The 133-foot-long locomotive is the only Big Boy to still travel the tracks.
Big Boy No. 4014, described as "the Elvis Presley of locomotives," could begin its first ever coast-to-coast tour in just a matter of weeks.
Officials down at the port held a celebration last month with the arrival of locomotive #2502.
This commentary is in response to the article “Point-of-Use ZE an Incomplete Picture,” by Nicholas Little, Railway Age, Nov. 20, 2024, which was in response to my Jan. 3, 2024 article, “ZE Energy ...
The Shay locomotive pulled from a quarry in the 900 block of East North Street in 1953 is shown being refurbished in this photo from the Allen County Historical Society. Courtesy of Allen County ...