Union Pacific’s famed locomotive, the Big Boy 4014, will embark on its 2021 tour on Aug. 5 from Cheyenne.
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Union Pacific Railroad’s famed Big Boy 4014 locomotive, the world’s largest steam-driven locomotive, will run again this year,
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A Union Pacific train engine exploded over the weekend in Uinta County, but no further information has been released as to why.
A bill that would require that the crews on trains crossing Wyoming consist of at least two people has won final approval from Wyoming’s House.
World’s largest steam locomotive returns to the rails as Union Pacific Railroad commemorates transcontinental railroad’s 150th Anniversary.
In this interview with the Cowboy State Daily, former steam locomotive engineer Bob Krieger — a member of the Sherman Hill Model Railroad Club, Inc. — discusses the Union Pacific Big Boy Locomotive and explains the allure of steam engines and trains in general. The model train layout in the background is in operation and can be seen every weekend at Cheyenne’s Frontier Mall.
A resurrected giant of the rails built specifically to conquer the steep grades of the Rocky Mountain West will roll through Wyoming once again beginning Saturday.
