The bridge just passed the load test for the next 25 years.

Key take away here: if any city needs to reduce it's traffic speed buy a BigBoy, works better than any other traffic management system looking at the traffic. Fantastic video, and great to see such an amazing machine running.

@patrickcross1571

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like a good ‘gawkers block’, am I right? XD

@Domino10112

2 жыл бұрын

It never looked so fantastic when it slows down. Lol

@cecedavis6155

2 жыл бұрын

Hypergolic-hilarious comment,; but true!! And yes, Big Boy is definitely a heart stealer! So majestic!😊💯❤️🚂❗

I can never get enough of this graceful giant! AND THE ECHO OF THAT WHISTLE!!!

@marliesyanke4580

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@natoo121

2 жыл бұрын

It's a shame speakers never do it justice. I got to meet that whistle in person and it's definitely one of those sounds you can feel the power of

@theworldaccordingtochris4370

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful isn't it.

@brax2364

2 жыл бұрын

@@natoo121 No comparison with Brit steam locomotives and their little girl tweets.

@ManagedPan1k

2 жыл бұрын

On my channel i have a short of the echo

Thank you Union Pacific, for bringing this back to life.

this may be one of the very best videos of 4014 available on the internet for public viewing. Excellent visability, good audio, nice varied fields of view, and multiple shot of the locomotive as well as the whole train in the frame of the video. Excellent.

Oh that is cool! And she's layin' down a real nice blues shuffle.

@marliesyanke4580

2 жыл бұрын

Real romantic of trains. Agree.

While there were many photo opportunities to be had, as the steam train rolls into N.O. there are those idiots who stopped on the highway, and parked in a travel lane. No respect for anyone else. But, that train rolling in is a piece of American History. What a site to see. Especially for those who never seen them running! Thanks for sharing!

@heckatight06

2 жыл бұрын

Thought it was just me a bit boggled by a guy walking into a travel lane on a notoriously narrow bridge. Smh

@Nareimooncatt

2 жыл бұрын

@@heckatight06 Same here. Enjoy all you want, just not at other people's expense.

@roadtoad7704

2 жыл бұрын

@@heckatight06 You should seen it before they added that 3rd lane. Yikes 😳

This is the first time steam has gone over this bridge since 2015, when Southern Pacific 745 went over it.

@theextremeanimator4721

2 жыл бұрын

It was made to do so

@nolantherailfan5048

8 ай бұрын

I'm surprised it can handle bigboys weight.

Amazing that that bridge can hold that heavy locomotive! :O That whistle is so sad and beautiful...

@ZeldaTheSwordsman

2 жыл бұрын

@j man That being said, it also helps that 4014 is travelling slowly (thus reducing hammerblow)

@danielulz1640

2 жыл бұрын

When that bridge was built in the 1930s the only railroad Motive Power was steam locomotives.

@somedayzo6

2 жыл бұрын

The whistle gives chills ........

@michaelsmodelrailroading7665

2 жыл бұрын

This bridge and its approach trestles were designed to accommodate double-headed 10-coupled steam locomotives of the 1920s and '30s.

@Dachamp2001

2 жыл бұрын

Back then Bridges were built to last 💪 RR bridges anyway. Plus they were double heading big steam engines with big loads

WOW. That bridge puts SP's Redding Trestle to shame. Thank you Fan Railer for another great video!

@gabrielbennett5162

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing! I used to live in Redding, around the time of the 1991 Cantara Loop Spill and still visit the area when I go out to see my grandmother in Red Bluff. I miss seeing a lash-up of bloodnoses rumbling across the trestle.

WOW!!! I got to revisit my hometown, one of my all time favorite railroads and bridges, and to witness pure power, prestige, and a railroad's passion in the form of 4014 followed by 4015 - all on a bright and sunny Sunday morning!! All that I can say is WOWWWW!! Thank you Union Pacific Railroad, and Fan Railer.

Such a beautiful beast! Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

Absolutely Art...mechanical music!!! A lost time of quality and ingenuity!! An era that's truly missed! Brings tears to my eyes!❤️

Thanks SO MUCH for posting this. I live in Baton Rouge but due to my disability I was unable to see Big Boy in Plaquemine or New Orleans. Your video essentially put me there which means more than words can convey. Have a fantastic day and thanks again...this made my day!!!

