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probably the single greatest big boy video of all time // UP 4014 @ Keddie Wye (2024)

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joined up with ‪@OrangeHeartRailfanProductions‬ to catch UP 4014 ("Big Boy") - we got a shot at Keddie Wye, and I used an insanely janky setup to record a shot for the ages (I hope) and of COURSE I'm showing you
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@iowa_don Месяц назад

A steam train whistle echoing in the mountains is an awesome sound!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

FOR REAL

@GageTucker-of2wd Месяц назад

No, a big boys whistle🥵

@benfarneyjr8854 Месяц назад

Great shot...thanks...been waiting for the video's to start rolling out of the UP4014 running on the feather river route. Awesome

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

Definitely watch for the more edited ones, that phase is not one I will be attempting lol

@ChrisJones-gx7fc Месяц назад

@@heyitzrare how crowded was it, and how bad was the railfan traffic heading from Portola down to Roseville?

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@ChrisJones-gx7fcCROWDED crowded. The railfan armada was really long, but that was not the biggest issue. It was mass construction hell running down the canyon that really did people in

@ChrisJones-gx7fc Месяц назад

@@heyitzrare sounds like you were pretty lucky then to get the shot you did. I remember chasing 4014 and 844 out Echo Canyon in May 2019 following the Golden Spike 150th celebration, and just how bad the traffic was on the little two lane highway that parallels the tracks (as it was on I-80). They stopped the train several times which allowed railfans to get ahead. I was only able to catch it at the dual truss bridges east of Echo, where a massive crowd of railfans had gathered. After that there was little to no chance of catching the train again.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@ChrisJones-gx7fc That's how it goes unfortunately...glad you got a good shot though! My first chase was in 2023 out of Cheyenne, this shot is actually vindication for one of those failed shots - it got ruined by a cattle trailer parking _directly in front of me._ That one hurt haha

@CoIdHeat 25 дней назад

Merely the sound of trains on the railroads is so iconic, powerful yet relaxing all at the same time.

@cacambo589 11 дней назад

Why don't you know what "iconic" means.

@CoIdHeat 11 дней назад

@@cacambo589 Not sure what youre on about. The dictionary tells me it means exactly what I wanted to say.

@oxhog5925 Месяц назад

I asked for the 1983 Western Pacific heritage unit to be added to the consist for the run through the Feather River Canyon and they did!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

we take these Ws

@vickielewis3848 Месяц назад

Excellent. Historical. 👋👱‍♀️🇺🇲

@adler000 Месяц назад

Awesome 🚂 The construction of the bridge itself also seems to me to be something special.

@AlexanderSkinnerVids Месяц назад

I was just off to your right shooting stills through one of the gaps. Had to get there ninety minutes before 4014 came through, still can’t believe how many people were there. Glad we got to see it!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

Hey, awesome to see you here! Super happy to have seen the Steam Man with you :)

@theamericane2655 Месяц назад

Is this the railfans version of the solar eclipse?

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

LOL YEAH

@earthlingjohn Месяц назад

👍🤣

@eligebrown8998 Месяц назад

Even better

@ratbait5471 29 дней назад

Foamer paradise

@AAAskeet 3 дня назад

Yes,and it’ll be by me sept 8th!

@dwjr5129 29 дней назад

My grandfather was a huge steam engine fan. Were he still alive today I would be showing him every video I could find on them. He would love everything about 4014. RIP old buddy. ❤🚂

@wenchance Месяц назад

Hey! I was the guy with the bigger camera set up in the back. I think I met you and the others early in the morning. Glad to see the footage turned out great! I'm still working on mine.

@TigerDominic-uh1dv Месяц назад

I Like The 2 Bridges

@christopherbuckley94 Месяц назад

It must have been crazy there. I was there in the last week of June 2024. There were numerous construction sites along the highway. There isn't much room where you are standing and the parking area near the Wye bridge isn't that large. I'm glad you were able to capture it.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

ohhhh it was PACKED. I think I only got the spot because me and OHRP got there 5 hours early when there were only 4 or 5 people waiting? There must've been a solid 100 people at this one spot

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

AND THE CONSTRUCTION, DEAR GOD

@timcampbell4528 Месяц назад

Thanks for posting. Amazing!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

I straddled life and death for this one, you better BELIEVE it's going up on RU-vid lmao

@Eddie07S Месяц назад

Great shot! But I am not sure which is more impressive the Big Boy or the double trestle that it is going over. However, I am sure there is no argument that having the 2 in one shot is more than doubly impressive.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

one need not be more impressive than the other ;)

@ToyManTelevision Месяц назад

Perfect 😊😊❤🚂🚂. Wow.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

5 hours and it was all worth it :D

@ToyManTelevision Месяц назад

@@heyitzrare amazing. Really I hope you get 1 million views!!

