When it comes to the most powerful engines in modern-day, you wouldn't be alone if your mind immediately went to the highly advanced rocket engines powering spaceflight. What might be more ...

The Union Pacific Steam Club released Big Boy’s ... 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Big ...

Union Pacific Big Boy Loco Add-On The Union Pacific Railroad's Big Boy 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive is undoubtedly the beast of American railroading history, and this epitome of heavy haulage is now ...

There are steam locomotives, and then there’s “Big Boy.” At 604 tons and 132 feet long and with a 4-8-8-4-wheel arrangement, it is the largest, most powerful steam locomotive in the world.

OMAHA, Neb., August 12, 2024--Union Pacific Railroad today announced its famed Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive will stop in more than three dozen communities during its fall tour across 10 states ...