Union Pacific faced the immense challenge of hauling heavy freight trains across rugged mountain terrain, requiring locomotives with exceptional power and reliability. Unlike other railroads that ...

The Union Pacific steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 is seen Friday, July 19, 2024, in far western Weber County near Little Mountain on its way into Ogden.

“Right now we have Union Pacific locomotives, we have Southern Pacific locomotives, we have steam, we have diesel, but we don’t have anything representing Western Pacific.

Twenty-five Big Boy locomotives, which weigh 1.2 million pounds and are 130 feet long, were completed for Union Pacific in 1941. No. 4014 then drove 1,031,205 miles and was in service for 20 years ...

The Union Pacific Big Boy was originally constructed in 1941, with its creation led by then-president of Union Pacific Railroad, William M. Jeffers, and development led by Otto Jabelmann as the ...

The steam engine will return to North Texas and be displayed in Fort Worth, at 275 W. Lancaster Ave. The public can see the train from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m ...

People line the railroad tracks in Crete as Union Pacific’s Big Boy Number 4014 steam engine rolls through as part of its Heartland of America Tour on Sept. 9, 2024.

In August, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 launched its "Heartland of America" tour, giving folks in 10 states the chance to see the classic steam engine in real life. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7 ...