Union Pacific announces coast-to-coast tour for famous ‘Big Boy’ steam engine in 2026

According to Union Pacific, eight Big Boy engines remain in existence, but only No. 4014 continues to operate. The seven ...
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Historic locomotive ‘Big Boy’ to embark on first coast-to-coast tour in 2026

Union Pacific is dropping new hints this week of a coast-to-coast journey for its historic locomotive nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ ...
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Historic 1.2M-pound locomotive 'Big Boy' to embark on first coast-to-coast tour in 2026. Will it come back to Arkansas?

Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a "hinged" frame to help it get around curves.
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Big Boy Steam Engine makes whistle stop in Sterling

Sep. 6—The Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Engine No. 4014 made a whistle stop from 1:30 to 1:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at the Sterling Marketplace near the Avenue B crossing. Big Boy came through Sterling ...
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Big Boy whistle stop: 5 things to know about the steam engine's Sterling visit

Aug. 28—STERLING — The Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Engine No. 4014 will make a whistle stop in Sterling on Friday, Sept. 6. Here are five things to know about its visit: Big Boy is coming through ...
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World’s largest steam engine ‘Big Boy’ stops in Big Sandy

BIG SANDY, Texas (KLTV) - The world’s largest steam locomotive still in operation, Union Pacific’s famous Big Boy No. 4014, made a stop in East Texas Tuesday evening. “Here we go again,” said Lisa ...
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Big Boy No. 4014, largest operating steam engine in the world, makes a stop in Central Texas

MEXIA, Texas (KWTX) - The world’s largest operating steam engine, Big Boy No. 4014, made a stop at E Commerce St. Crossing in Mexia as part of the Pacific Union’s Heartland of America Tour. Hundreds ...
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Union Pacific's ‘Big Boy' steam engine arrives in Texas on ‘Heartland' tour

A historic Union Pacific Railroad locomotive will stop in several Texas cities during the "Heartland of America Tour" which brings it to Fort Worth for public viewing in October. People lined the ...
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World's Largest Steam Engine 'Big Boy' Passes Through Oklahoma On Monday

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 ...
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Here's how to see Union Pacific's Big Boy steam engine during its Illinois visit

Train enthusiasts, rejoice. The Big Boy has arrived in Illinois. The famed Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 began its "Heartland of America" tour last month, with the iconic steam engine traveling ...
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Hundreds line up to watch Union Pacific Big Boy steam engine pass through Southland

“Of course I like trains!” Noah Miller, 22, exclaimed incredulously, looking beyond the Crete Park District clearing and to the trees obscuring the tracks about 100 feet ahead, as if expecting the ...
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Union Pacific's Big Boy steam engine rolls into Illinois: See the full schedule

Choo, choo! Welcome to Illinois, Big Boy. In August, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 launched its "Heartland of America" tour, giving folks in 10 states the chance to see the classic steam engine in ...