She's Home! 4014 arrives in Cheyenne

I took the day off of work today to see 4014 come into Cheyenne. I had planned on going up toward Laramie and catch her at Dale Junction, but chickened out when the weather showed snow up that way. Instead I went to Cheyenne and waited just west of the Borie cutoff.

 

Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing.

 

A peice of my child hood is now in Cheyenne lol. I use to visit 4014 every year of the fair. Cant wait to see it steamd up!

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Thanks to everyone in California for taking such good care of it!!

 

Thanks for sharing your photo's here. Mighty fine shooting.

Just a reference to another discussion on going, here on TB: http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine...ificant-RailFan-Movements&p=980501#post980501

 

Was initially planning on making the run up to Borie and wait.
But, because the weather was gonna be nasty at best, I chose the
best thing to do - Stay home!!
Was NOT gonna battle the weather, much less the People/Traffic.
Besides, I figure I did not miss much.

 

Here's a local news clip from Channel 5 News, Cheyenne, Wyoming: http://www.kgwn.tv/home/headlines/Big-Boy-4014-comes-to-Cheyenne-258554061.html

 

Me again. I found this resource on the UP website along with other's.

[video=youtube;8EAJs8U56_c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EAJs8U56_c&feature=youtu.be[/video]

Thought you might appreciate this.

 

Salt Lake City, UT

Guessing but I would say 20-80%. 20% serious railfans and 80% being they were dragged along, ditched work and/or teachers used this for an excuse to go on a field trip (lucky kids).

Here's another video I found of the Hospital Train and #4014 on display in Salt Lake City, UT. What they couldn't do this down by the station? Take a look at the trip hazards in the pictures and you guessed why the yellow tape. Huunuh?

[video=youtube;V9IjzBWypj8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9IjzBWypj8[/video]

 

Central Utah

[video=youtube;wYGvb-pjBwM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYGvb-pjBwM[/video]

I do like this video and the way this gentleman added commentary. I think you will enjoy it as well. If not..:wideeyes:...oh well!

 

Southern California Coverage

This is the soul reason the railroads get so up tight and anal with the public. However, she uhhh....errr....how can we call the locomotive a she when it's called the Big Boy? The Big Boy was on static display on a siding and clearly available to the public. Consider, touching trains, getting their children's picture taken sitting or standing next to a train........... are all things we like to do.

Here's a treat.
To all of those fine railfans that are suffering from Big Boy withdrawal and steamitis here is a website for you. :teeth:

http://www.trainmaster.ch/XC-53.htm

Plenty of videos done by those I consider to be friends. Some fine video and digital coverage of the Big Boy leaving Southern California.

 

Russell, are those your grand kids?

There's a story about me that comes out of Barstow's Santa Fe Yards. Me, a railroad yard, steam engine and I examined the under side of it. Looked darn good to me. I mean how else can you examine a steam engine. True!

I said not laughing as there were/was some serious consequences and I wouldn't recommend it.

 

Rick, thanks for gathering up all that info on the 4014 move. It's good to see some railfanning here. Just caught a photo on another site of the SP&S 700 and Nickel Plate PA 190 arriving at Portland Union Station last night. I am going to contact the owner to see if I can post it here. Train Day today in Portland.

 

Ogden, Utah Home at last.

Glad to do this, besides I get my Big Boy FIX for the day. COL

One more video by Chris B. Listen in to learn of what importance Ogden, Utah played for the Big Boys.

Enjoy!

[video=youtube;vJCeBSeG0xg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJCeBSeG0xg[/video].