Big Boy did its second major display on October 6 in Houston, Texas, and the massive 600-ton train brought dozens of train enthusiasts to watch the machine roll into town. "It's American history.

Big Boy Number No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in 1941. It was retired in 1961 and returned to service in 2019. It made a trip through Iowa that year, and now it’s rolling through once ...

A PAYING ADULT. GET IN FREE. WELL, YOU CAN SEE A PIECE OF RAILROAD HISTORY UP CLOSE IN ROSEVILLE THIS MORNING. UNION PACIFIC’S BIG BOY, THE LARGEST OPERATING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD ...

Still, buffer-to-tender-buffer, the locomotive is a massive 133 feet long (41 meters). There’s an infographic diagram in the gallery comparing the Big Boy with various other means of transportation.

Step into the world of iconic locomotives with a miniature Lego version of the legendary Union Pacific Big Boy, the largest steam locomotive ever built. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to ...

See ‘Big Boy’ at Union Station in KC, Missouri on Hearland of America tour. The No. 4014 engine is the world’s largest steam locomotive.

“Big Boy,” one of the world’s largest trains, is taking off on Wednesday and plans to stop in three Colorado locations while on tour across the nation.