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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.
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 ...
4884-1 Big Boy: Union Pacific: 4000-4019 ALCO: 1941 Steam 4-8-8-4: 540 tonnes (595 short tons) 602 kilonewtons (135,375 lbf) 4,690 kilowatts (6,290 hp) Several on static display. No. 4014 in service with the UP Heritage Steam collection [3] 4884-2 Big Boy: Union Pacific: 4020-4024 ALCO: 1944 Steam 4-8-8-4: 548 tonnes (604 short tons) No. 4023 ...
Follow the Big Boy as it steams its way to Salina According to the UP Steam Schedule , the 4014 is likely to arrive in Salina on Thursday, Oct. 17, after it departs from a scheduled stop in Topeka ...
Well, this week, we are all that crazy enthusiastic railroad fan, thanks to some very special occurrences with the Union Pacific's historic steam locomotive — Big Boy No. 4014 is hitting the ...
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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.
A Big Boy locomotive.This example is Union Pacific 4014. 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement. A 4-8-8-4 in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, is a locomotive with a four-wheel leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a four-wheel trailing truck.