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The Big Boy 4014 is posed next to the historic Salina Union Station as it's greeted by crowds of people young and old who came down to see it arrive in town. Today, it made a run from Kansas City, MO via the former KP, modern day UP Salina Sub, west of Menoken, operating as UP train PKCDV-23.

This is a portion of the "Big Boy Coast-to-Coast Tour" celebrating America's 250th Anniversary. Earlier this year, the 4014 made a trip on the western portion of the system as far west as Sacremento, CA, and beginning in late May, it began the eastern leg of trip, running on the NS east of Chicago and celebrating Indpendence Day at Philidelphia. On top of the many displays and whistle stops out east, highlights of this ambitious and historic trip include a stop at Steamtown National Historic Site for photo ops with Big Boy 4012 and excursions on the Reading Blue Mountain Railroad, running side-by-side with the Reading T-1 Class 4-8-4 No. 2102. 7/23/26.

The Big Boy 4014 rolls slowly under the signal bridge on Main Track 1 of the UP Kansas Sub up to gathered masses that came to see it on this overcast yet cool summer morning. They left Kansas City, MO for Salina, KS today while heading back home to Cheyenne, WY, operating as UP train PKCDV-23.

This is a portion of the "Big Boy Coast-to-Coast Tour" celebrating America's 250th Anniversary. Earlier this year, the 4014 made a trip on the western portion of the system as far west as Sacremento, CA, and beginning in late May, it began the eastern leg of trip, running on the NS east of Chicago and celebrating Indpendence Day at Philidelphia. On top of the many displays and whistle stops out east, highlights of this ambitious and historic trip include a stop at Steamtown National Historic Site for photo ops with Big Boy 4012 and excursions on the Reading Blue Mountain Railroad, running side-by-side with the Reading T-1 Class 4-8-4 No. 2102. 7/23/26.

After a service stop at Ogden, the Big Boy 4014 is on the move again with UP train PKCDV-23 as it rolls past the elevators at Chapman, headed to Salina for the night. This is on the former Kansas Pacific, the modern day UP Salina Sub.

This is a portion of the "Big Boy Coast-to-Coast Tour" celebrating America's 250th Anniversary. Earlier this year, the 4014 made a trip on the western portion of the system as far west as Sacremento, CA, and beginning in late May, it began the eastern leg of trip, running on the NS east of Chicago and celebrating Indpendence Day at Philidelphia. On top of the many displays and whistle stops out east, highlights of this ambitious and historic trip include a stop at Steamtown National Historic Site for photo ops with Big Boy 4012 and excursions on the Reading Blue Mountain Railroad, running side-by-side with the Reading T-1 Class 4-8-4 No. 2102. 7/23/26.

At the conclusion of its schedule stop in front of the Great Overland Station at Topeka, KS, the Big Boy 4014 pulls west on Main Track 1 of the UP Kansas Sub through SJ JCT alongside the patriotic red, white and blue boxcars it'll pick up on its way back home to Cheyenne, WY.

The Big Boy, operating today as UP train PKCDV-23, will clear of SJ JCT as UP train YTP01R-23 will shove the freight consist east onto Main 1 via the Squirrel Switch. Then, the Big Boy will shove on top of the cut and take it with them for the remainder of the trip home.

This is a portion of the "Big Boy Coast-to-Coast Tour" celebrating America's 250th Anniversary. Earlier this year, the 4014 made a trip on the western portion of the system as far west as Sacremento, CA, and beginning in late May, it began the eastern leg of trip, running on the NS east of Chicago and celebrating Indpendence Day at Philidelphia. On top of the many displays and whistle stops out east, highlights of this ambitious and historic trip include a stop at Steamtown National Historic Site for photo ops with Big Boy 4012 and excursions on the Reading Blue Mountain Railroad, running side-by-side with the Reading T-1 Class 4-8-4 No. 2102. 7/23/26.

Charging past the elevators at Midland on Main Track 1 of the UP Kansas Sub is the Big Boy 4014 with UP train PKCDV-23, running from Kansas City, MO to Salina, KS today.

This is a portion of the "Big Boy Coast-to-Coast Tour" celebrating America's 250th Anniversary. Earlier this year, the 4014 made a trip on the western portion of the system as far west as Sacremento, CA, and beginning in late May, it began the eastern leg of trip, running on the NS east of Chicago and celebrating Indpendence Day at Philidelphia. On top of the many displays and whistle stops out east, highlights of this ambitious and historic trip include a stop at Steamtown National Historic Site for photo ops with Big Boy 4012 and excursions on the Reading Blue Mountain Railroad, running side-by-side with the Reading T-1 Class 4-8-4 No. 2102. 7/23/26.

Crossing over Mud Creek as it passes grain elevators and some remaining code line poles is the Big Boy 4014 with UP train PKCDV-23, heading to Salina for the night on the former Kansas Pacific, the modern day UP Salina Sub.

