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 ...

It’s not every day you get to tour the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad Steam Shop, much less ride in the cab of Big Boy No. 4014, but four Operating Department employees are doing just that on the ...

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 ...

The steam engine will spend the day at a private Union Pacific event. Big Boy No. 4014 will head to Mexia on Thursday, then travel through Navasota and Hempstead before arriving in Houston on ...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The Union Pacific Museum is excited to offer the opportunity for one lucky person to ride in the cab of No. 4014, the iconic "Big Boy" locomotive, on July 3 from Pine ...

The steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 will be on display for public viewing as part of Union Pacific's "Bog Boy Westward Bound" tour. The tour honors the railroad's legacy and celebrates the ...

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 to steam into Illinois next week. Here's when to see it The 10-state 'Heartland of America' tour will make four stops in Illinois, including a public viewing day ...

Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 stops at Fort Worth’s T&P Station during its Heartland of America Tour on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. ‘Big Boy’ was built in 1941, one of only 25 ever ...

Union Pacific announced that the famous steam engine No. 4014 will launch its Heartland of America tour. The steam engine will stop in Topeka from 12:15-12:45 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Great Overland ...

The train, called the "Big Boy," was built in 1941. Only 25 of these trains were ever built, and they are the largest steam engines in the world, Union Pacific said.