Clickety-clack on the track: Drone video captures 'Big Boy' locomotive in western Pa.

The world's largest operating steam engine traveled through multiple counties in Western Pennsylvania on Saturday, with one viewer capturing the action via drone.

Big Boy returns to Ohio: Where to see the world’s largest operating steam locomotive

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is heading back to Ohio, bringing four consecutive days of public viewing opportunities across the state. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 is scheduled to enter the Buckeye State on Sunday,

Historic locomotive No. 576 to begin steam testing

No. 576 was on display in Centennial Park near the Parthenon for 65 years before it was removed in 2019.

Big Boy No. 4014: Where, when in Pa. you can see the massive locomotive

Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, has been attracting record crowds across Pennsylvania as part of a historic coast-to-coast tour celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.

Leetsdale prepares for thousands of visitors for Big Boy locomotive; officials emphasize heat safety

Leetsdale is preparing for thousands of visitors Saturday as Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, makes one of its few scheduled weekend stops during its
Reading Eagle

Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive makes historic stop in Berks as crowds wait in heat for hours [PHOTOS]

The members of the crowd, most who had fought the blistering triple-digit July heat for hours as they waited, stood at attention. They peered intensely at the tracks stretched out to the north of the station in Muhlenberg Township,
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Big Boy sighting: World’s largest operating steam locomotive chugs through Pottstown

Let us know! Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, chugged through Pottstown in its maiden east coast voyage in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. Train fans endured triple-digit temperatures Thursday to watch the 1.
CNET

Watch this giant steam locomotive train move itself for the first time in 65 years

The Santa Fe 2926 rolled down the tracks under its own steam power after an ambitious 20-year volunteer-run restoration. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps ...
Popular Mechanics

"100 Years of the Iron Horse": PM at the End of the Steam Locomotive

In the January 1949 issue, Popular Mechanics witnessed the end of the steam locomotive era as the American Locomotive Company, in its 100th year of operation (when combined with the history of its pre-merger company, the Schenectady Locomotive Works ...