2024 Big Boy Photo Event

2024 Big Boy Photo Event
Jeffrey Brashear, Alex Castro, Nicholas Manos, Lennon McNulty, James Schlinger, Nick Stewart

Thirty photographers got a chance to photograph Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 and Western Pacific 0-6-0 165 together as the sun set for the day on July 10,2024. There were 30 spaces only for this special event after the main Big Boy Celebration.

It started at 7:15 PM, participants were able to photograph the Big Boy and WP 165 together from the viewing area, getting a chance to capture these Alco built locomotives as the light rolls from Golden Hour through Sunset into Blue Hour and finally Evening.

Additional Big Boy Photos by Thomas O′Neill available HERE!

Page last updated: Sun Nov 3 10:39:40 PST 2024

Jeffrey Brashear

Jeffrey Brashear

Jeffrey Brashear

Jeffrey Brashear

UP 4014 Big Boy and WP 165 Face-to-Face - Alex Castro

UP 4014 Big Boy and WP 165 Face-to-Face 1 - Alex Castro

UP 4014 Big Boy at the Golden Hour - Alex Castro

UP 4014 Big Boy at the Golden Hour 1 - Alex Castro

UP 4014 Big Boy at the Golden Hour 2 - Alex Castro

UP 4014 Big Boy at the Golden Hour 3 - Alex Castro

Who Knew UP 1983 Can Give Us a Smoke Show - Alex Castro

WP 165 After Sunset - Alex Castro

WP 165 After Sunset 1 - Alex Castro

WP 165 Before Heading Back To the Museum Grounds After a Successful Event - Alex Castro

WP 165 Entering the UP Railyard To Join the Photo Shoot - Alex Castro

WP 165 Leaving the Museum Grounds on the UP Mainline - Alex Castro

Nicholas Manos

Nicholas Manos

Nicholas Manos

WP 165 at sunset - Nicholas Manos

Union Pacific Big Boy, No. 4014 sits on display across from the Western Pacific Railroad Museum, seen from the Feather River Rail Society baggage car. - Lennon McNulty

Union Pacific No. 4014 sits on display, as Golden Hour quickly approaches. - Lennon McNulty

A classic ″hot-rod″ poses beside Union Pacific No. 4014, shortly after the photo event began. - Lennon McNulty

A rail shot, looking up at the Big Boy! - Lennon McNulty

Golden Hour lights up Union Pacific No. 4014, as it stays overnight in Portola, CA - Lennon McNulty

Western Pacific No. 165 slowly makes its way towards Union Pacific No. 4014, as it exits the museum property. - Lennon McNulty

Western Pacific No. 165 poses for a photo, underneath a Northern California sunset. - Lennon McNulty

Union Pacific No. 4014 ″stares down″ Western Pacific No. 165, as they sit for photographers to gather their photos. - Lennon McNulty

Portola Railfans - James Schlinger

James Schlinger

James Schlinger

WP 165 At Portola - James Schlinger

James Schlinger

James Schlinger

Union Pacific 4014 poses under a starry sky in the Portola rail yard. - Nick Stewart

Union Pacific 4014 basks in golden light to kick off the photo session. - Nick Stewart

Western Pacific 165 is face to face with the Big Boy as the sun sets in Portola. - Nick Stewart