We took a look inside the cab of the legendary Big Boy No. 4014 as it passed through Topeka, KS. Big Boy is one of 25 locomotives built exclusively for the Union Pacific Railroad with the first one being delivered in 1941. Each of these locomotives measured 132 feet in length and weighed 1.2 million pounds. Union Pacific’s No. 4014 locomotive was delivered to the railroad in 1941 and retired in 1961. It was later reacquired by the railroad in 2013 and moved to Cheyenne, WY where an extensive res

Union Pacific 4014, the Big Boy, the world’s biggest steam locomotive, was built in Schenectady, NY, about 170 miles (274 kilometers) from New York City. Union Pacific 4014 is a preserved 4884-1 class 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Union Pacific (UP) as part of its heritage fleet. Built in November 1941 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York, it was assigned to haul heavy freight trains in the Wasatch mountain range. The locomotive was r

Big Boy is Westward Bound. Union Pacific’s legendary #UP4014 picks up steam as it leaves Cheyenne this morning on its four-week tour across Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California, with a stop in Idaho. #BigBoyHeadsWest | Union Pacific Railroad

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As Big Boy #up4014 begins its Westward Bound Tour, Union Pacific reminds onlookers of the size, mechanics and history that make the Big Boy so special. #bigboyheadswest | Union Pacific Railroad