Big Boy 4014 arrives in NEPA on June 13. Each day until then, we're sharing a fascinating fact about the world's largest operating steam locomotive. Big Boy 4014 produces approximately 135,375 pounds ...

It was the 1950s, a transitional postwar era when road transportation was still picking up pace, and railways did the heavy lifting. Steam engines were on the way out as diesel locomotives gained a ...

CONTINENTAL — The world's largest operating steam engine is traveling coast-to-coast this summer in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. En route to the America 250 celebration in Philadelphia, ...

CARROLL, Iowa (KTIV) - Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014, the largest and most powerful operating steam locomotive in the world, rolled through Siouxland this weekend, drawing hundreds of spectators to ...

OGDEN, Utah (KUTV) — A historic steam giant will draw crowds to Ogden, as Union Pacific’s Big Boy locomotive arrives for a free public event tied to America’s 250th anniversary celebration. The Big ...

For the first time, the world's largest steam locomotive is rolling into the Northeast — and it's arriving in Philadelphia just in time for the Fourth of July. Union Pacific's Big Boy locomotive has ...