@FanRailer

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed =)

All polished up, that whole train is a beauty.🤗

This is just totally stupendous, what a fantastic locomotive crossing an awesome long bridge with a lovely train, so fantastic to see, well done to all involved from us in the UK. You guys are so lucky to see things like this.

Big Boy certainly draws a big crowd wherever he goes, doesn't he?

@jimmyhook4852

2 жыл бұрын

He most certainly does :D

That was amazing to see that great engine. Everyone wanted to stop and see the train.

@michaelmurray7199

2 жыл бұрын

It's not everyday one gets to see a steam locomotive in person.

@alexander1485

2 жыл бұрын

The biggest one.

@EvilTurkeySlices

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexander1485 the biggest running one.

Imagine being the one driver that doesn’t know what’s going on and you come up to the top of a bridge just to be greeted by a giant steam locomotive blowing its whistle to your left.

@radanju3

2 жыл бұрын

that's exactly what I was thinking

Wonderful, perfect video! We saw her at Luling, LA, Grassen Crossing. It was a beautiful sight to behoild! Thank you, Union Pacific and the Steam Locomotive crews!

I grew up in Bridge City and played Under that bridge as a boy! I can tell many many stories about that bridge racing Mustangs across it in the middle of the night the old bridge that is😅

Fantastic Footage FR, The whole country comes out to see The Boy everywhere it is running and it pulls a crowd biggly . That is truly what is still great about the USA in my book. 4014 is an engineering masterpiece, and sounds incredible. Well done UP.

@cecedavis6155

2 жыл бұрын

There is no doubt in my mind that Big Boy is in a class all by himself!! Same with his outstanding crew!!💯❤️🚂❗

The biggest of the boys over the longest of the Huey P. Bridges

That well in time beat she was making, clanking along that bridge just needed some people with a guitar, banjo and harmonica to play along with her 😁

WOW! What an enormous steel bridge. Never seen such length before. Great filming ,Thank`s. Cheers from Sweden

excellent footage from up on the roadway level to the train, thanks for sharing it!!

Thanks for posting this. She is a beauty. I been thinking all afternoon this was the shot I wish I had taken. I filmed her blowing by at 40 mph through Vacherie. That dude stopped in a lane of traffic to grab an image? Lucky he wasn't shot. I used to dread that bridge on a Friday afternoon, it was only 2 lanes back then.

@FanRailer

2 жыл бұрын

haha everyone else must have been too busy looking at the train as well to be bothered by that guy.

@danielulz1640

2 жыл бұрын

When did they widen the hpl bridge? The last time I drove a cross it, maybe thirty years ago, it was too narrow Lanes each way and no shoulders.

@andreworiez8920

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielulz1640 in stages between 2010 and 2016

@12799MaDeuce

2 жыл бұрын

All the cameras filming are probably the only reason he didn't get shot

Seen that bridge quite a bit, never thought I’d see the day. Wouldn’t feel too bad about all that traffic when it it was going over… that bridge would’ve been jammed with traffic that time of day anyway so business as usual lol.

Absolutely astounding video!! Thank You very, very much for sharing this!!😊👏👏💯❤🚂❗

VERY COOL !! Some Good things ARE coming out of 2020/2021 ! Thanks for the Upload ! and Great JOB to the entire crew and restoration team for this train !!! BRAVO

I’d be praying that bridge is sound the whole way across! AWESOME shot! 😎🇺🇸

That is the best sight. Like how the train is above the traffic.

Nothing like standing in a live lane to take a video.

@FanRailer

2 жыл бұрын

lmfao, makes me feel a LOT better about pulling over on the shoulder for that shot.

@1badgmc91

2 жыл бұрын

For real. He wouldn't have missed his shot had he just pulled onto the shoulder behind the white car.

Octogenarian here. I rode them a many a time in my youth in the 1940's and 1950's. I was in the US Army stationed In Europe and I rode them even more over there. For what it's worth they can get up some speed.

I wonder if anyone who is not into trains got distracted by this magnificent beast…

@maryclendenen9190

2 жыл бұрын

Me, lol.

This video is truly amazing 🤩 the location were right on point!!

