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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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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.
Storming into Manhattan on the UP Salina Sub, the former Kansas Pacific, is the Big Boy 4014 with UP train PKCDV-23, headed to Salina, KS from Kansas City, MO today. Here at Swamp Angel Rd, the Manhattan Wrecker Service posed one of their vintage tow trucks.
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.
The Big Boy 4014 has arrived at Salina on the former Kansas Pacific, the modern day UP Salina Sub, after a trip from Kansas City, MO as UP train PKCDV-23. They'll shove east and clear the main, parking the train for the night by the historic Salina Union Station.
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.
Rolling along on the old KP line, the UP Salina Sub, just west of Belvue is the Big Boy 4014 with UP train PKCDV-23, headed to Salina, KS from Kansas City, MO as it returns home to Cheyenne, WY following an historic two month trip to the east coast.
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.