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  2. Union Pacific Big Boy - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Union Pacific 4014 - Wikipedia

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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 the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at its Schenectady Locomotive Works, it was assigned to haul heavy freight trains in the Wasatch mountain range.

  4. 4-8-8-4 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. See ‘Big Boy,’ world’s largest steam locomotive, during stop ...

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    Union Pacific’s Big Boy, a 1.2 million-pound locomotive put into service in 1941, rolls into Kansas City on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Only 25 of this kind of train were built and this is the last ...

  6. The world’s largest steam locomotive is making rare stops in ...

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    Twenty-five Big Boy locomotives, which weigh 1.2 million pounds and are 130 feet long, were completed for Union Pacific in 1941. No. 4014 then drove 1,031,205 miles and was in service for 20 years ...

  7. Union Pacific 4012 - Wikipedia

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    Union Pacific 4012 is a 4884-1 class 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type steam locomotive, one of eight preserved Union Pacific Big Boy locomotives. Built in November 1941 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at its Schenectady Locomotive Works of Schenectady, New York, No. 4012 was retired in 1962 and donated to Steamtown, U.S.A, in Bellows Falls, Vermont, and later moved to Steamtown National ...

  8. The Legendary Big Boy 4014 Train Just Rescued a Stuck ... - AOL

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    The restored steam engine from 1941 pulled into action after a call for help.

  9. Union Pacific 4023 - Wikipedia

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    Union Pacific 4023 is a 4000 class 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type steam locomotive, preserved at Kenefick Park in South Omaha, Nebraska.Built in November 1944 by the American Locomotive Company's Schenectady Works, No. 4023 is one of eight surviving Big Boys and the only one that is part of the class' second group built in 1944, as all seven of the other survivors were part of the first group built in ...

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