How fortunate we are that his name wasn't Huey P. "Short"!

@FanRailer

2 жыл бұрын

lmao

@andrewelliott4436

2 жыл бұрын

That would be "taking the pee" - as we say in GB.

When a video literally makes your whole computer desk vibrate for 8:03 minutes. Awesome.

Thank you so much for this video!!

Wonderful Thank you so much for uploading this without any background music to hear that Wonderful sound of the engine chugging away!

Big Boy.................a true legend.

Wow, love that chime whistle.

Thank you for posting. Awesome

Wow, very very impressive and cool. Thanks for sharing this moment. Thumb up also for the engineers who build this filigran construction which iis able to carry a 600t llocomotive and its train and wagons..

Hell yeah, pretty bridge, and a beautiful way to come into new orleans

Its so unbelievably awesome that they restored this giant for use. I wish steamtown in PA would restore their static display big boy

@EvilTurkeySlices

2 жыл бұрын

They did a cosmetic restoration.

Went through New Orleans back in 2004 and 2005 staying a day or two each time and the trestle north or the river is amazing -- watching trains traveling 60 feet over your head is quite spectacular.

thanks for sharing! beautiful train! great video! 100%

The imposing Huey P. Long bridge is aptly named, for it's miles long. It reaches heights that can trigger acrophobia, and if a train stops on the curve it will be leaning over...just...a...bit. That's OK, just close your window curtain if the sight of things WAY down there get overwhelming!

@FanRailer

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! The rail bridge is 23,000 feet in length.

@maggiewickwire2936

2 жыл бұрын

About 4.3 miles long

@oriolesfan7807

2 жыл бұрын

Holy moly, about the same mileage of the Chesapeake bay bridge in Maryland.

@christopherboone9802

2 жыл бұрын

It's only 153 feet above the water...Houston ship channel Bridge is taller iirc...also check out the Rainbow Bridge in Port Arthur TX..that thing has a hellacious slope and between it and Huey, growing up, Rainbow scared me more...used to ride over Huey as a kid when my folks visited my aunt and uncle John Reynaud in New Orleans. I drive over the current span now twice a week..love the widening project they did..

You wait! That!!? I did not know that bridge friend😲 Excellent, awesome composition and sounds, even a MACK could not be missed ( 7:31 )👌 Kind regards from Mexico!

After watching hobo shoestring - i,m now finding these bigboy 4014 Vidjas Inside the burner conversion to oil video was something else Imagine if all steam trains had oil burners . 500tons and a big horn Legend has it Whales in the Pacific ocean can hear bigboy when he blows its horn :)

Excellent job. Really! Thank you

Where's the Bridge City cop with his radar checking BigBoy isn't over 45Mph?? 😂🤣😂🤣

@BassandoForte

2 жыл бұрын

4.5mph... 😨 High speed rail in the US... 🤣

I love the slow speed on this bridge, it really shows off all the motion rods. Wherever UP takes their steamers, they sure know how to make an entrance!

Great video. I crossed that bridge on Amtrak #1 the day after Big Boy was there.

Fantastic view !

I saw the Big Boy at a whistle stop in Huffman, Texas, a few days prior to this (Wed. Aug. 18). It was awesome.

The big boy has come!

Cool catch! I’ve been by this bridge many times when visiting relatives down here in the Eunice area. We pass through here all the time.

Awesome catch !

Listen to it chugging away. WOW. The forces at work and the weight on the bridge are enormous.

Awesome…we had the honor of seeing it in Allen Parish, when it passed through, August 19, 2021.

What a sight, and sound , super !!!

I was so happy when a by-pass was made around that bridge. I hated to be on it when there was a train up there. Made the whole bridge shake. Great video of it climbing the bridge though.

This is so awesome!

nice of that guy and car to block a lane of traffic

@roger0929

2 жыл бұрын

Typical 'murican boomer who thinks he's above the law.

I just love the moan of the steam whistle on big boy

Great video - thanks for sharing !

Now I see why you went to Nola. Very cool!

This is awesome

Great videos !

Spectacular.

Brings back my childhood in New Orleans.

Awesome video

Good Work.