@ToyManTelevision Месяц назад

I sent it to Ed Dickens. He loves it!

@ToyManTelevision Месяц назад

Shared your link to Facebook. Getting some views. To your video! Not copied.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@ToyManTelevisionunlikely but that would be INSANE

@LearnwithJanice Месяц назад

Hello from Kansas 🇺🇲

@6allmotivepowers363 Месяц назад

Awesome shot - hope someone recreates that famous photo of the final Cab Forward run over Donner Pass!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

haven't seen that shot myself, but I hope so too! Just make sure it isn't as dangerous as this one lol

@frederickschulkind8431 Месяц назад

Magnificent view from the top of the tunnel. Interesting that the diesel's radiator fans weren't spinning.

@Txloganc Месяц назад

they don’t always

@piknick111 Месяц назад

It was not currently operating when I saw it out of the canyon.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@piknick111 not sure what you mean? the diesels are only there to make sure the Big Boy doesn't obliterate itself

@Greatdome99 Месяц назад

They cycle on and off based on engine coolant temp. As this is a one percent downgrade, the engine was just idling and there just for dynamic braking and backup power.

@AndreiTupolev Месяц назад

You can hear it was running

@theblackbear211 Месяц назад

Thanks! I've been anticipating this shot ever since I heard they were headed through the Feather River Canyon.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

happy to have provided this for you :)

@tedmaas3588 Месяц назад

Beautiful shot, outstanding!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

please do not attempt to replicate this shot, it is VERY dangerous

@rrsteamer Месяц назад

While I’m not familiar with the route, kind of surprised there were no guard rails on that bridge to the left. An unusual shot of 4014 and train and what great weather! Thanks for the effort!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

Happy to provide, I'm so so glad you enjoyed the shot!! 💖 For the guard rail, the working theory is that BNSF, the owner of the leftmost track, decided the curve was gentle enough to not add guard rails, while the right/center UP-owned track does have guard rails due to the curve's more aggressive angle. Definitely

@adamc1966 Месяц назад

I used to go there back in the good old days...meaning back in the 90s 😅

@Dulaman107 Месяц назад

Looks great! I tried to get a video of it today, but couldn't because of scheduling issues caused by the accident in Auburn

@jjaagg5050 Месяц назад

Sweet catch! Well done!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

Please for the love of all that is holy do not attempt to repeat this shot lol

@jjaagg5050 Месяц назад

@heyitzrare Well, I'm in Indiana so not likely. We know you worked hard for the video and we appreciate it!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@jjaagg5050Thank you so much 💖

@fredtracy3931 Месяц назад

Nice, 2 trestles in the Y!

@GR10Productions Месяц назад

Great shot! Heard how packed it was there from some friends, glad I just let other people get the view for me 😂

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

"packed" is an absolute understatement LMAO

@gotchagee3315 Месяц назад

You video is very good don't get me wrong. Great view. There is a video out there from UAS of 4014 crossing Lake Huron bridge from two years ago that is amazing.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

I can only imagine - my first chase was in 2023, also with OHRP lol

@dianefiske-foy4717 20 дней назад

The big engine and cars and the tiny car at the end. Couldn’t tell if it was a real caboose or not. Cool looking train 😻🥰‼️

@alaskawhitewolf5816 Месяц назад

Perfect -- and not just for the video. You got awesome sound -- listened to it just now on a good sound system and the deep bass notes resonate soooooo good!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

as an audiophile myself I strongly approve of this comment ;) no but seriously I was worried about my sound, very glad to know I made it work :)

@jLjtremblay Месяц назад

Agreed! Fantastic video!!!! Many thanks!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

happy to grab this for you!! please do not attempt to replicate the shot though lol

@michaelformaini7053 3 дня назад

You aced it! Greetings from downunder in Australia.😀

@thomasmaughan4798 Месяц назад

Shiver me timbers! What a catch!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

that's what I thought too!!

