The 83-year-old steam locomotive stopped briefly Thursday afternoon spewing steam in Topeka on its way from Kansas City, ...

On any other day, it would be strange to see people lining a quarter-mile of railroad track in the early afternoon. But Monday was Train Day in Claremore, and thousands flocked downtown to watch the ...

It’s almost as long as two typical diesel locomotives and produces more than 6,000 horsepower. Jeff and Lena Appenfeller of Topeka react to the world’s largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is in Kansas City, Missouri. Union Pacific’s No. 4014, aka “Big Boy,” arrived at Union Station Tuesday evening and ...

The locomotive was put into service in 1941 and is the world’s largest steam locomotive. It’s currently in the midst of a tour of middle America called the Heartland of America Tour.

A locomotive engineer is seen on Union Pacific’s No. 4014 “Big Boy,” Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Hempstead. Big Boy, making its ...

Diesel-electric locomotive technology has advanced significantly since World War II. Experience leads me to list these eight technological breakthroughs as the most important in the postwar period.

The locomotive was put into service in 1941 and is the world’s largest steam locomotive. It’s currently in the midst of a tour of middle America called the Heartland of America Tour. The tour started ...

Diesel locomotive paint track A visit to Southern Pacific’s Taylor Yard in Los Angeles always included a run by of its diesel ...

Kirt Clark checks Big Boy No. 4014, a Union Pacific steam locomotive, before they depart Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, in Hearne.