Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a "hinged" frame to help it get around curves.

According to Union Pacific, eight Big Boy engines remain in existence, but only No. 4014 continues to operate. The seven ...

Big Boy No. 4014 was last in Texas in the fall of 2024, passing through Houston on Oct. 6 and through Fort Worth on Oct. 10 ...

Big Boy, all 1.2 million pounds of it, came rolling into Houston Friday afternoon. The four-cylinder steam engine was built in 1941, and is the last of 25 similar models still in existence. Union ...

Multitudes of train enthusiasts, families, residents and visitors from near and far gathered everywhere they could around the historic Laramie Railroad Depot, its surrounding park and even higher on ...