@herbward5240 Месяц назад

Fabulous video perspective. Would love to model this on my layout, don’t have the space though.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

if you ever find the space to, I would love to see it!!

@benlewis4241 Месяц назад

That whistle certainly says get out of my way! If this were a video game you'd certainly get chased down that bridge by it.

@Tricia1869 Месяц назад

That was a very good shot. You said same time next year...is it coming back again this way by chance?

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

Schedule hasn't been released, twas mostly banter with some of the other railfans around

@drizzache6663 Месяц назад

@heyitzrare where do I find the schedule for these trains? It'd be cool to take my son. He's gotten the whole family railfanning.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@drizzache6663Big Boy does its run once every year, UP typically posts the schedule a few months in advance - if you can plan fast, you _might_ be able to catch this run, but I'd personally wait until next year to really buckle down and prep a chase

@drizzache6663 Месяц назад

@heyitzrare where is it posted tho

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@drizzache6663 I don't know its specific location on the Internet unfortunately, but I would imagine it's on UP's website somewhere

@WasatchGarandMan Месяц назад

Yeah id say thats a pretty good spot! Nice catch

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

I would not recommend getting it though, it is incredibly dangerous

@WasatchGarandMan Месяц назад

I do. Our grandfathers walked into active rail yards to hunt coons with .22's. Reclaim your birthright. Hunt and fish in Railyard drainage ditches

@railyardfilms6491 Месяц назад

You will have super memories with this always

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

for sure, for sure

@RandomRailfan828 28 дней назад

You’re right man, that was one great shot! Hope to see it next year lol

@andyjay729 Месяц назад

Excellent shot! How long did you have to wait to beat the crowds that would inevitably gather at such a famous location? Also, any word on when/if Big Boy will be visiting the Northwest, or East Coast? (Or is it too, well, big for Eastern clearances? It'd still be super cool to see it cross the Hell Gate Bridge though.)

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

5 hours! We got there at around 5:30 and the Big Boy arrived at 10:30, and indeed it was PACKED. Unfortunately it can't visit the East Coast in any capacity, since UP doesn't have track rights over there. As for whether or not it'll visit the Northwest, they keep talking about doing it, but it keeps getting cancelled for one reason or another. Fingers crossed for '25?

@douglaskaiser9933 26 дней назад

A film of any kind does not do it justice. The 4014 and the other Big Boys can only truly enjoyed IN PERSON.

@davidcrook5511 Месяц назад

What a location!!! And what an engine great video thanks greetings from UK 😀

@bhushanarora3078 29 дней назад

Great video and steam engine’s wistle is nostalgic

@thestudentofficial5483 Месяц назад

Beautiful curve beautiful train

@Thegameztransit Месяц назад

Nice! Im heading to chase it on the 14 ( tmmr ) from Rosevile - Colfax!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

Best of luck to ya! Make sure to get there early so you get the best shots :)

@k6ul Месяц назад

I’m probably going to follow it all the way up the mountain. I am not a rail fan per-se so I’m not familiar with all the spots along the way. Any recommendations on places for good pictures?

@Thegameztransit Месяц назад

@@k6ul New Castle would be a wonder full spot along with the Rocklin Train station! I also Reccmoend Truckee and the Keddie wye. You might see me at Rocklin, New Castle and Colfax!

@k6ul Месяц назад

I’ll be there! Thanks. Any idea when it leaves Roseville?

@alcopower5710 Месяц назад

Outstanding……thanks for sharing 👍

@Scaletrains Месяц назад

Wow! Great video.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

the gods have blessed this video, life is good

@STi_Studios Месяц назад

Now we just need the challenger on the other side of the wyw

@GoofyVirginian630 Месяц назад

Absolutely Beautiful!

@Engineerrick Месяц назад

Big Boy in 2024 and people still complain. Beautiful video of a classic spot. BTW I’m drinking coffee in my easy chair 1000 miles away.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

baaaaaaaased. hope you're having a good chuckle at how sad the foamers are over nothing lol

@BRIANumber7-RCandModels Месяц назад

The heritage unit was fitting

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

that it was :)

@DaaYay Месяц назад

Awesome shot, but why does the "Y" only have a frog on the right hand side but not the left?

