UP 4014 Big Boy 4-8-8-4 Steam Locomotive Great Race Across the Midwest

Me and my 5 year old son made a heck of a trip out to film the Big Boy as she (or He) made the trip from West Chicago to Cedar Rapid Iowa. I didn't have the week off work so I had to work the night before and only got 4 hours of sleep before we got on the road at 4am. We followed the train til after 4 pm and made it back just before midnight. Close to 20 hours on the road and 750 miles driven! My son has avidly followed the Big Boy videos posted to YouTube but was unaware why we were doing an early morning drive. He realized we were there for steam when he saw the crowds.

We chased the train from west of Geneva Illinois to a corn field east of Creston, the grain bins west of Global 3 ( Rochelle ), Sterling (we can be seen in the drone shot), DeWitt and Wheatland Iowa. The traffic jams got to be 5 miles long with all the followers but we were excited to get 6 shots. Also some of this footage will be seen in a upcoming DVD that I've contracted to.

Also included is 2 Merta Trains and UPY 718 on a local we shot before 4014 came into view.

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