that stretch of rail in the early 50s from Ogden to Helper 😮
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@paulpinball9952 · 6 months ago
(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnIAB_yo9Nk&t=145">2:25</a>) "yoon-assisted"? You've come a long way, A.I.
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@Jack_Callcott · 4 months ago
What a great story! American engineers are so talented to build the Big Boy, and then bring it back to life after 60 years, and make it run on fuel-oil. That's a great idea. It makes me wonder why they didn't think of running it on fuel oil in the first place. It's a beautiful machine — by far the best looking steam locomotive you could ever see. I'm so glad to see these dedicated people did all this wonderful work to make it run again. :hand-orange-covering-eyes:
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@criticalthinkerAF · 5 months ago
I have always lived in the area these were needed. I remember seeing one as a young child. Then when in my 70's, 4014 stopped by and I got a closer look!
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@clarkpitts5393 · 5 months ago
I'm taking my grandson to see Big Boy in K.C. this Summer. Can't wait!
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@404-UsernameNotFound · 5 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnIAB_yo9Nk&t=1107">18:27</a> i love that the diesel engine 4014 pulled it into Cheyenne.
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@GeorgeSheller · 5 months ago
Incredible and wonderful. Thanks to Union Pacific for realizing the importance of the great machine.
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