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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.
October 16, 2024 at 5:03 AM. Big Boy No. 4014, Union Pacific steam locomotive is rolling into Salina this week, giving people in central Kansas another chance to see the 132-feet long train.
The railway's Big Boy #4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will visit 14 states in middle America in 2024. Twenty-five locomotives of Big Boy's size were fabricated during World War II, but only Big Boy survives. Its "Heartland of America" tour begins in August 2024 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and visits Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois ...
In April 2024, plans have been announced for No. 4014's first of two tours in 2024. [1] The first tour will take place during the summer with stops in Roseville, California on July 12 and 13; Ogden, Utah on July 20 and 21, with No. 4014 scheduled to leave Cheyenne on June 30. [1] The second tour is being planned for the fall with stops in the ...
UP 4014: a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy class freight steam locomotive, began operating in excursion service in 2019. It is the largest operational steam locomotive in the world. Delivered in 1941, the locomotive operated in revenue service until it made its last run on July 21, 1959, and was placed in storage until it was officially retired in 1961.
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The Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of simple articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until 1962. The 25 Big Boy locomotives were built to haul freight over the Wasatch Range between Ogden, Utah, and Green ...
Obliviousness nearly got a man critically injured Thursday morning when a train almost collided with him. The man was one of many spectators standing near railroad tracks in Cheyenne, Wyoming.