The train, No. 4014, is the only operational one of 25 special trains built in the 1940s. Built on massive 4-8-8-4 wheel sets, the locomotives hauled cargo up steep mountain passes in Utah and ...

Article continues below this ad Flames inside the firebox of Big Boy No. 4014, a Union Pacific steam locomotive, heat up water to produce steam during a stop Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, in Navasota.

The historical steam engine locomotive, Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, has made its way to Arkansas on the "Heartland of America Tour".

The Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy Steam Locomotive pulls into Kirkwood, Mo., on August 2021. It is similar to the Santa Fe 3751 steam locomotive that will be on display at this year's train festival ...

Gabby Leclair exclaims “I see it” as she uses her pretend binoculars to see Union Pacific’s No. 4014 “Big Boy” atop her dad’s shoulders as it steams toward Hempstead, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Railroad announced today its legendary steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, will make two whistle-stops in Greeley, Colorado, this summer as part of a ...

ROCHELLE, Ill. (WTVO) — Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest steam engine train, is set to return to northern Illinois this week, and here’s where you can see it. The Big ...

In total, 25 “Big Boy” locomotives were built with the first being delivered to Union Pacific in 1941. Big Boy No. 4014, the locomotive coming to Texas on tour, was delivered in December 1941.

No. 4014 is the only one in operation. Union Pacific reminds all rail fans to keep safety top of mind and stay 25 feet back from the tracks when taking a picture or viewing this mammoth machine.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The "Big Boy" is always a big attraction in Kansas City, and it's rolling in for a stop on its Heartland tour next week. Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive is ...

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive train visits and whistle stops at Greeley, Denver, Cheyenne for limited summer 2025 tour with No. 1616 Locomotive.