Where Is The Big Boy 4014 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.
How much did it cost to restore 4014?
4014 restoration cost, but Wrinn estimated at least $4 million based on similar restorations. The result will be one of just six to eight steam engines still operational on mainline U.S. railroad tracks.
Massive restored locomotive steaming to Ogden for Thursday Golden ...
Is Big Boy 4014 still running?
It is a four-cylinder simple articulated 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type built in 1941 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York. No....Union Pacific 4014.
Union Pacific 4014 - Wikipedia
Where can I see a big boy locomotive?
“Big Boy” is the World's Largest Successful Steam Locomotive It is a 4-8-8-4 (simple) articulated locomotive. Roll on over and visit Big Boy at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri!
Big Boy Steam Locomotive - National Museum of Transportation