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Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:Alco 4-8-8-4Built As:UP 4015 (4-8-8-4)
Serial Number:68586Order No:S-1844
Frame Number:23¾X32 cylinders, 68" driversBuilt:9/1941
Notes:Schenectady 09/1941, retired 08/1961
Other locos with this serial:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
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4015 On The Table
Title:  4015 On The Table
Description:  The crew of UP 4015 poses with their engine for the UP photographer on an unknown date in 1942. 4015 would pull the last train pulled by a Big Boy in the afternoon of July 21, 1959, and would be the first Big Boy to be scrapped.
Photo Date:  1/1/1942  Upload Date: 5/30/2022 12:13:44 AM
Location:  Laramie, WY
Author:  Union Pacific Museum
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
Winding Downgrade
Title:  Winding Downgrade
Description:  Union Pacific 4015 coasts down Sherman Hill with an eastbound extra. The 79-car train is making 35 MPH as it rounds a curve just east of Sherman station at around 11:00 AM. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  8/7/1948  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 12:26:36 AM
Location:  Sherman, WY
Author:  R.H. Kindig
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
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Photo Date:  4/1/1950  Upload Date: 7/5/2011 3:07:31 PM
Location:  Sherman Hill, WY
Author:  scan of postcard/Paul Gribble originals
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Steam,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4012(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  3477   Comments: 0
UP 4015
Title:  UP 4015
Description:  Big Boy 4015 pauses on its journey near Hermosa Tunnel in mid-1950. Note the engineer taking the opportunity to clean his window of soot and debris. 4015 was built in November of 1941, and would pull the final train ever pulled by a Big Boy in regular service, arriving in Cheyenne at 7:55 PM on July 21, 1959, with 74 loads and 2 empties totaling 4930 tons. 4015 would also become the first Big Boy to be scrapped, meeting the torch on September 20, 1961. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  4/23/1950  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 4:49:16 AM
Location:  Hermosa, WY
Author:  R.H.Kindig
Categories:  Tunnel,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
UP 4015
Title:  UP 4015
Description:  Big Boy 4015 is parked on a side track at Rawlins in June, 1956. In just over three years, 4015 will pull the Big Boys last train over the Wasatch, arriving at Cheyenne at 7:55 PM on July 21, 1959.
Photo Date:  6/20/1956  Upload Date: 5/30/2022 12:22:10 AM
Location:  Rawlins, WY
Author:  R.J.Barry
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Big Boy 4015
Title:  Big Boy 4015
Description:  UP 4015 rests in the engine terminal at Laramie. It is the summer of 1957, and 4015 has recieved its last major repairs just 7 months before. It will be another 2 years before 4015 is taken out of regular service, and an additional 2 years before she is cut up for scrap on September 20, 1961. Note the massive coaling tower behind the engine at the Laramie engine facility. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  6/24/1957  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 12:09:46 AM
Location:  Laramie, WY
Author:  R.V.Dodge
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
UP 4015
Title:  UP 4015
Description:  Big Boy 4015 leads a Denver ore train through Speer, Wyoming in October of 1957. Time is running out for the Big Boys. By December of 1958, half of the fleet will be stored. 4015 was the last Big Boy to pull a revenue train in July of 1959, and will be the first one scrapped in September of 1961. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  10/5/1957  Upload Date: 5/30/2021 8:27:58 PM
Location:  Speer, WY
Author:  David Martindell
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  269   Comments: 0
Westbound To Harriman
Title:  Westbound To Harriman
Description:  UP 4015 rolls westbound as it approaches the refueling area at Harriman. Harriman was incorporated when the UP built their new third main track south of the original two. The townsite became a refueling area for UP steam, including the massive Big Boys. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/1/1958  Upload Date: 10/3/2022 12:02:29 AM
Location:  Harriman, WY
Author:  H.R. Griffiths
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Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
Taking On Coal and Water
Title:  Taking On Coal and Water
Description:  Big Boy 4015 takes on coal and water at the servicing facilities in Harriman. Once it is topped off, 4015 will continue with its westbound train for Laramie. 4015 has 11 months until it becomes the last Big Boy to pull a revenue train on July 21, 1959. Note the coal hopper in the unloading shed, and the MOW bunk car parked on the siding. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/1/1958  Upload Date: 9/19/2021 2:09:46 PM
Location:  Harriman, WY
Author:  H.R.Griffiths
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
West at Speer
Title:  West at Speer
Description:  Traveling along west at Speer, 4-8-8-4 4015 passes by with a mixed freight. 4015 arrived from ALCo in November 1941 and was retired in August 1961.
Photo Date:  9/7/1958  Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:01:43 PM
Location:  Speer, WY
Author:  Dave Straight
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4015
Title:  Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4015
Description:  Parked at Cheyenne, having come in with a freight, is 4-8-8-4 4015.
Photo Date:  9/7/1958  Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:08:59 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Dave Straight
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
Big Boys at Perkins
Title:  Big Boys at Perkins
Description:  Two Big Boys cross a road just west of Perkins in September, 1958. 4004 will be the oldest Big Boy to be preserved, 4015 will pull the last revenue train pulled by a Big Boy. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/21/1958  Upload Date: 9/19/2021 2:16:02 PM
Location:  Perkins, WY
Author:  Dave Straight
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
Big Boys Refueling
Title:  Big Boys Refueling
Description:  4 Big Boys line up for servicing at the massive coaing tower in Cheyenne. 4012 will depart for Green River, while 4015 and 4017 have just arrived from Laramie. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  10/26/1958  Upload Date: 6/2/2021 11:13:51 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Stan Kistler
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4015(4-8-8-4) UP 4012(4-8-8-4)
Views:  632   Comments: 0


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