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One of the world's biggest locomotives was as long as a Boeing 747 and was powered by a coal-burning turbine that ate itself

The locomotives featured a 4,500 HP turbine located in the locomotive body. The first-generation locomotives initially carried 7,200 gallons of bunker fuel in a frame-mounted tank, which was enough ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Giant 'Big Boy' train begins a rare trip East. Here's where to see it

CHEYENNE, WY ‒ Under wide blue skies, the world's largest operating steam locomotive has begun chugging east toward Philadelphia and the nation's 250th birthday celebrations. Union Pacific's "Big Boy" ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

1.2 million-pound Big Boy locomotive to visit 10 more states this summer: Here’s where

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify which rail lines Big Boy No. 4014 will use to travel on its Eastern leg. (NEXSTAR) — It’s the moment many locomotive fans have been waiting for: ...
WGNO

Massive Big Boy locomotive to start coast-to-coast tour in March: What we know

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with an additional date for the Ogden, Utah, stop initially omitted by Union Pacific. (NEXSTAR) – The wait is over, sort of. Union Pacific has announced the ...