Downtown Redding group seeks authentic steam whistle to create new city landmark

Redding supporters are working to turn a set of pipes on Market Street into what they hope will become the city’s next iconic ...
Smithsonian Magazine

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 ...
Houston Public Media

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.
KBIA

Big Boy, the world's largest working steam locomotive, is making stops near Columbia next week

The world’s largest operating steam locomotive will roll through Missouri next week as Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 stops ...

Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive makes stops in Missouri

The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive made stops in Franklin County, including Pacific, Mo., as part of its ...
WGAL on MSN

World's largest steam locomotive 'Big Boy' rolls into the Susquehanna Valley

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest steam locomotive, makes a whistle stop at Lebanon Station on Tuesday.

Big Boy steam locomotive makes stop in Mifflin County

Hundreds of people lined the tracks along Roundhouse Road in Lewistown Wednesday afternoon to catch a glimpse of one of the ...

A steam engine succeeded where politicians failed: Big Boy united America | Opinion

The restored locomotive's journey drew millions together in celebration of shared heritage, offering a glimpse of national ...

American Freedom Train No. 250 to fire up in Cleveland for first public event in nearly 20 years

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Union Pacific’s Big Boy has moved on for now, but Northeast Ohio’s summer of steam is not over. Less than three weeks after the world’s largest operating steam locomotive rolled ...

Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will roll through Pennsylvania twice in July, and it’s a rare sight

Big Boy No. 4014 is rolling through Pennsylvania. Don’t miss your chance to see the world’s largest steam locomotive in ...
The State Journal-Register

Seeing vintage steam locomotive in person 'lifetime dream' for some

Union Pacific's vintage steam locomotive is part of America 250. The behemoth engine made whistle stops in Springfield and Girard. 'Big Boy' measures 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds.