CHEYENNE – Union Pacific's legendary Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, is steaming up for the western leg of its coast‑to‑coast tour to celebrate America's 250th ...

Locomotive departs Cheyenne on March 29 for coast-to-coast tour marking America's 250th birthday ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have asked the Federal Railroad Administration to waive cab-signal requirements that otherwise would restrict where UP’s 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014 could ...

(NEXSTAR) — The ground rumbles. A billowing cloud of steam forms in the sky. Then suddenly, the 1.2 million-pound locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 is pulling into a station near you. It won’t be ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with an additional date for the Ogden, Utah, stop initially omitted by Union Pacific. (NEXSTAR) – The wait is over, sort of. Union Pacific has announced the ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Union Pacific is dropping new hints this week of a coast-to-coast journey for its historic locomotive nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ following its successful Heartland of America Tour in 2024.

Above: Previous coverage of ‘Big Boy’ locomotive’s first coast-to-coast tour (NEXSTAR) – There will be countless celebrations this year in honor of America’s semiquincentennial (aka, its 250th ...