From Pomona California to the big easy. Good to see UP putting miles on that big boy

Such a great view and I would never think that BigBoy would go over a bridge like this! Amazing captures and I love seeing how high and slow Bigboy is going through there. Makes me wonder how Bigboy got up there in the first place

@gregwhittington6277

2 жыл бұрын

With a diesel assisting.

@FanRailer

2 жыл бұрын

No diesel assistance here. It's idling.

@SDGreg

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwhittington6277 Brake shoes on a big boy are expensive. Much better to use a diesel to use it's dynamic braking to save them.

@sterlingspencer2934

2 жыл бұрын

Those steam locomotives have power to spare the diesel is their for dynamic breaking and generating electricity for the cars not motive power. But it is available in case of trouble.

@karlrovey

2 жыл бұрын

@@sterlingspencer2934 They did have to use it for power yesterday. They had issues with the exhaust injector causing them to run low on water.

Great video

Wow wish it would come to NE NC for a show.

@Survivor1547

2 жыл бұрын

I second that.

@Bryan-Hensley

2 жыл бұрын

Except drop the Diesel. Norfolk 611 does it without a diesel.

The whole video is awesome but the display between 3:36 and 5:15 when she is stretched out on the trestle for a full view takes my breath away . Thanks for such a nice video with no talking , just train.

This is was right by my house what a experience! I hope it Comes back To New Orleans one day

What an amazing view!

Perfect!

The view of the train at about the 1/2 way point in the video makes it look like an HO gauge toy train! Haha!

That bridge was widened in 2013. More and wider traffic lanes than the 1935 design. Amazing the slope of the long approaches are so steep. The kind of challenge a Big Boy was made for!

That whistle is so haunting, mesmerizing takes you back in time.

@1949crewchief

2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever listened to the whistle of the Shay locomotive? If not go have a listen to that. Talk about haunting especially in the mountains of WV.

Absolutely Amazing 🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

Excellent video my friend. Thanks for sharing. Big like 👍

Awesome to see her still chugging.

Amazing.

RR''s build nice stuff.

Headed to see her in St Louis tomorrow!

Marvellous!

Amazing

You all know we Brits are a bit daft about steam locomotives and you maybe know we often have steam excursions running on our mainline. Although they are limited to 75mph, they can and do go faster, but basically they hold up much faster passenger trains behind them. So we are kind of used to spectacular steam in Britain. But I have to say, #4014 on that damn bridge was AWESOME! While I haven't seen one in steam (4014) I have stood on the footplate of a Big Boy. #4005 in Denver over thirty years ago and, as an engineer, I know a bit about the UP x4000. They have been among my all time favourite locomotives for many years. Just the specification for their design takes your breath away; Able to take a 9000 ton freight over Sherman Hill........ on its own! Now a question of semantics. Was this the first time in history a UP X4000 has crossed the Mississippi? (Which I can believe.) Not just the first time 4014 has crossed it? Or the first time a UP 4000 has visited New Orleans (because it occurs to me 4014 might have crossed the Mississippi way further north on her 'Grand Tour'.)

@karlrovey

2 жыл бұрын

They all had to cross the Mississippi on their initial delivery (not under steam). UP 4012 crossed it when it was delivered to Steamtown in PA. UP 4014 crossed it again (the first time under steam for the 4000 class) in 2019.

@BassandoForte

2 жыл бұрын

@@karlrovey - Strictly speaking Big Boy wasn't under it's own steam either... The diesel is doing the work - The steam Big Boy is kicking out is hardly noticeable, not 10% of what a steam loco climbing a gradient would give off... 😉

@FanRailer

2 жыл бұрын

@@BassandoForte The diesel is in idle here.... The 4014 is capable of taking a 4000 ton train over the bridge approaches. It's not going to take much effort to keep a 1500 ton train rolling at 8 mph.

Great video, my only issue is the guy standing in road blocking traffic getting the video.

Великолепное зрелище!!! Организаторам - БРАВО !!!

Man FanRailer how do you do it with your cool train action

It looks like Big Boy is pulling one oil tender and two water tenders. Maybe one of them is a beer tender.

@danielulz1640

2 жыл бұрын

In New Orleans, probably so. LOL.

OMG!!! I USED TO LIVE JUST A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD FROM THERE!!!