Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a "hinged" frame to help it get around curves.

Locomotives powered by electricity have been around for over a century, with rail lines like the now-defunct Pennsylvania Rail Road starting electric operations as early as 1905. However, the average ...

The legendary Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 still stands as the world’s largest operational steam locomotive. This giant piece of railroad history will be visiting Soda Springs and Montpelier on ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The world's largest steam engine is scheduled to depart Colorado for Wyoming Wednesday morning. Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 will depart from Denver Union Station back to the ...

The two major orders for Wabtec arrived during the same week that its president and CEO, Rafael Santana, shared a positive outlook for the rail industry in the months and years to come as part of a ...

DENVER (KDVR) — “Big Boy,” a 1.2 million-pound locomotive, is back in Colorado after being restored to the world’s largest operating steam locomotive — and there’s one more chance to see it this ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Northeast Large Scale Train Show, sponsored by the Amherst Railway Society is coming to the Eastern State Exposition fairgrounds April 28 and 29. Just like ...

The Greenbrier Companies’ leasing subsidiary has entered into a new term loan to finance the continued growth of its fleet. Also, Wabtec Corporation is celebrating 60 years of locomotive production in ...

The famous net-zero CO2 goal, with its 2050 deadline, is shining bright not just for the automotive industry but a wide variety of mobility and transportation sectors via land, air, or water. When it ...

RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2023 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American locomotive fleet reveals that the size of the total fleet decreased slightly in 2022. New for this year’s report, the age of ...