LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Visitors will have a chance to see the largest operating steam locomotive in the world in Arkansas this weekend. The Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive will cross Arkansas this ...

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

A dinosaur rolled into Kansas City Tuesday night. It’s not really a dinosaur, but the Union Pacific No. 4014 Big Boy steam locomotive that rumbled and hissed to a stop at Union Station to the delight ...

CLAREMORE, Okla. — The world's largest operating steam locomotive made stops in Muskogee and Claremore on Oct. 14. Union Pacific's Big Boy #4014 is on an eight-week, 10-state tour celebrating ...

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 Lawrence this time, ...

In 2004, the Pere Marquette became the “North Pole Express” as “The Polar Express” hit theaters across the country, following days of capturing sound and video of the train for the now-beloved ...

VILLA GROVE, Ill. (WAND) – Thousands of people across Illinois lined railroad tracks for minutes or hours waiting to catch a glimpse of Union Pacific 4014 commonly known as the Big Boy. This iron ...

The Union Pacific Locomotive, known as the 'Big Boy,' is passing through Oklahoma Monday as part of its Heartland of America Tour. Big Boy is the biggest steam locomotive in the world, measuring 132 ...

HOUSTON — Big Boy is coming to Houston. The world's largest operating steam locomotive - Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014-has rolled into Houston. It will be in the Bayou City on Oct. 6 through Oct. 7 ...