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Big Boy embarks on Great Race to Promontory Point

Worlds largest steam locomotive returns to the rails as Union Pacific Railroad commemorates transcontinental railroads 150th Anniversary.

May 05, 20191 min read

Big Boy
(Cowboy State Daily Staff)


Watch as the world’s largest steam locomotive returns to the rails as Union Pacific Railroad commemorates transcontinental railroad’s 150th Anniversary.

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