Big Boy 4014 - Norway, 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.
4014 had to slow down a bit coming through Watkins, IA as it met an opposing freight, offering me enough time to get ahead to Norway, where I was able to snag a photo of it passing by a typical Midwestern grain elevator.
Big Boy 4014 - Norway, 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.
4014 had to slow down a bit coming through Watkins, IA as it met an opposing freight, offering me enough time to get ahead to Norway, where I was able to snag a photo of it passing by a typical Midwestern grain elevator.