The team at the UP Steam Shop in Cheyenne has worked since 2014 to rehab both Big Boy 4014 and the Living Legend 844, the last steam locomotive built for the company. While 844 has been working ...

Union Pacific’s historic steam locomotives – Big Boy No. 4014 and the Living Legend No. 844 – are touring the Union Pacific system throughout 2019 to commemorate the transcontinental ...

Prior to last weekend, no Big Boy engine had run since 1962. 4014 is set to tour the UP system throughout 2019 with sister unit “Living Legend” Northern No. 844 —the last steam locomotive delivered to ...

Nevertheless, Moore said UP “is pleased with RRHMA’s plans to restore the donated equipment for the public to enjoy. Union Pacific remains dedicated to the maintenance and operation of our remaining ...

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 ...

The Big Boy No. 4014 rolls out of a Union Pacific restoration shop at the Cheyenne Depot Museum on May 4 in Cheyenne, Wyo. One of the world’s biggest and most powerful steam locomotives made its ...

Big Boy No. 4014 was retired in late 1961, and no Big Boy engine has run since 1962. One retired Union Pacific employee, Jim Ehernberger, remembers the Big Boys well.

Visitors from all over stop to take pictures of Big Boy No. 4014 and Living Legend No. 844 as they make their way west to Ogden, Utah, as part of the Union Pacific Railroad’s 150th anniversary.

The last steam locomotive delivered to Union Pacific, the "Living Legend" Northern No. 844, has remained in service since 1944. Big Boy No. 4014 will join in No. 844's publicity work as a railroad ...

The donation allows Union Pacific to focus on its remaining fleet, which includes the world's largest steam locomotive, the Big Boy UP 4014, and the fastest, the Living Legend UP 844.. "Union ...

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.