This is a portion of the "Big Boy Coast-to-Coast Tour" celebrating America's 250th Anniversary. Earlier this year, the 4014 made a trip on the western portion of the system as far west as Sacremento, CA, and beginning in late May, it began the eastern leg of trip, running on the NS east of Chicago and celebrating Indpendence Day at Philidelphia. On top of the many displays and whistle stops out east, highlights of this ambitious and historic trip include a stop at Steamtown National Historic Site for photo ops with Big Boy 4012 and excursions on the Reading Blue Mountain Railroad, running side-by-side with the Reading T-1 Class 4-8-4 No. 2102. 7/23/26.

Approaching Ike Siding on the UP Salina Sub, the former Kansas Pacific, is the Big Boy 4014 with UP train PKCDV-23. They're between Abilene and Solomon here, headed for Salina for the night after a trip from Kansas City, MO today. Ike is named after Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States who grew up near Abilene.

This is a portion of the "Big Boy Coast-to-Coast Tour" celebrating America's 250th Anniversary. Earlier this year, the 4014 made a trip on the western portion of the system as far west as Sacremento, CA, and beginning in late May, it began the eastern leg of trip, running on the NS east of Chicago and celebrating Indpendence Day at Philidelphia. On top of the many displays and whistle stops out east, highlights of this ambitious and historic trip include a stop at Steamtown National Historic Site for photo ops with Big Boy 4012 and excursions on the Reading Blue Mountain Railroad, running side-by-side with the Reading T-1 Class 4-8-4 No. 2102. 7/23/26.

LNER 2-6-0 6MT Class K1 No 62012 (aka 62005) approaches Corrour Station with a West Highland Line passenger charter working from Fort William on 10th October 2004

Copyright Photograph Robin Stewart-Smith - All Rights Reserved

CPKC 31B-03 CP 1401W @ Saddle Rock West

N341A Douglas C-41A Golden Age Air Tours This is the only C-41A in the world and was used for carrying VIP’s and Military personnel 40-0070 USAAC
This aircraft was built in 1939 during its military career it has served with USAAC s/n 40-0070 and was based at Bolling Field Washington DC USA 1st Staff Squardron
Photo taken at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire July 2026
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On 19.05.2026 the SU42-513 of Krzyż depot was tasked with hauling the regional train MOS 58329 Chojnice - Krzyż, as a replacement for a PESA railbus, which was undergoing a minor overhaul, which lasted around two weeks. Since then, the locomotive hasn't had any mainline duties.

The train is seen here on the outskirts of Chojnice, having just started its journey. The fields around it were filled with blooming rapeseed, which I haven't had much luck photographing throughout the past few years.

Photo by Piotrek/Toprus

1N13 Crewe to Newark Castle. Class 170 Turbostar in EMR Regional purple livery seen here heading north towards Derby.

Arriving with InterCity train No. 652 “TOKAJ” Budapesta Nyugati-Miskolc Tiszai-Budapesta Keleti (14.08.2025, Szolnok)

Conway Scenic's Mountaineer excursion train crosses the Frankenstein Trestle as it pulls north through the White Mountains

With Expresszvonat train No. 16907 “SZABOLCSI TEKERGO” Zahony-Zanka Koveskal (14.08.2025, Puspokladany)

1943 N87745 431975 Douglas C-49J USAAF 43-1975 Southern Cross Converted to a DC-3
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2026
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A red and white train rounding a curve next to historic buildings in Vienna, Austria. The scene shows urban transportation alongside classic city architecture.

Rhatische Bahn (RhB) Class Ge 4/4 No 626 'Malans' (1984) waits outside Chur Station with the stock for the 1802 service to Arosa on 4th February 2004

Copyright Photograph Robin Stewart-Smith - All Rights Reserved

Amtrak doesn't park trains in Houston overnight anymore. But there's an exception to every rule.

At the end of August, a rapidly organizing low-pressure system in the Gulf formed Tropical Storm Edouard. It brought 60 mph winds and heavy rain as the storm made landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border on September 1st. That same day, Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited raced eastward towards Louisiana and the path of the cyclone. Amtrak opted to cancel the train at Houston, bussing passengers the rest of the way to New Orleans while not running the trainset over rails soon to see up to 2 ft of rainfall.

With the train cancelled, Amtrak parked the trainset in the normally unused house track at the Houston Amtrak Station. This cleared the main and allowed freights to run past until the trainset departed as westbound #1 the following evening.

During Amtrak's overnight stay, here's a shot of UP's Eureka Transfer overtaking the parked passenger train. UP's Houston Sub is a busy main line; no doubt a number of engineers & conductors had their curiosity piqued by the presence of an Amtrak train while they ran through the depot.

YER62 01 (Yard Job- Eureka Yard to Englewood Yard and return)
UP GP60 #1033

AMT1 02 (Westbound Sunset Limited, of the following day)
AMTK ALC-42 #363
AMTK P42DC #204

Houston TX
September 1st, 2026

Stagecoach Cumberland ADL E40D - ADL Enviro400 MMC is seen in Common End working a 30 to Thornhill.