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Big Boy No. 4014 Twenty-five Big Boys were built exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad, the first of which was delivered in 1941. The locomotives were 132 feet long and weighed 1.2 million pounds. Because of their great length, the frames of the Big Boys were "hinged," or articulated, to allow them to negotiate curves.
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Union Pacific Big Boy returns Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 will return to the rails this week for a nearly month-long tour of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Iowa as it travels to Omaha, where it will be on display for the NCAA Men's College World Series in mid-June. Steam fans will have a unique opportunity to see the fabled steam engine
Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 at Hope Arkansas Photograph by Jim Pearson
The Union Pacific ordered larger, more powerful engines such as the 4-12-2 Union Pacific-type and 4-6-6-4 Challengers. The trend toward size and power culminated in the 1.2 million pound, 6,200 horsepower 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy." The "Big Boys" were built for power.
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Big Boy, one of the largest and most powerful series of steam locomotives ever built.Produced from 1941 to 1944 by the American Locomotive Company of Schenectady, N.Y., exclusively for the Union Pacific Railroad, the Big Boy locomotives were designed primarily to handle heavy freight traffic in the Wasatch Mountains, where trains faced a continuous grade of 1.55 percent on a stretch of track.
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Union Pacific Big Boy Collection pentrexvideos 12.1K subscribers 3.9K 2.3M views 16 years ago The biggest, the strongest, the grandest American steam locomotive. Only 25 were built and now — for.
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Weighing in at 1.1 million pounds and measuring nearly half a football field in length, the "Big Boy" locomotives were designed to haul heavy freight for the Union Pacific railroad over the mountainous regions of Utah and Wyoming. Originally, 25 of these giants were constructed from 1941 to 1944, and they roamed the rails until 1959.
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68K 6.8M views 2 years ago READ THIS DESCRIPTION FIRST BEFORE COMMENTING: Union Pacific Steam Schedule: https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/sch. No. 4014 made a trip to Omaha and return in June.
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Many consider the Union Pacific Big Boy to be the climax of steam locomotive design. There were only 25 built, but the 4-8-8-4 steam beasts made headlines thanks to their incredible size and power.Considering only 25 were built, finding photographs of each and every one is not easy.
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Union Pacific Railroad's 4014 "Big Boy" is the largest operational steam locomotive in the world. It was restored by the railroad in 2019 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the.
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Omaha, Neb., November 2, 2023. Union Pacific's famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest steam locomotive, will return to the rails in 2024 for a tour celebrating the railroad's deep history and connection to communities, and its employees. The tour is expected to reach all four corners of Union Pacific's 23-state system with.
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Union Pacific 4014 is a steam locomotive owned and operated by the Union Pacific (UP) as part of its heritage fleet. It is a four-cylinder simple articulated 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type built in 1941 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at its Schenectady Locomotive Works. It was assigned to haul heavy freight trains in the Wasatch mountain range.
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The last Union Pacific "Big Boy" revenue run occurred in 1959. Only eight "Big Boys" survived the scrapper's torch, with Steamtown NHS's No. 4012 the only one to be found on exhibit in the U.S.'s eastern time zone. Learn more about the history of Steamtown's "Big Boy" and the restoration process.
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Big Boy weighs in at 600 tons, is 132 feet long, and can move at up to 80 miles per hour while pulling a fully loaded freight train with the force of about 7,000 hp. Union Pacific introduced the first of 25 of these steam locomotives in 1941 and retired them from active service in July 1959.
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Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable and efficient service. Operating in 23 western states, the company connects its customers and communities to the global economy. Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations.
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OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will send Big Boy No. 4014 on a "Four Corners" tour of its system in 2024, the railroad announced today, including stops in Oregon, California, Texas, and Illinois.
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Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4012 inside the shop at Steamtown in Scranton, Pa. Steve Barry. 11/9/2020 - Update Railfan and Railroad Magazine posted a current article with updates and photos recently of the UP Big Boy with how the restoration continues. Cosmetic Restoration of UP Big Boy Nears Completion at Steamtown