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The Largest Operating Steam Locomotive in the World Weighs 1.2 Million Pounds. Now, the Historic Train May Be Coming to Your Town

Built in the 1940s, Big Boy No. 4014 retired in 1961 after traveling for more than one million miles. It's now making its way ...
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The world’s 10 fastest steam trains

Steam locomotives are the closest thing humans have created to a living ‘thing’. They require finesse and careful attention to get the best out of them, need to be warmed up gently and then disposed ...

The biggest steam locomotive is whistle-stopping across the U.S.

Huge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country.

World’s largest steam engine — Big Boy — headed to Western Pa.

Something big is coming to Western Pennsylvania. The world’s largest operating steam engine, Union Pacific Big Boy 4014, is ...
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The World’s Largest Steam Train Is Crossing the U.S. for America’s 250th Anniversary Celebration—Here’s Where to See It Along the Route

Rail fans can catch the historic locomotive in cities like Chicago, Buffalo, and Philadelphia. A patriotic event is taking to the rails just in time to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United ...
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Largest operational steam locomotive ‘Big Boy’ stops in Eastern Iowa for America 250 tour

TAMA, Iowa (KCRG) - The largest operational steam train in the world stopped in Eastern Iowa Monday on a coast-to-coast tour for America’s 250th anniversary. “Big Boy” No. 4014 stopped in Tama and ...

This pass high in the Swiss Alps is home to a James Bond car chase scene and a vintage steam railway

Train enthusiasts are celebrating the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway as vintage steam locomotives ferry ...