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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:  Sat Oct 3 05:15:29 AM PDT 2026

Slide 1 Jeffrey Brashear

Slide 2 Jeffrey Brashear

Slide 3 Jeffrey Brashear

Slide 4 Jeffrey Brashear

Slide 5 UP 4014 Big Boy and WP 165 Face-to-Face - Alex Castro

Slide 6 UP 4014 Big Boy and WP 165 Face-to-Face 1 - Alex Castro

Slide 7 UP 4014 Big Boy at the Golden Hour - Alex Castro

Slide 8 UP 4014 Big Boy at the Golden Hour 1 - Alex Castro

Slide 9 UP 4014 Big Boy at the Golden Hour 2 - Alex Castro

Slide 10 UP 4014 Big Boy at the Golden Hour 3 - Alex Castro

Slide 11 Who Knew UP 1983 Can Give Us a Smoke Show - Alex Castro

Slide 12 WP 165 After Sunset - Alex Castro

Slide 13 WP 165 After Sunset 1 - Alex Castro

Slide 14 WP 165 Before Heading Back To the Museum Grounds After a Successful Event - Alex Castro

Slide 15 WP 165 Entering the UP Railyard To Join the Photo Shoot - Alex Castro

Slide 16 WP 165 Leaving the Museum Grounds on the UP Mainline - Alex Castro

Slide 17 Nicholas Manos

Slide 18 Nicholas Manos

Slide 19 Nicholas Manos

Slide 20 WP 165 at sunset - Nicholas Manos

Slide 21 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

Slide 22 Union Pacific No. 4014 sits on display, as Golden Hour quickly approaches. - Lennon McNulty

Slide 23 A classic ″hot-rod″ poses beside Union Pacific No. 4014, shortly after the photo event began. - Lennon McNulty

Slide 24 A rail shot, looking up at the Big Boy! - Lennon McNulty

Slide 25 Golden Hour lights up Union Pacific No. 4014, as it stays overnight in Portola, CA - Lennon McNulty

Slide 26 Western Pacific No. 165 slowly makes its way towards Union Pacific No. 4014, as it exits the museum property. - Lennon McNulty

Slide 27 Western Pacific No. 165 poses for a photo, underneath a Northern California sunset. - Lennon McNulty

Slide 28 Union Pacific No. 4014 ″stares down″ Western Pacific No. 165, as they sit for photographers to gather their photos. - Lennon McNulty

Slide 29 Portola Railfans - James Schlinger

Slide 30 James Schlinger

Slide 31 James Schlinger

Slide 32 WP 165 At Portola - James Schlinger

Slide 33 James Schlinger

Slide 34 James Schlinger

Slide 35 Union Pacific 4014 poses under a starry sky in the Portola rail yard. - Nick Stewart

Slide 36 Union Pacific 4014 basks in golden light to kick off the photo session. - Nick Stewart

Slide 37 Western Pacific 165 is face to face with the Big Boy as the sun sets in Portola. - Nick Stewart


Page last updated:  Sat Oct 3 05:15:29 AM PDT 2026