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Union Pacific 4014 is a steam locomotive owned and operated by the Union Pacific (UP) as part of its heritage fleet. It is a four-cylinder simple articulated 4-8-8-4 " Big Boy " type built in 1941 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at its Schenectady Locomotive Works .
Union Pacific’s No. 4014 steam locomotive is a massive 132-foot long engine that has been touring the rails of middle America since ... a train enthusiast has a YouTube channel dedicated to trains.
Long displayed at Fairplex RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona, California, [44] No. 4014 was re-acquired and restored to operational condition by Union Pacific, then placed in excursion service in May 2019 at its new home in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the largest, heaviest, and most powerful operational steam locomotive in the world. [17]
Union Pacific’s No. 4014 steam locomotive is a massive 132-foot long engine that has been touring the rails of middle America since August. See ‘Big Boy,’ world’s largest steam locomotive ...
The company also has an online map tracking the train’s location in real time. No. 4014 was one of 25 Big Boys built for Union Pacific, which restored the train to operating condition — it ...
The Union Pacific heritage fleet includes commemorative and historic equipment owned by the Union Pacific Railroad.The fleet currently consists of two historic steam locomotives, three historic diesel locomotives, seventeen modern diesel locomotives in historic or commemorative paint schemes and nearly four dozen passenger cars used on office car specials and excursion trains.
The restored steam engine from 1941 pulled into action after a call for help. The Legendary Big Boy 4014 Train Just Rescued a Stuck Freighter Skip to main content
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.