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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 ...
Union Pacific 4014 is a 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 the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at its Schenectady Locomotive Works.
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The Union Pacific Big Boy train is coming to Oklahoma. This fall one of the largest and most historic steam engines in the world will speed through the Sooner State as part of a tour across America.
The special train was restored in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad’s completion. The 1 million+ pound Big Boys were retired in 1959 when higher tech trains ...
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The largest examples were developed in the United States, where the Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4s and the Allegheny H-8 2-6-6-6s were some of the largest steam locomotives ever built, with Big Boy 4014 remaining as the largest, and last of its kind, to still operate. Many schemes for articulation were developed over the years.
The restored steam engine from 1941 pulled into action after a call for help.