Union Pacific 4014 Year of the Big Boy Vol 2 Great Race Across the Midwest DVD
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Union Pacific 'Big Boy' #4014 returned to the rails again in July, this time heading east from the steam shop in Cheyenne, WY on a tour of the upper Midwest. While the "Great Race to Ogden" was a doubleheader with 4-8-4 #844, this tour was the first solo trip for #4014. Our coverage begins in Omaha, NE as the "Big Boy" pulled a one-way public excursion east to Boone, IA as a fundraiser for the Union Pacific Museum in Council Bluffs.

After the public excursion to Boone, #4014 traveled north through Iowa on the former Rock Island 'Spine Line' to St. Paul, MN. The Big Boy then continued to Duluth, MN utilizing BNSF trackage rights - the first time any UP steam locomotive has visited the Twin Ports. You'll see #4014 crossing the impressive Kettle River bridge in Sandstone, MN before meeting Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 2-8-0 #332 at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth. We'll cover both days of the 'Festival of Steam' in Duluth, including #332 pulling short trains along the waterfront, before following #4014 back to the Twin Cities. This program concludes with #4014 traveling east for 2 days across Wisconsin on the former Chicago and North Western line to Milwaukee and Chicago.

The video covers 9 days of operation:

July 15th - Omaha, NE to Boone, IA
July 16th - Boone, IA to Mason City, IA
July 17th - Mason City, IA to St. Paul, MN
July 19th - St. Paul, MN to Duluth, MN
July 20th - Duluth Festival of Steam
July 21st - Duluth, MN to Superior, WI
July 22nd - Superior, WI to St. Paul, MN
July 23rd - St. Paul, MN to Altoona, WI
July 24th - Altoona, WI to Adams, WI
Filmed entirely in HD, this program features #4014 traversing the pastoral scenery of the Midwestern United States. You'll see the Big Boy working on numerous short grades, plus some very rare mileage in Minnesota and Wisconsin. This program has minimal narration (with the option to turn it on or off) and no distracting music.

In addition to the standard widescreen DVD, this program is also available on HD Blu-ray disc.

Running Time: 98 minutes
(plus 5 minutes of previews)