(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 ...
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One of the world's biggest locomotives was as long as a Boeing 747 and was powered by a coal-burning turbine that ate itself
The Union Pacific Railroad used to be obsessed with power. The railroad spent decades searching for and developing one locomotive to rule them all. This search resulted in icons like the Big Boy and ...
Above: Previous coverage of ‘Big Boy’ locomotive’s first coast-to-coast tour (NEXSTAR) – The wait is over, sort of. Union Pacific has announced the first stops for its massive Big Boy No. 4014 ...
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 ...
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