OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Press Release) - Big Boy No. 4014, the famed Union Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1940s to conquer mountains while carrying equipment during World War II, has embarked on a ...

The January 2026 issue of Trains Magazine includes author Greg Richardson’s article on the development of positive train ...

In its prime, a massive steam locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 was a moving eruption of smoke and vapor, a 6,300-horsepower brute dragging heavy freight trains over the mountains of Wyoming and ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive has several Louisiana whistle-stops and overnight stays in two cities as part of a 10-state tour. Big Boy No. 4014 will be on display ...

Go West, old train: ‘Big Boy’ tackles snow on a transcontinental celebration Following the Denver stop on Labor Day weekend, the Big Boy and its crew will return to Cheyenne. The train will make ...

No railroad was better equipped to shoulder the heavy burden of wartime traffic thanks to the three types of Union Pacific steam locomotives that constituted its front line of defense: the 4-6-6-4 ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — A 1.2-million-pound "Big Boy" locomotive returned Thursday to Fort Worth, delighting railfans who traveled from across the state to see the 83-year-old relic. The Union Pacific Big ...

A large crowd gathers Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, at the Union Pacific Depot in North Lawrence to see Union Pacific steam locomotive No. 4014, also known as "Big Boy." The locomotive is on a 10-state tour.

CHEYENNE – Big Boy No. 4014, the famed Union Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1940s to conquer mountains while carrying equipment in support of World War II, will conclude its 2021 tour Tuesday, ...

HOUSTON — Big Boy is coming to Houston. The world's largest operating steam locomotive - Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014-has rolled into Houston. It will be in the Bayou City on Oct. 6 through Oct. 7 ...