Big Boy 4014 - Fairfax, IA
This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "Heartland of America" tour through the states of Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. My portion of the trip consisted of traveling to Grand Island, NE and chasing it back east towards Chicagoland and eventually Momence, IL, where I gave up the chase.
After getting a shot of the train in Norway, IA, I drove to Fairfax, where the town was out in full force to see the Big Boy's passage. The train was still going slow enough to get ahead of it, so I took another shot here.
Just up ahead is a flashing yellow signal that the crew will take as the train begins to approach its terminus of this portion of the trip - Cedar Rapids.
Big Boy 4014 - Fairfax, IA
This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "Heartland of America" tour through the states of Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. My portion of the trip consisted of traveling to Grand Island, NE and chasing it back east towards Chicagoland and eventually Momence, IL, where I gave up the chase.
After getting a shot of the train in Norway, IA, I drove to Fairfax, where the town was out in full force to see the Big Boy's passage. The train was still going slow enough to get ahead of it, so I took another shot here.
Just up ahead is a flashing yellow signal that the crew will take as the train begins to approach its terminus of this portion of the trip - Cedar Rapids.