4014

[emde5]

For those in norther Il The UP 4014 will be at the Rochelle train part on Sept 8  Not sure what time
As of right now it is not just a run by.

[Fred Klein]

Thanks for the heads-up. I subscribe to Trains.com which includes using the Earth-Cam on top of the train viewing pavillion. Now I just have to hope that they park it where it can be viewed with the camera. Thanks again.

[Fred Klein]

Saw UP 4014 as it rolled up to the Rochelle Railroad Park this morning. It was an amazing sight. Unfortunately, I had to watch in on Trains cam as I am about 900 miles away. Still, very enjoyable. 

[jward]

You wouldn't want to be there in person. It's a circus from what I hear. I've chased enough steam excursions to know they bring all the idiots out from under their rocks. I can tell you horror stories about the Chessie Steam Special in the 1970s.

[emde5]

4014 was at Global III Sunday. Was a static display from 9 till 3.  According to a UP press person
just over 60,000 came out to see her. 

[trainman203]

When the 4014 came though Metairie, Louisiana about three years ago, we went to watch it on a parallel suburban street up in the neighborhood where I live.  Just three of us were there, nobody else.  We did see one guy way down the track with a tripod camera, but nobody else.  Of course the train was  going through a 15 miles an hour speed limit area with a train horn free zone so it was pretty unexciting.  No exhaust sound, no whistle. 🥱🥱😴😴

[Terry Toenges]

It's coming within about 15 miles of me but I'm not going. I've seen the static Big Boy in Omaha. Too much of a hassle for me to get around anymore.

[Terry Toenges]

Too bad they don't run a DD40AX with Big Boy instead of the SD.

[trainman203]

The SD is becoming historic itself.

[bbmiroku]

When the engine came to Roselle, IL a few years ago...
I was in such a spot that as it came into the station that if the intrusive thoughts had won for even a moment, I could've reached out and touched the running gear.
I didn't, of course, but there were no protections around.

[Ralph S]

Let me know when the DD40AX is run (if any are still around and working).   That engine to me is a much better-looking double engine locomotive.  The stationary one that I use to work around had a 16 cylinder and a 20-cylinder diesel with a 4160KV (1500KW) generator sandwiched between the two diesels.  From what I was told just before this diesel was retired, was that it was a replica of the DD40AX.