@failranch9542 25 дней назад

Yet another great thing to come out of Schenectady, NY.

@dw.7655 Месяц назад

Well, that was great , thanks for the video.

@user-jk2hb5qq8r 26 дней назад

I love that sound!!❤❤❤

@ItzAtrain2905 29 дней назад

Absolute perfection. 👌😔

@goodkarmechanic Месяц назад

Fantastic!

@user-kz6ui9yb2o 26 дней назад

Keddie CA? Just a few miles outside of Quincy? My hometown! Haven’t been there in 50 yrs

@anthonys4159 29 дней назад

I like the caboose on the end!

@archviewcondominium8512 28 дней назад

😊

@steelman86 Месяц назад

An interesting angle from up so high above, but didn't really highlight the engine unfortunately!! Great shot though for someone else to incorporate into their video from ground level for contrast!! Love To hear that low sounding whistle, lovely but not as throaty as the ESPEE DAYLIGHT!!!! IMHO!!!

@coasterblocks3420 Месяц назад

That’s a really cool and unique Y bridge.

@Baribrotzer Месяц назад

While I'm not a trainspotter at all, one look at the thumbnail and I recognized the location. There's no other place that looks like that, with those twin forked railroad bridges, and I've been there.

@wesgtx440 Месяц назад

Why are there no guard rails on the BNSF side? Nice video!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

Working theory is that BNSF decided the curve was gentle enough to not add guard rails, while the right/center UP track does have guard rails due to the curve's more aggressive angle

@eligebrown8998 Месяц назад

I think I just shed a tear. Buitifull

@paulnadolski2814 22 дня назад

*Supposedly* (from what I've read) the Western Pacific did consider buying their own Big Boys back in the 1940s. Seeing this makes me wish they had!

@kevnrob1 Месяц назад

They should add a fully restored caboose.

@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP Месяц назад

Cool! Stéph.

@russellbaker9459 21 день назад

Yup, epic sound! (Note, headphones mandatory…that bass lets you hear the power (and awesomely the difference between Big Boy and the fancy new turbo diesel) I know you guys were exited but the fangirling kinda ruined it.

@janwilliams5285 Месяц назад

Love the sounds of a steam engine

@Rail_digital Месяц назад

nice video thanks

@vickielewis3848 Месяц назад

A nod to history at the Keddie Wye. Ed Dickens is a virtuoso on that deep throated whistle. The iron horse. 👋👱‍♀️🇺🇲

@chuckcronmiller8752 Месяц назад

That one in the snow was great.

@mec253 Месяц назад

Excellent. No caboose, NO train.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

wdym by "no caboose, no train" exactly?

@NathanielPiscian Месяц назад

That the best part it did had a caboose 🥹

@mec253 Месяц назад

@@heyitzrare I'm older and remember when cabooses, hacks, vans, buggys, etc where on the rear of every train. When the markers were hung on the cabooses, at that time, the train was officially a train. I still believe in that philosophy. You can believe whatever you want. This is my opinion and I know it's shared by many of us old timers. Thank you.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@mec253 ah, I see - well, my standards are lower in that regard, but I'm not one to judge! I was just curious as to what you meant - at least we both agree Big Boy is as train as trains get haha

@cherijim2911 Месяц назад

Never noticed that only one of the wye's has guard rails on the trestles. Any ideas why?

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

The left rail is owned by BNSF, all the rest is UP!

@JimRohrbach-kw2fe Месяц назад

@@heyitzrare You'd think that guard rails would be a good thing regardless who "owns" the rails.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@JimRohrbach-kw2fesir I am not a railroad executive, this was not my decision

@JimRohrbach-kw2fe Месяц назад

@@heyitzrare Wow, it was just an observation. Lighten up!

@Greatdome99 Месяц назад

Look closer especially at the shadows. Both bridges had guard rails. Trestles were built at different times; the mainline around 1908, the Inside Gateway around 1927.

@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226 Месяц назад

I thought that they were running without the diesel

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

Out of Cheyenne yes, but this run was always intended to have a diesel

@dogsbyfire 20 дней назад

Awesome!

@user-mf4xm2sf6v 25 дней назад

Outstanding ! And where is This !?

