ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Thousands are expected to line the railroad tracks as Union Pacific’s legendary Big Boy steam ...
Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, is drawing crowds as it makes its first East Coast tour ahead of America's 250th birthday.
Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will arrive in Philadelphia in time for Fourth of July celebrations, completing its journey from the West Coast. The legendary locomotive has already drawn thousands ...
It isn't much of a stretch to proclaim the 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive as the "poster child" of the Super Power era of steam locomotives. "Berkshire," "Kanawha," "Big Emma" - regardless of ...
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (05/22/2012) —Plans to create the world's first carbon-neutral higher-speed locomotive were announced today by the Coalition for Sustainable Rail (CSR), a collaboration of the ...
A steam train built in 1937 is getting a makeover that will turn it into a “higher-speed” locomotive that runs on biocoal, a coal-like fuel made with woody plant material. Subscribe to read this story ...