Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 drew tens of thousands to West Chicago in July 2019. It will return to Illinois in September as part of the “Heartland of America Tour ...

The steam-driven locomotive might seem like a relic of bygone days, but tell that to the people cheering all the way to the clouds when the Big Boy 4014 pulled into Ogden for the Golden Spike ...

The world's largest operating steam train, Big Boy No. 4014, is coming to Roseville this weekend.

Once one of the heaviest steam locomotives in the world, the Big Boy 4014 recently stumbled into a mission.

The train, named Big Boy No. 4104, is classified as the largest operating steam locomotive on the planet. The Union Pacific Railroad announced that 'Big Boy' will go on its second-ever tour across ...

Home / News / Community Kind of a big deal: Largest steam locomotive ever built 'Big Boy' making Cedar Rapids stop By Steve Gravelle, correspondent Jul. 26, 2019 7:30 am, Updated: Aug. 15, 2024 2: ...

The Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 was introduced in 1941 as the world’s largest steam locomotive. Following a ceremonial outing in Nebraska, the Big Boy jumped in to save a stuck freighter on a ...

Still, buffer-to-tender-buffer, the locomotive is a massive 133 feet long (41 meters). There’s an infographic diagram in the gallery comparing the Big Boy with various other means of transportation.

Hard-core model railroaders go far beyond the Lionel train-around-the-Christmas-tree: At live steam clubs, members run their own scale steam locomotives.