But first, a little background ... the Big Boy locomotives were cargo-hauling legends, with each one routinely pulling 3,700-ton freight trains up through the mountains of the western United States.

Union Pacific’s No. 4014 steam locomotive is a massive 132-foot long engine that has been touring the rails of middle America ...

It’s not really a dinosaur, but the Union Pacific No. 4014 Big Boy steam locomotive that rumbled and hissed to a stop at Union Station to the delight of hundreds of train enthusiasts who ...

Hundreds of Kansans greet the world's largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, on Oct. 17, 2024, in North Topeka. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — The train named Big Boy was late.

The world’s largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, rolls into Topeka on Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) The train named Big Boy was late. Anticipation and impatience ...

Engineers wave to onlookers as Union Pacific’s historic “Big Boy” steam locomotive passes through Lawrence Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. The “Big Boy” steam locomotive didn’t stop in ...

THE BIG BOY, A 1.2 MILLION POUND STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AND THE LAST OF ITS KIND. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL TRAIN. CHUGGING TO KANSAS CITY. THIS PARTICULAR LOCOMOTIVE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1941, AND IT WAS ...

DENVER (KDVR) — One of the world’s largest locomotives passed through Colorado in October, operating much like it did when it was first built in the mid-1900s. The train, known as Big Boy No ...

That is until Union Pacific began the multi-year restoration process which turned Big Boy No. 4014 into the world’s largest operating steam locomotive. Now, the train is up and running and ...