This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

UP 4023 and UP 6900 welcome travelers to Omaha every year for the Men's College World Series in Baseball, sitting on top of a hill overlooking the interstate and across from the old Rosenblatt Sta... (more)

Welcome to Omaha, Nebraska! On a pleasantly warm Thanksgiving weekend, 6900 and 4023 welcome home visitors from vacations in Iowa and beyond along I-80.

A Big Boy pulls through a cut at Perkins, part of the new line. The new line was completed and opened on May 12, 1952.

There's plenty of smoke coming from this Big Boy as he leaves Cheyenne and makes a run for the hill.

A Union Pacific Railroad billboard along U.S. Highway 89 in Utah promotes the company's locomotive prowess. June 23, 1976

I wanted to get the UP 6900 (DDA40X on left of photo), the UP 4023 (4-8-8-4 Big Boy Steam Locomotive), the American Flag and UP flag on the flag pole in the middle and the Union Pacific Logo in th... (more)

Welcome to Omaha. The first thing you see after crossing the Missouri River in Nebraska on Interstate 80 is this display on the hill above the highway. Union Pacific Big Boy 4023 and Centen... (more)

UP's MPECL starts the climb up the 1% grade of Radnor Hill behind some unusual power for this train.

UP 4023 before the move to it's new location.

Even more amazing than the DD40X, was the UP Big Boy at the Omaha Botanical Gardens.

UP power pulls a CSX train over the Ohio River shortly after sunrise

UP's "Big-Boy" steam locomotive, UP 4023, sits along Pacific Street awaiting the big move down city streets to the display at the new Kenefick Park in Omaha Nebraska.

UP's "Big-Boy" steam locomotive, UP 4023, sits along Pacific Street awaiting the big move down city streets to the display at the new Kenefick Park in Omaha Nebraska.

UP's "Big-Boy" steam locomotive, UP 4023, fills Bancroft Street at the new Kenefick Park in Omaha Nebraska. Gives a new meaning to the term "Street Running"!