The Big Boy Reunion at Steamtown National Historic Site of two of the largest steam locomotives will bring a big boost in tourism to Scranton and the region. The event, which is on track to far

The 1.2-million-pound Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 will stop across the East Coast and Midwest this summer to celebrate the U.S. semiquincentennial.

Ripley and Chautauqua County rolled out a huge welcome mat Tuesday to commemorate a “whistle-stop” by the Union Pacific Railroad’s legendary Big Boy 4014 locomotive that chugged its way on the eastern leg of a coast-to-coast tour celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, is drawing crowds as it makes its first East Coast tour ahead of America's 250th birthday.

Riddle me this: what has 24 wheels, weighs more than three Jumbo Jets, and can pull five miles (eight kilometers) of cargo at seventy miles per hour full steam? That last clue should easily give it away – and no, it’s not a pickup truck on supercharged ...

A Big Boy steam train will pass through Fort Wayne in June 2026 is not the first of these large coal-fired engines to come through the area. Big Boy No.

Large crowds and traffic were expected in the western suburbs Wednesday as Big Boy No. 4014 — the world’s largest operating steam locomotive — rolls into town for a stop in Illinois on its northeast tour.

The only running Norfolk & Western Class J-611, an old-fashioned steam engine train, will be giving rides out of Staunton for the next two weekends.