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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 .
The 1.2 million-pound, 132-foot long engine is the largest operating steam locomotive in the world. The engine, which was first put into service in 1941, is nearing the end of a 10-state tour.
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 ...
Big Boy No. 4014, Union Pacific steam locomotive is rolling into Salina this week, giving people in central Kansas another chance to see the 132-feet long train. ... Photo and video takers should ...
The front of Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive stands on display in Roseville on Friday. Train enthusiasts Mike Lester and his son Jeremy, center, have their first look at Union ...
UP Big Boy 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive. Since 1960, the Union Pacific has operated steam locomotives on a variety of excursions. These include: UP 844: a 4-8-4 Northern type express passenger steam locomotive (class FEF-3), operated in excursion service since 1960. It was the last steam locomotive built for UP and has ...
Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 weighs more than a million pounds. It’ll make a rare stop in the Sacramento region this Friday and Saturday. The world’s largest steam locomotive is making ...
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.