On Thursday, July 2, 2026, Union Pacific's massive 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" #4014 steam locomotive continued its trip across the eastern half of the United States, specifically, on the Reading & Northern Railroad in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.

Here, we see the massive locomotive working it's train uphill after passing over the Hometown High Bridge in 90+ degree heat, after spending overnight in Jim Thorpe, PA. This is a good opportunity to watch a clip of the locomotive working fairly hard along its' travels. Enjoy!

Here's another short clip on Union Pacific's 2026 Coast to Coast Tour, featuring the world's largest operating steam locomotive, 4-8-8-4, "Big Boy", #4014. This time we catch it on the morning of Wednesday, July 8 after leaving the Harrisburg, PA area.

One of the many photogenic areas on the former Pennsylvania Railroad's Middle Division is this viaduct crossing Sherman's Creek, in Duncannon, PA. With at least 50 other railfans on the shoulder of the road bridge next to me, we caught the Big Boy as it approached the town of Duncannon itself, as it works its way uphill towards Altoona, PA.

One annual early September event in central New Jersey takes place at Allaire State Park, home of the New Jersey Museum of Transportation, also known as the Pine Creek Railroad. Every year, for one weekend, the railroad brings out every piece of equipment that can run, and parades them for two laps around their .64 mile loop of track.

This year, I was fortunate enough to attend for a morning of loops on Saturday, September 12, with their three operating diesel locomotives. As the morning went on, more and more people were riding the trains. I left just after the 12 pm loops were completed, but hopefully I can spend more time there in the future! In the meantime, enjoy this look at Pine Creek Railroad - Railroaders Weekend 2026!

Autumn in the mountains of the northeastern United States, depending on where you are and when, can be absolutely beautiful. It was a bit late in the fall foliage season in 2023, when Dynamo Productions ran a photo charter in November at the East Broad Top Railroad in central Pennsylvania. Some leaves and colors were still hanging on the trees as 2-8-2 #16 led a photo freight train along the then-active trackage of the EBT out of Orbisonia, PA. Enjoy this (long overdue) look at Autumn on the East Broad Top!