@Railfan-uf9mw Месяц назад

NOOOOOOOOO you didn’t OH MY GOD OOOOH SO JEALOUS

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

oh yes I did, please do not repeat this it is EXTREMELY dangerous

@jefff6167 21 день назад

Beautiful ❤

@gregbrooks2691 Месяц назад

OMG, WOW !!!!!!! ❤

@markwilliams2620 25 дней назад

What more do I have to say about that? No idiot ruining the sound with the "shutter" on his camera going off.

@O-sa-car Месяц назад

That diesel unit looks futuristic

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

Past, present, and future lol

@O-sa-car Месяц назад

is it a protoype?

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@O-sa-carprobably not? I'll get a second opinion for you though

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@O-sa-carSecond opinion gotten, it is not a prototype - the diesel is actually about 19 years old, which incidentally is how old the Big Boys were when _they_ were retired (not to imply it's being retired any time soon, since modern diesels aren't being replaced by anything just yet lol)

@O-sa-car Месяц назад

@@heyitzrare ah ok - cool, thanks. I guess it's just an unusual paint scheme

@Bob-ed9tc Месяц назад

That’s cool. But, it would be nice if we could see some former SP equipment over Donner. What do you say Uncle Pete?

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

do you hear us borg??

@ianspeckmaier9565 22 дня назад

At 0:41 you can see the articulation working.

@Justin-ve5mg 27 дней назад

Can anyone explain why only one of the two trestles has extra guide rails? I thought those were standard for bridges.

@alwhalen3488 Месяц назад

And the bridge said, "dude, you gotta loose some weight !"

@maestromecanico597 Месяц назад

Beautiful. WP should NOT have gone to the UP but still beautiful.

@Gfysimpletons 28 дней назад

Great video

@1986SSMONTECARLO 23 дня назад

I was hoping he was going to blow the horn again when he got close

@tedfisk1211 Месяц назад

good video. interesting that the UP has guard rails and the BNSF doesn't. Hmmm

@tigertiger1699 Месяц назад

Surely the most over powered train in history

@ENIGMAXII2112 21 день назад

If Mike Tyson was a Locomotive..

@bobharrison7693 26 дней назад

It would have been but for the diesel helpers. Hardly any smoke or steam coming out of the stacks.

@NathanielPiscian Месяц назад

If only that bridge was a perfect triangle shaped bridge then it be the perfect big boy / big girl video in the history of America railroad But it had a caboose so this was the best big boy/ big girl video ive ever seen 🥹

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

Keddie Wye is a crazy spot in and of itself though, it's also...uh. terrifying.

@NathanielPiscian Месяц назад

Oh yeah? I’d just assume they were on a bridge above the rails to me

@user-jn3vg3ts4f 13 дней назад

Maybe if my name was Sheldon Cooper!?😮😅

@karynfelix-the-Cat Месяц назад

WOW!!!!!!! AMAZING VIDEO!!!!!! I just subscribed!!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

bad time to mention that 1) Side B is not my primary account, and 2) I am not an active railfan

@BjornStyrmir Месяц назад

Why did they add a diesel locomotive to the consist? When it left Cheyenne it didn’t have one.

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

The WP heritage was added because of the location, but those diesels are to allow for dynamic braking - the Big Boy's brakes need to remain as pristine as possible since the parts are insanely rare nowadays

@BjornStyrmir Месяц назад

@@heyitzrare who needs braking????🙄🙄 lol 😂😂😂

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

@@BjornStyrmirtell that to the Portola railroad museum

@BjornStyrmir Месяц назад

@@heyitzrare I was being a smart ass, I operated trains for a few years so I understand importance of dynamic breaking.

@HEHE-dx9og Месяц назад

@@heyitzrare Not buying the rare brake parts. Is some are needed they are fabricated. The bog boy was restored. Thousands of new parts were fabricated for the restoration.

@tinoruelke4671 Месяц назад

👍👍👍👏The Things Johnny Cash sung about!

@anyhung76x1 28 дней назад

Nice trainZ

@ZFRANK59 Месяц назад

Great shot! Is this the first time a bigboy ever crossed Keddie-wy ? Greatings from the Netherlands.

@Patrick_3751 Месяц назад

Yes it is!

@heyitzrare Месяц назад

First time in 15 years a steam engine has crossed here, and the first time *ever* that a steam of this class has crossed here! People saying this shot is "not even close" don't know the lore behind it lol