Downtown Greeley was buzzing Wednesday afternoon as thousands gathered to see, hear and even feel the Big Boy No. 4014 as it made its final stop on its nearly 10,000-mile cross-country journey. Cheers ...

(WTVG) 133 feet long... 1.2 million pounds... 25,000 gallons of water. We could throw the stat line at you all day, or you can come along for the ride! For this week’s Moment of Science, we’re showing ...

ALTOONA, Pa.—This summer’s tear-jerker isn’t a rom-com. It’s Big Boy 4014. The 1.2-million-pound locomotive, built in 1941 to haul heavy freight across the Wasatch Mountains between Utah and Wyoming, ...

Union Pacific's historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 sits near the old Union Pacific depot at 402 N. Second St. in North Lawrence on Nov. 19, 2019. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — Grant Fornoff of Kilbourne said he had been following Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s website about posts on Big Boy No. 4014 for months. Claire Grant writes about business, ...

ST. LOUIS — Suffocating humidity and an official heat advisory couldn’t deter an enormous crowd from swarming Union Station to see Big Boy on Sunday — Union Pacific’s monstrous and aptly named 1.2 ...

The world’s largest operating steam locomotive will roll through Missouri next week as Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 stops in nearby towns as part of the railroad’s nationwide America250 tour. The ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A historic Nashville train is one stop closer to being back on the tracks. Locomotive 576 is a living piece of Nashville’s railroad roots. Built in 1942, the steam locomotive ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — For more than half a century, a locomotive that once helped move troops and supplies in World War II sat as a landmark at Centennial Park in Nashville. It was once a classic ...

KNOX, Ind. (WNDU) - Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 — the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, weighing more than a million pounds — is expected to make a whistle-stop in downtown Knox on ...

The 1.2 million-pound train still has a few stops left on its first coast-to-coast tour. By Laura Baisas Published Jul 14, 2026 3:01 PM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More information ...

Huge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country. It'll stop at Kansas City's Union Station from July 21-23, in between visits to St.