I grew up in the diesel era, but I am not going to lie that there is nothing like seeing the 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" in command of a train. UP is taking the engine to Roseville and back over the next several weeks. The train will operate over Donner Pass and it will run through Feather River Canyon as well.
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Many people, myself included, were expecting UP 4014 to head west from Tie Siding to Laramie on Main 3. But UP instead decided to send it west on Main 1. Here, just east of Laramie, engineer Ed Dickens looks at the window as the train is approaching its stop in Laramie.
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Just east of Laramie, UP 4014 and train are slowing on Main 3 as they prepare to stop on Main 1 at the Laramie Depot for a mechanical stop of about 45 minutes. The clouds are slowly starting to roll in from the west.
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On a windy September morning, UP 4014 leads a 10-car passenger train west on Main 3 between Tie Siding and Laramie. Between Tie Siding and Laramie, Mains 1 and 2 follow a very different grade from Main 3. Main 3 has a steeper grade, so it is generally not used by heavier trains.
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