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Union Pacific 4014 is a preserved 4884-1 class 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Union Pacific (UP) as part of its heritage fleet. Built in November 1941 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York , it was assigned to haul heavy freight trains in the Wasatch mountain range .
The Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of simple articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until 1962.
No. 4014 was moved from Pomona to the Union Pacific West Colton yard on January 26, 2014, then to Cheyenne, Wyoming from April 28, 2014, to May 8, 2014. Restoration to full operating condition was completed in May 2019, with its first excursion called "The Great Race to Ogden" taking place during the same month.
No. 1218 is the sole survivor of the Norfolk and Western's class A locomotives and the only surviving 2-6-6-4 steam locomotive in the world. While smaller than Union Pacific's famous and more numerous "Challenger" class of 4-6-6-4 locomotives, Norfolk and Western's design racked up unmatched records of performance in service.
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4014: November 1941 American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 4884-1 4-8-8-4 Operational Union Pacific Railroad, Cheyenne, Wyoming [13] 4017: December 1941 American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 4884-1 4-8-8-4 Static display National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin [9] [14] [15] 4018: December 1941 American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 4884-1 4-8-8-4 ...
Union Pacific announced plans in August 2013 [2] to restore No. 4014 to operation for use in mainline excursion service. No. 4014 underwent restoration between 2016 and 2019, and completed its first post-restoration test run on May 2, 2019. [3] [4] The UP Big Boys were an expansion of the 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" type articulated locomotive. Adding ...
Built in Schenectady as Southern Pacific #5021. Donated 1956 and displayed in San Bernardino. Moved to the RailGiants museum in the 1970s. Union Pacific 9000 American Locomotive Company: 4-12-2, 9000 Class: 3/1926 Built as the first of the 9000 class in Dunkirk as Union Pacific #9000, with the cost of construction shared between the UP and ALCO.