Massive Big Boy locomotive to start coast-to-coast tour in March: What we know

The 133-foot-long locomotive is the only Big Boy to still travel the tracks.
Washington Examiner

Union Pacific to study low-emissions locomotives

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Union Pacific said on Monday that it will spend $20 million testing low-emissions locomotives in California. The railroad may eventually test up to 25 locomotives with various ...

What to expect when 600-ton ‘Big Boy’ locomotive comes to town

Big Boy No. 4014, described as “the Elvis Presley of locomotives,” could begin its first ever coast-to-coast tour in just a ...
KETV Omaha

'That's a big boy' Union Pacific to display its historic locomotive in June

Union Pacific will display its Big Boy No. 4014 through the College World Series at its home plate near 12th and Cuming. WELL, A PIECE OF US HISTORY WILL BE ON DISPLAY FOR VISITORS THIS WEEK. UNION ...
Standard-Examiner

Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive returns to Ogden as part of Westward Bound Tour

OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...

Norfolk Southern orders first new locomotives since 2022

Norfolk Southern has acquired 40 new diesel-electric locomotives from Wabtec, its first such purchase since 2022, as it ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Big Boy locomotive rolls through North Little Rock

Over a thousand people of all ages flocked to see Big Boy No. 4014, Union Pacific's sole operational Big Boy steam locomotive, in North Little Rock on Sunday evening. The train arrived in North Little ...