Union Pacific brings one home for refurbishment and restoration, #4014, one of the giants of trains "#4014 return home 2014)

The plan is to have the #4014 Big Boy lead special excursions across the Great West by 2019 for the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike in Utah which marked the link between the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific to create the first transcontinental railroad.

Thanks to Case for letting me know about this video!

The other cars in this are heritage fleet support cars, and here's a link http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/attachments/media_kit/steam/844_support.pdf  that gives some info about the "Howard Fogg"

The Howard Fogg is Union Pacific’s last boiler car. It was built in 1949 by American Car and Foundry as baggage-dormitory No. 6006.

 The Howard Fogg was converted to boiler-baggage-dorm No. 304 in 1962.
 The car was converted to boiler-dorm-HEP (Head End Power) in 2000.
 It was renumbered again in 1987 to No. 209 and assigned to the Heritage Fleet in 1990.

In 1996, it was renamed Howard Fogg after the passing of the renowned railroad artist.

 The Howard Fogg still has a steam generator on board to provide steam if maintenance is required while locomotives No. 844 and No. 3985 are on the road. The car has been outfitted with an electric generator

The Art Lockmann was built in 1962 by the St. Louis Car Company as baggage car No. 6334. It was one of the last baggage cars purchased by Union Pacific.

The car was converted to a tool car for snowplow service and renumbered No. 904304 in 1973.
It was assigned to the Heritage Fleet in 1981.

 The car was named Art Lockman in 1992 and was renumbered UPP 6334 in 2003. The Art Lockman is a rolling “machine shop”. It carries tools, parts, machines, lubricants and numerous other items to maintain and repair the steam locomotives while on trips. The car also has a crew lounge area, locker room and laundry area.

Mr. Lockman retired as roundhouse foreman in Cheyenne, Wyoming, after working 43 years for Union Pacific. He is a well-known former employee who is still admired for his knowledge of steam locomotive maintenance and operation.


The Lynn Nystrom was built in 1957 by American Car & Foundry as postal storage car No. 5714. It was rebuilt as a baggage/recreation car for ski train service between Los Angeles, California; Sun Valley, Idaho; and Park City, Utah.

The car was renamed the Pony Express in 1993 to commemorate a Union Pacific train of the same name that ran between Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah, from August 1926 to November 1954.

And this is very cool, someone drove alongside for a while and paced it on the highway


You may even want to see the local tv station coverage: http://www.kgwn.tv/news/wyoming/headlines/Big-Boy-4014-comes-to-Cheyenne-258554061.html

Sheldon's train day must see list, if you want to see trains in Los Angeles

http://www.carneytrain.com/

http://www.traveltown.org/

a memorial to the unknown number of beautiful old locomotives that were destroyed in movies

Found on http://yuripasholok.livejournal.com/?skip=120

the 4014 Union Pacific Big Boy heading for an overhaul! (will be in Las Vegas tonight, and on Wednesday April 30th)

I bet this is the first time in decades a Big Boy has been on the rails across country

Thanks Steve!

cool locomotive photo

must be a good reason they blasted out that train track lower than the area around it... maybe just for solid rock footing instead of loose shale? I think I found this on http://rollerman1.tumblr.com/

Well restored caboose made into a rental home... remarkable, and one of six at the Izaak Walton Inn in Essex Montana

For a truly lavish Glacier Park experience, consider staying in one of our one-of-a-kind luxury rail cars. Located adjacent to the Inn, the beautifully appointed GN441 Locomotive & JJ Caboose offer the ultimate in privacy & comfort with all the lodge amenities. Starting December 1st, enjoy our latest historic renovation with our introduction of the Northern Pacific Crew Cab Car & The Great Northern Car. Both luxury cars sleep up to four comfortably, feature gas fireplaces in the master bedrooms, heated floors, full kitchens, granite counter tops, and breathtaking views. The Northern Pacific Crew Cab offers a queen bed in the master bedroom and set of twin bunks. The Great Northern x215 is appointed with a king bed in the master bedroom.

Found on http://rollerman1.tumblr.com/ who reposted it from http://jeremylawsonblog.com/post/82441948824/old-caboose-converted-into-a-vacation-rental-in
and you can go right to the source at http://www.izaakwaltoninn.com/index.php?cID=1

Bonhams is auctioning off the estate of Dr Cox, it seems he had a lot of stuff at an aviation museum, plus a train, cars, fire trucks, etc

1873 SILSBY ROTARY STEAM PUMPER

1906 HAMMOND SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE CAR

1909 PREMIER MODEL 45 45 55HP 6-CYLINDER RACEABOUT

1920 BALDWIN 2-6-2 LOCOMOTIVE

1929 AMERICAN LAFRANCE

Conestoga wagon

Fatman sales display

Model T accessories and parts

a B-17 engine

See all the cool stuff at http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22174/

The Dr. Ralph W.E. Cox Jr. estate sale will take place on Saturday, May 10, at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum in Cape May, New Jersey, the very site where Cox’s collection was on public display between 1961 and 1964 

Created and posted on http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/ ... accept no substitutes from adnascentia! The Las Vegas Downtown Container Park

the location is pretty cool, by the El Cortez, on Ogden st... in the old Las Vegas downtown in the Fremont street area

the execution of dozens of shipping containers used to create a small park, with stores, shops, and cafes is very cool. They seem to have sand blasted all the containers, then painted them, and then let the new shops create a business inside them. Even a kids jungle gym!

The caboose and boxcar are immaculate from the sand blast and paint process, but the prices are double the normal prices for a guys haircut

the containers are even big enough for an elevator... very cool!

Created and posted on http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/ ... accept no substitutes from adnascentia!

San Diego historical photos

the above is a Fageol, in Balboa Park

Above, Adams Ave Trolley Barn at Park Ave

Below, a maintenance trolley

above Del Mar train stop

Above downtown San Diego around 1886

Above, the Mission Beach Special

Above, the famous Mission Cliffs park

Above, and below, Pacific Beach

Above, Mission Valley looking West, late 1940s, early 50's

Above, 30th at El Cahon

Above, Alabama at El Cahon blvd

Above, Down Town San Diego, 1890s

Above, looking North from above Adams Ave into Mission Valley in the 1940s.. the loop of a road is Panorama Dr. In the upper left is Texas and what will become Interstate 8

All found on http://www.johnfry.com/pages/PhotoSanDiego042.html