UP 4014 Latest UP info added 1-31-14

I'm not bored by it. I'm just not interested.

There is a difference.

Why are you not interested? 

Is it because you already have a steam engine to play with?

The stories on this thread remind me of a modern day DOWNTON ABBET!

Anyone know if it is still on schedule for Sunday?  I can't wait to hear all the details from those attending.

Why, is Carson the Butler in charge of the move?

Rusty

I haven't seen anything posted stating otherwise, so I would guess that things are still on schedule.

Everything is still on schedule.  4014 will be at the Covina Metro Link station about 2:30am for a public display starting at 7am.

with metro link having limited availability to permit the bigboy to be moved over their line I do not believe there will be any delays.  The UP crew learned a lot from the 4018 move. twitter and facebook are jumping with info.

They have a plan and will follow it, Metrolink has opened a window for them to get this done and they will.

The Metrolink crew has already started to lay track from Fairplex.  They are on schedule to keep the timetable for the move tonight.

Too bad the move will be between 2 to 3 AM my time but I'm sure there will be a ton of Youtube videos tomorrow.

Awesome!  Thanks for the update. Thinking of everyone there.

86TA355SR - do you know a person in So. Cal named Norma?

No, I sure don't.

Just got home. Stopped at the Fairgrounds on the way. The Big Boy will move out onto the Metrolink tracks around 1:00-1:30am. The last Metrolink train will be through there around 11:00pm PST, they'll have a last safety meeting and the UP diesels will move in. Metrolink isn't cutting in a switch; they're cutting into the line and will hook up with the panel track 4014 is sitting on.

They've installed new air lines, a generator, and compressor for 4014. Apparently, they're setting up so that it will have its own brakes as part of the train. There had been some speculation that they were going to have a couple of loaded ballast cars on either end for braking. I'll see what things look like in Covina in the morning.

It will be in Covina in the morning from 7:00am-8:00am, then will head to Basset, just west of the El Monte Metrolink station. From there it's going through the Alhambra sub to Colton where it will go through some additional work and wait until spring to head to Utah.

UP, Metrolink, Fairplex, and the LA Chapter of the Locomotive Preservation Society have been very accommodating to rail fans and visitors. The locomotive has been very accessible for pictures ane everyone is staying out of the way when work is being done. Kudos to all.

Trains Mag. on-line feed now active. It was up for a couple of minutes, went off briefly, came back up. Believe they were adjusting sound equipment.

Just got up for a drink of water, checked the computer and they finally have the diesel hooking up to move her on to the line at five am est

Moving at 5:35

6 AM Big Boy blows it's whistle and goes out of view and I'm going back to bed.

Elvis has left the building, well, the BB is now off the Fairplex property and is now on Metrolink mainline , 2:55 am PST.

Carson:  No, my Lady, I am NOT.  Mr. Dickens is.

Violet:  CHARLES?????

But Marx made PLENTY of stations named after her!

So good to see the 4014 on it's way.  Very cool indeed.

Stopped in Covina now...sure looks good.

This is excellent news!

The 4014 BiG Boy is now on rails of the national rail network.  They made the move this morning from L.A. Fairgrounds to Covina, Calif. and after being on display for about 90 minutes departed at 8:30AM for Basset on the U.P. Main and West Colton about 45 miles away.  It is probably there by now.  Saw some pictures of it enroute.  They used a total of four diesels.  Two in the lead with about 10 hopper cars for braking followed by the 4014 sandwiched between the UP 4884 and UP1996 which is the heritage unit.  I guess the 4884 represents the wheel arrangement of the Big Boy.

Ray

THAT would be a pretty good guess!

Here's video of the train leaving the Covina station. I found a good spot away from my "300 closest railfanning friends." I drove ahead to the Baldwin Park station anf shot video from the second level of the parking structure across the street. There was a woman waiting for a Metrolink train. she seemed a bit surprised.

BTW, it was good to see you again Ray. You're looking well. And diesel #4884 was no coincidence. I see a video for sale in a few years after restoration is complete. The estimates I last heard were 3-5 years and $4-7M for the restoration.

That is so awesome!  Thank you for posting this, been searching youtube all day for any video.

I NEVER thought any of us would be seeing history put into reality.

The second video just finished processing. Here it is passing Baldwin Park. I did see it at Colton but I don't like taking photos around there as the best place is the side of the freeway.

I never though I would ever see a BB's rods moving. 
Now I have.
This is really cool and more fun then it would have been pre internet.

Were there a lot of people present?

Oh Yeah! I'd say close to 300. It was hard to keep from ruining other people's camera shots as I moved around to get my camera shots. There were about 100 people at Fairplex in Pomona at 8:00pm Saturday night.

Ray. You're most welcome. I was glad I could get some good shots. Here are a couple I took today.

I watched some of the live feed and noticed there was a lot of people all over waiting on the Big Boy to roll through.

Thanks to everyone who has provided us updates on this move.  Matt, I actually looked for you on the live stream webcam but didn't see you but you may have been in there in some of the camera shots.  Very interesting day with a lot of train action.

Everyone have a nice evening.

Can you imagine what the crowds will be like when she steams on her own??

Thanks Matt for the video and photos, hopefully we will be still around and catch a red eye back to Ontario Airport to go visit our old friend that most of the club crawled all over many times. Till 2022.

John

I hope I am in the crowd.  When time gets closer, we may take a vacation to see it. Will be incredible!

Thanks for the updates! can't wait for it to roll through Salt Lake!

Nice Work Matt!!