Railway pictures (12)

You've done it again, Alan! Another beautiful set! All great photos, but I think #3 and 9 are favorites!


And Phil, I love the perspective of your locomotive photo!

Regards,

Kelly

UP833


Big crowd for 844___1 person for 833

Coast wrote: UP833 Big crowd for 844___1 person for 833

Maybe less shiny, but equally impressive I would say

Eagerly waiting Kelly, yes that picture of 833 was taken in Ogden Utah (a great day)
Looks like Big Boy is committed on Interstate 80 corridor, the countries main coast to cost Highway and crossing over the infamous Donner Pass into Roseville California.

Bravo for Big Boy

Yes Fred, equally impressive, they are both the apex of steam technology of their day.
Must have been also impressive when they were running in service___Big wheels turnin

Too bad the circumstances, be interesting to see if you can make lemonade out of lemons. I'm sure you can
I know Elko well that would be a unique place to photograph Big Boy if there was daylight. You can see for miles in each direction. A real Western cowboy town as old as Nevada itself, with some fascinating backgrounds

Nice work, Gary! It is always challenging to photograph Big Boy with these crowds! But these photos show the interest and excitement that the public has over Big Boy's visit! When it was in Salt Lake, I met a fellow that came all the way from Munich, Germany to see and follow the Big Boy from Cheyenne!

I viewed it coming down Echo Canyon at one of my favorite spots. We were on the opposite side of the tracks from most of the fans (Dale from Toy Man TV was taking video from there), and fellow came over from the other side to warn us that there was a huge rattle snake over there and to watch out for it when we came back to where our cars where parked. Anyway that fellow was from SoCal and came all the way out here to follow it from Cheyenne. I guess he lives in Pomona and grew up near where UP 4014 stood on display for many years.

The Big Boys and Challengers were built to haul freight over the steep grades from Ogden to Cheyenne, so back in the day, they wouldn't have have been seen in Roseville. I guess that wouldn't have been UP territory anyway -- Southern Pacific and Western Pacific. SP Cab forward territory as in the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.

I did go to Depot Days in Cheyenne a couple times while they were restoring 4014 and they had scaffolding around it that gave us a close look.

Did you hear that 4014 hit a tree in Donner Pass on the way back eastward?
they had to stop because cylender cocks were damaged. 4014 hits tree in Donner Pass

Also if you watch videos you will see that they are using a Western Pacific Heritage diesel behind 4014.

Kelly