The train, known as Big Boy No. 4014, was built in the mid-1900s as one of 25 trains that were 132 feet long and weighed 1.2 million pounds. According to Union Pacific Railroad, it’s over half ...

Big Boy No. 4014. It originally ran in 1941 and retired after 20 years and over 1 million miles. However, after a lengthy restoration, the Union Pacific Railroad says the train is now the world ...

BELLE PLAINE, Iowa (KCRG) - Big Boy is coming to town. For those not in the know, that’s the world’s largest steam train. Big Boy Number No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in 1941.

Hundreds of Kansans greet the world's largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, on Oct. 17, 2024, in North Topeka. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — The train named Big Boy was late.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - To the delight of hundreds of spectators, the famed Big Boy locomotive arrived early Thursday afternoon in North Topeka. The historic train– billed as the biggest of its ...

Engineers wave to onlookers as Union Pacific’s historic “Big Boy” steam locomotive passes through Lawrence Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. The “Big Boy” steam locomotive didn’t stop in ...