Oct. 15—Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive towered over hundreds of people who came to see it stop in Muskogee on Monday morning. But the crowds didn't keep the little ones from marveling at its size ...
But Monday was Train Day in Claremore, and thousands flocked downtown to watch the world's biggest steam locomotive ... of smoke from the south rose above the trees, heralding Big Boy's arrival.
But Monday, Oct. 14, was Train Day in Claremore, and thousands flocked downtown to watch the world's biggest steam locomotive ... smoke from the south rose above the trees, heralding Big Boy's ...
Each locomotive cost around $265,000 back then, which equates to almost $5,500,000 in today’s money. But Union Pacific got its money’s worth, because the Big Boy series continued to operate regularly ...
Union Pacific’s No. 4014 steam locomotive is a massive 132-foot long engine that has been touring the rails of middle America ...
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.
The world’s largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, rolls into Topeka on Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) The train named Big Boy was late. Anticipation and impatience ...
TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS WERE IN FOR A TREAT TODAY. A RARE SIGHTING OF THE BIG BOY LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN ROLLED THROUGH KANSAS CITY, AND ARDUOUS WHYTE WAS THERE TRACKING ALL THE ACTION. WELL, WE’VE BEEN AT ...
There will be no public access, but the locomotive will depart Denver at 9 a.m. Wednesday to travel back to Cheyenne. The 1.2 million pound Big Boy steam locomotive was built in the 1940s to ...
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 ...