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7 Idea Return of the Big Boy! UP 4014 and 844 and the Great Race to Ogden.

In May of 2019, Union Pacific made history. Big Boy 4014, the largest steam locomotive on earth took to the main line under its own power for the first time in nearly 60 years!

The restoration was just in time for the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory, Utah, commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869.

Paired with UP 844, the only steam locomotive to never be taken out of active service on a major railroad, the 4014 made its first excursion run between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Ogden, Utah in what was billed as “The Great Race to Ogden.”

7idea Productions takes you trackside for this historic event from Cheyenne to Ogden and return. Catch the 4014 climbing Sherman Hill, gliding across the Wyoming plains, and tackling the Wasatch grade.

In Ogden, Utah, Union Pacific’s Spike 150 Celebration had the feeling of a rock concert as thousands of people came out to see the Big Boy for the first time.

We’ll take you to Promontory for a reenactment of the driving of the golden spike that united a nation east to west. With the festivities over, Big Boy number 4014 and the 844 return home to Cheyenne.

This is your front row seat to the greatest railroading event in 60 years! This is Return of the Big Boy!

1 hr 25 min

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Retail Regular DVD $29.95

BluRay DVD $29.95

C-Vision!

C Vision Big Boy Tours the Midwest

Experience history with the “Big Boy”! For the first time since 1961, Union Pacific’s Big Boy, number 4014 ran under its own power becoming the largest operational steam locomotive in the world in 2019. Big Boy has been on display in Pomona, California since 1961, but after an extensive rebuild years in the making, the Big Boy took off from Cheyenne, Wyoming in May 2019, to Utah to take part in the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spike.

As part of this historic event, Union Pacific took the Big Boy on a tour in July and August of 2019 in what was called “The Great Race Across the Midwest.” C. Vision Productions covers a part of this tour from Mason City, Iowa, up to the Twin Cities and Twin Ports in Minnesota, then through Wisconsin, down to Chicago and across Illinois into Iowa. 16 videographers were on hand to document this giant locomotive from both the ground and the air!

As an added bonus, we also feature a chartered photo freight with restored Soo Line high hood GP7, number five fifty-nine on the Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Two classic train locomotives provide great entertainment that you don’t want to miss!

Running Time 88 min./117 with previews
HiFi Stereo Sound
On Screen Graphics
Narration On/Off Feature---------------------------Available on Blu Ray or DVD

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Retail Regular DVD $24.95

Blu-Ray $24.95

Kalmbach/Trains!

Trains Big Boy - Back in Steam

DVD covers the history 1941-1959, restoration 2014-19 and inaugural run, May 2019, of UP’s Big Boy #4014. DVD follows its journey on its original operating territory between Cheyenne, WY and Ogden, UT across Sherman Hill and Wasatch Grade.  #4014 and #844 traveled to Ogden to help celebrate the 150 anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike.

Running Time 110 min
Kalmbach Publishing

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$29.99

Gregg Scholl!

Trains Big Boy 4014 West

Enjoy the first runs of the newly rebuilt 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" number 4014 in the spring of 2019. Multiple cameras bring you coverage of the break-in run, and the trip from Cheyenne to Ogden plus much more.

• May 2, 2019 break-in run from Cheyenne
• May 4, 2019 departure from Cheyenne, WY and cresting Sherman Hill at Hermosa Tunnel
• Other iconic locations toward Ogden, UT
• 844 an 4014 ceremony at Ogden on May 9th
• Scenes at Promontory Utah May 10th. 150 Anniv. Of Transcontinental RR
• May 12, 2019 eastbound run from Ogden to Evanston, first 4014 excursion run
• 4-8-4 #844 doublheads with 4014,includes start-ups, pans, pacing and scenic views
• Shot I HD color video, with limited narration and live train audio

Running Time 84 min

In Stock!

Retail Regular DVD $29.95

Trains Big Boy 4014 West

Enjoy the first runs of the newly rebuilt 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" number 4014 in the spring of 2019. Multiple cameras bring you coverage of the break-in run, and the trip from Cheyenne to Ogden plus much more.

• May 2, 2019 break-in run from Cheyenne
• May 4, 2019 departure from Cheyenne, WY and cresting Sherman Hill at Hermosa Tunnel
• Other iconic locations toward Ogden, UT
• 844 an 4014 ceremony at Ogden on May 9th
• Scenes at Promontory Utah May 10th. 150 Anniv. Of Transcontinental RR
• May 12, 2019 eastbound run from Ogden to Evanston, first 4014 excursion run
• 4-8-4 #844 doublheads with 4014,includes start-ups, pans, pacing and scenic views
• Shot I HD color video, with limited narration and live train audio

Running Time 84 min

In Stock!

Retail
Blu-Ray $35.00