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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 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 is 132-foot long and weighs 1.2 million pounds. The engine was one of several Big Boy series locomotives that normally operated on the Union Pacific line between Ogden, Utah, and ...
Big Boy: Union Pacific: 4000-4024 ALCO: 1941-–44 Steam 4-8-8-4: 548 tonnes (604 short tons) 135,375 pounds-force (602 kN) 6,290 horsepower (4,690 kW) Several on static display. No. 4014 in service with the UP Heritage Steam collection [3] BJ 6001: China Railway: 北京6001 Beijing Feb. 7th 1969 Diesel-hydraulic D'D' — — 5,918 horsepower ...
The world's largest steam locomotive, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014, can be followed and tracked as it makes its way for a stop in Salina this week. The world's largest steam locomotive, Union ...
Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 stops at Fort Worth’s T&P Station during its Heartland of America Tour on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. ‘Big Boy’ was built in 1941, one of only 25 ever ...
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.
Well, this week, we are all that crazy enthusiastic railroad fan, thanks to some very special occurrences with the Union Pacific's historic steam locomotive — Big Boy No. 4014 is hitting the ...