Jim Ehernberger lives and breathes transportation preservation and railroading. His career kickstarted in the waning days of the steam engine, back when railroads began to manufacture trains that ...

Jim Ehernberger, 88, has now been retired longer than his time working for the Union Pacific. Yet, Ehernberger still ...

Like many boys when he was growing up, Jim Ehernberger loved playing with trains. Unlike most, he never stopped. The now ...

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

CHEYENNE – The Union Pacific steam crew has been busy preparing the Challenger No. 3985, along with the TTT-6 steam locomotive No. 5511 and Centennial diesel locomotive No. 6936, for ...

Union Pacific's famed Big Boy steam locomotive will be headed west during its "Westward Bound" summer tour. The world's largest operating steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014 will depart from its ...

Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in December 1941. The locomotive was retired in December 1961, having traveled 1,031,205 miles in its 20 years in service.

FILE- Union Pacific Chairman, President, and CEO Lance Fritz smiles after a news conference at the Durham Museum in Omaha, Neb., on Feb. 17, 2017. Union Pacific announced plans Sunday, Feb. 26 ...

Big Boy No. 4014 is a 132-foot-long, 1.2-million-pound locomotive with a water capacity of 25,000 gallons. It was in service for Union Pacific from 1941 to 1961, traveling more than a million miles!