Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 Roars Across Missouri Missouri travel. the past few days have been a sight to behold reminiscent of the 1940s as the giant steam locomotive big boy 4014 crossed the state of missouri. the big boy is on a 10 state tour that started in cheyenne, wyoming on aug. 5, 2021. crowds gathered near the tracks in scott city, st. louis, kirkwood, washington, hermann, jefferson. Big boy no. 4014 is the world’s largest operational steam locomotive and one of union pacific’s original engines. the locomotive rode the rails for 20 years from 1941 to 1961, clocking more.
Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 Roars Across Missouri Dating back to world war ii, big boy no. 4014 is the world's largest operating steam locomotive. according to union pacific, 25 big boys were built exclusively for union pacific railroad. 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. Union pacific’s big boy up 4014, leading a passenger special across the sedalia sub in central missouri. august 2021. Big boy no. 4014 left big boy no. 4014 travels east of missouri valley on its way to carroll on wednesday, sept. 4, 2024. the locomotive weighs 1.2 million pounds and was put back into. August 21, 2021 big boy no. 4014, the famed union pacific steam locomotive that has been drawing crowds by the thousands during a 10 state tour this summer, will make 10 whistle stops across central missouri on aug. 30 31. this mighty steam locomotive, which was built to transport supplies during world war ii over steep mountain grades, will end its visit to missouri on sept. 1 with a second.
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