4014 Big Boy steam locomotive that rumbled and hissed to a stop at Union Station to the delight of hundreds of train enthusiasts who anxiously awaited its arrival Tuesday is a giant from a bygone era.
17, 2024. The “Big Boy” steam locomotive didn’t stop in Lawrence this time, but it slowed down enough Thursday for 3-year-old train enthusiast Leslie Alldritt to get a good look — and ...
During their reign, 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. Unfortunately, ...
CLAREMORE, Okla. — The world's largest operating steam locomotive made stops in Muskogee and Claremore on Oct. 14. Union Pacific's Big Boy #4014 is on an eight-week, 10-state tour celebrating ...
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 ...
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 ...
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — The largest operating steam train in the world, Big Boy, made its way through multiple Green Country towns on Monday. On Monday Morning, Big Boy left McAlester and made its way ...