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Union Pacific Big Boy Route

Is the Big Boy still running?

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, Wyoming

What happened to the Union Pacific 844?

844 was placed in freight service in Nebraska between 1957 and 1959. It was saved from being scrapped in 1960 and held for special service. The engine has run hundreds of thousands of miles as Union Pacific's ambassador of goodwill.

"Living Legend" Northern No. 844 - Union Pacific

What is the longest steam train?

At more than 130 feet (nearly 40 meters) long — longer than two city buses — and 560 tons (508 metric tonnes) in weight, the Big Boy locomotives are generally accepted as the largest steam locomotives ever built anywhere, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Where is the Union Pacific Big Boy right now?

The locomotive was retired in December 1961, having traveled 1,031,205 miles in its 20 years in service. Union Pacific reacquired No. 4014 from the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California, in 2013, and relocated it back to Cheyenne to begin a multi-year restoration process. It returned to service in May 2019.

Huge Big Boy Steam Engine Returning to Wyoming After Tour