LINCOLN, Neb. (Press Release) - Big Boy No. 4014, the famed Union Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1940s to conquer mountains while carrying equipment during World War II, has embarked on a ...

The world's largest operational steam locomotive is one again making a stop in Salina this year, its third stop in the past five years. The Union Pacific Steam Club announced the full schedule for Big ...

In its prime, a massive steam locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 was a moving eruption of smoke and vapor, a 6,300-horsepower brute dragging heavy freight trains over the mountains of Wyoming and ...

The January 2026 issue of Trains Magazine includes author Greg Richardson’s article on the development of positive train ...

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A large crowd gathers Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, at the Union Pacific Depot in North Lawrence to see Union Pacific steam locomotive No. 4014, also known as "Big Boy." The locomotive is on a 10-state tour.