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Lebanon whistle stop: Thousands gathered at Lebanon Station to witness Big Boy 4014's midday arrival, marked by cheers, flags ...

A big piece of Americana passed through eastern Pennsylvania on Thursday, as part of a coast-to-coast tour in celebration of America’s 250th birthday Saturday. People all across America have been ...

The return of the last steam locomotive built on the Isle of Man has highlighted the importance of preserving industrial heritage for future generations, according to an engineer. Annie was built by ...

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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 ...

SCHENECTADY — Big Boy No. 4014, the largest operating steam locomotive, skipped the Capital Region on its coast-to-coast journey to Philadelphia for the country’s 250th celebration. But all 25 of the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The world's largest operating steam locomotive is coming to the Philadelphia area! Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 is making a journey to the East Coast for the first time, in ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — It's day number three, and crowds are still taking in the Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 and 4012 at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton. Parked side by side, it's a reunion ...

Editor's note: This post has been updated according to the locomotive's new arrival and departure times. Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, is passing through the region ...

The world’s largest steam locomotive made its first stop in Pennsylvania on June 9 at North East's Lake Shore Railway Museum in Erie County. It was part of a nationwide tour celebrating America’s ...