Where Is The Big Boy Locomotive 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 many Big Boy locomotives still exist?
Big Boy was that locomotive. A massive machine measuring nearly half a football field long and weighing in at over 600 tons, Big Boy easily surmounted the Wasatch. Union Pacific ordered 25 Big Boys. Today, eight remain; the balance having been cut up for scrap.
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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 ...
Where is the Big Boy locomotive in Denver?
The Big Boy No. 4014 rolls out of a Union Pacific restoration shop at the Cheyenne Depot Museum in Cheyenne.
Big Boy No. 4014 steam engine locomotive chugs into Denver for ...