Any pics from the move yet?

I used a screen shot not a jpg. 

interesting, I thought the Big Boy would take more engines and be surrounded by cars like the Texas move was

 

Big Boy required two engines to take him up over the 2% grade to Cajon Summit, near my home.

 

Then it was downgrade to Victorville's Amtrak station, where 1500 spectators awaited  his arrival.

 

I took 29 pictures of the celebration.

 

Bad Order Hal

 

 

 

 

I was there when 4014 arrived at about 1330 hours. He was about an hour late.

 

There were two diesels...one on the point, and one after the tender.

 

I was standing alongside the northbound track, which would take him to Barstow after the crew finished the lube job on his 16 crank pins.

 

I have pictures of the arrival, and that's how it was.

 

So Long.....this is my last post on Real Trains.

BAD ORDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I must say it is a small train overall, but heck they are moving right along.  It really is a sight to see so many folks out to watch the move...I still can't picture the 4014 steaming out of Cheyenne....it's going to be a great day.

Here are a few pics from today near Moapa NV.

There are photos, and videos, of 4014's dead-in-tow movement all over the internet.

Guys riding in the tender. Neat!

Man, the Engineer's side number boards don't look too good, what with the last "4" missing. Plus, someone needs to attend to those American Flags!

Great photos nevred..thanks. 

 

Your right about the number board...wow.  It wasn't like that before.

thanks for the pics. I was going to go to Caliente NV today to shoot it, however some lung crud had other plans. 

It's one powerful looking loco!

 

The crew will have a good handle on the running gear after this trip.

Why do you say THAT? I would think the UP Steam Crew already has enough experience with running gear performance from when 4-8-4 #844 was operational. Besides, towing a dead steam locomotive puts virtually no stress on the running gear. When there is superheated steam powering those four cylinders, THAT will be a whole different story.

Just an uniformed statement. I guessed that all that stuff moving around after 50 years and the checking and lubing would give them the opportunity to get familiar with it's reconditioning needs.

 

Thank's for the experienced and knowledgeable insight to the real task ahead.

Bear in mind that moving this chunk of heavy metal is the easy part.  The REAL work begins in Cheyenne.

 

Rusty

"There were two diesels...one on the point, and one after the tender."

 

Did you note the numbers of the 2 diesels?   4014 and 4884.  Classy!

 

Lee

 

Great pics---thanks for sharing!

 

--Greg