How Many Big Boy Locomotives Are Still Running?
eight Big Boys - Today, eight Big Boys survive, with most on static display at museums across the country. One of them, No. 4014, was re-acquired by Union Pacific and rebuilt to operating condition in 2019, regaining the title as the largest and most powerful operating steam locomotive in the world.
Big Boy 4014 steamed more than a million miles on its Cheyenne to Ogden route before being retired in 1961. The largest steam locomotive in the world just wrapped up a five-year renovation in Cheyenne, making 4014 the only Big Boy in operation today and one of only eight that still exist.
The Big Boy steam engine is back on track in Cheyenne ...
Union Pacific 844, also known as the "Living Legend", is a class "FEF-3" 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad for its heritage fleet....Union Pacific 844.
Union Pacific 844 - Wikipedia
Where are the remaining Big Boy locomotives?
There are seven Big Boys on public display in various cities around the country. They can be found in St. Louis, Missouri; Dallas, Texas; Omaha, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Big Boy No. 4014 - Union Pacific