(NEXSTAR) — The ground rumbles. A billowing cloud of steam forms in the sky. Then suddenly, the 1.2 million-pound locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 is pulling into a station near you. It won’t be ...

Big Boy No. 4014 makes its way through Salt Lake City on July 4, 2024. The historic steam engine will make extra stops in ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Union Pacific is dropping new hints this week of a coast-to-coast journey for its historic locomotive nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ following its successful Heartland of America Tour in 2024.

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – Union Pacific announced this week that historic locomotive 'Big Boy' will make history on its first-ever coast-to-coast tour this year in honor of America's 250th birthday. The ...

Above: Previous coverage of ‘Big Boy’ locomotive’s first coast-to-coast tour (NEXSTAR) – There will be countless celebrations this year in honor of America’s semiquincentennial (aka, its 250th ...

(NEXSTAR) – There will be countless celebrations this year in honor of America’s semiquincentennial (aka, its 250th anniversary), but none may be as massive as a 1.2 million-pound locomotive rolling ...