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‘Big Boy,’ the 1.2 million pound train, to stop in these 3 Colorado locations this fall
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify the weight of the train. DENVER (KDVR) — “Big Boy,” one of the world’s largest trains, is taking off on Wednesday and plans to ...
See ‘Big Boy,’ world’s largest steam locomotive, during stop at KC’s Union Station
Union Pacific’s No. 4014 steam locomotive is a massive 132-foot long engine that has been touring the rails of middle America ...
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‘Big Boy,’ the 1.2M pound locomotive, still operates like it did in the mid-1900s
The train, known as Big Boy No. 4014, was one of several 1.2 million-pound locomotives built in the 1940s. However, they all went out of commission, including Big Boy No. 4014, which traveled ...
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‘Big Boy,’ the million pound train passes through Colorado
The train, known as Big Boy No. 4014, was built in the mid-1900s as one of 25 trains that were 132 feet long and weighed 1.2 million pounds. According to Union Pacific Railroad, it’s over half ...
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Big Boy steam locomotive arrives Thursday afternoon in North Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - To the delight of hundreds of spectators, the famed Big Boy locomotive arrived early Thursday afternoon in North Topeka. The historic train– billed as the biggest of its ...
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Meet Big Boy, a 600-Ton Train with Devoted Fans
Do you love big, old, girthy…trains? Then you're going to love Big Boy No. 4014. The train, built in 1941, was one of 25 Big ...
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Big Boy locomotive steams through Lawrence, delighting train enthusiasts
Engineers wave to onlookers as Union Pacific’s historic “Big Boy” steam locomotive passes through Lawrence Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. The “Big Boy” steam locomotive didn’t stop in ...
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‘Big Boy,’ the million pound train, set to make stops in Colorado next week
The train, known as Big Boy No. 4014, was built in the mid-1900s as one of 25 trains that were 132 feet long and weighed 1.2 million pounds. According to Union Pacific Railroad, it’s over half ...
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Historic Big Boy locomotive rolls into Kansas, here’s where you can find it
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A historic Union Pacific train will make its way across Kansas. The Big Boy Heartland of America Tour pulls into the state on Thursday arriving in Topeka at 12:15 p.m. and ...
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Historic Big Boy locomotive draws hundreds of fans to Houston stop of 10-state tour
He and his wife moved about 40 years ago, so they wanted to see it again and reflect on the past journeys "My dad, and my mom always talked about the Big Boy and the train. It used to burn coal ...
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Union Pacific, Vena powering up railroad’s business
IN TEXAS ABOARD UNION PACIFIC’S BIG BOY TRAIN — Jim Vena wants you to have a kolache. In fact, the chief executive of Union Pacific, the largest U.S. railroad, wants everyone to have the Czech ...
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See ‘Big Boy,’ world’s largest steam locomotive, during stop at KC’s Union Station
It’s not really a dinosaur, but the Union Pacific No. 4014 Big Boy steam locomotive that rumbled and hissed to a stop at Union Station to the delight of hundreds of train enthusiasts who ...