Union Pacific Big BOY 4014 blizzard

where did you get the big boy pictures? great pictures!

thanks Alan

Alan Mancus posted:

where did you get the big boy pictures?

Since he is a Professional Photographer, one would think that he took them himself, especially since he lives in Colorado.

great pictures!

They certainly are!

thanks Alan

Erik -- wow, just wow.  I especially like the last one from the side (pacing shot?).  Where/when were these taken?  I thought "she" (aren't steam locos referred to as she - nevermind the big boy part...??) was safely back in Cheyenne on Nov 25?  Terrific photos.

Those would be awesome Christmas cards. I will buy a set

OUTSTANDING!!!  Thanks for generously sharing them here.

Nice!  A true Colorado Rocky mountain high!

REALLY great, Eric!

And, Happy Thanksgiving to you guys, too.

There are some great videos of the 4014 going through Colorado and the snow the last few days on Youtube!

Traveling Tom and ColoradoRailroadProductions are a few who have videos posted!

On the back of the train there are a dozen covered hoppers. What were they there for?

Making a little revenue for the UP?

Yardmaster posted:

There are some great videos of the 4014 going through Colorado and the snow the last few days on Youtube!

Traveling Tom and ColoradoRailroadProductions are a few who have videos posted!

On the back of the train there are a dozen covered hoppers. What were they there for?

For braking purposes, after they removed all the passenger equipment.

Making a little revenue for the UP?

Nope. They are all empty.

Wow, that last shot looks like a modern day courier and Ives print!  All these shots are beautiful.   I hope the UP takes an interest in your work!

Good evening , Eric with all your photo's I am just wowed by your photo placement and content but these photo's are over the top !!!!!!

Fantastic job !!!!

Thank you for sharing these, and all of your photographs that you post here on this forum.

Erik,

  Beautiful shots, each and every one. Thanks for posting.

Tom 

Erik, thank you so much for the great pictures!  Enjoyed them very much.

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful shots Erik! Thank you.

Looking at the smoke it appears that she is getting worked a little harder.  I'm sure an experienced Steam hand would know better.

Looking at these pictures I realized that these are the kinds of scenes  I must have been secretly hoping to see. 

Do you have a website where one may purchase print copies of your photos?

WITZ 41 posted:

Beautiful shots Erik! Thank you.

Looking at the smoke it appears that she is getting worked a little harder.  I'm sure an experienced Steam hand would know better.

Smoke, or the amount thereof, is NOT necessarily an indication of how much throttle (steam) the Engineer is using at the time.

Looking at these pictures I realized that these are the kinds of scenes  I must have been secretly hoping to see. 

Do you have a website where one may purchase print copies of your photos?

Thanks Hot. I figured you would know. 

I wasn't sure if it was just the temperature variance making it more visible in the cold weather or if they were heavier on the oil given the darker color.

WITZ 41 posted:

Thanks Hot. I figured you would know. 

I wasn't sure if it was just the temperature variance making it more visible in the cold weather or if they were heavier on the oil given the darker color.

The only affect that ambient temperature has on a steam locomotive's exhaust color, is the cooler it is the more visible the "white" steam vapor is. Thus, on a nice hot dry day, there is no "white" steam vapor visible, but on a nice cold day, the "white" steam vapor cloud can hang in the air for miles.

That last shot is epic! Just enough of 4014 revealed under a veil of steam and smoke.