The Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of simple articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until 1962. Big Boy No. 4014 Twenty-five Big Boys were built exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad, the first of which was delivered in 1941. The locomotives were 132 feet long and weighed 1.2 million pounds. Because of their great length, the frames of the Big Boys were "hinged," or articulated, to allow them to negotiate curves.
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Salt Lake City, Utah "As we move forward at Union Pacific, we remember where we came from; the Big Boy represents the history of Union Pacific and the United States," said Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena. "When No. 4014 comes to town, we will celebrate with the communities where we operate, our employees and their families. Union Pacific 4014 is a steam locomotive owned and operated by the Union Pacific (UP) as part of its heritage fleet. It is a four-cylinder simple articulated 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type built in 1941 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at its Schenectady Locomotive Works. It was assigned to haul heavy freight trains in the Wasatch mountain range. Union Pacific Railroad's 4014 "Big Boy" is the largest operational steam locomotive in the world. It was restored by the railroad in 2019 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the. Big Boy weighs in at 600 tons, is 132 feet long, and can move at up to 80 miles per hour while pulling a fully loaded freight train with the force of about 7,000 hp. Union Pacific introduced the first of 25 of these steam locomotives in 1941 and retired them from active service in July 1959.
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Schedule Big Boy No. 4014's "Home Run Express" Tour Big Boy #UP4014 is heading to all corners of the Union Pacific system in 2024! Plans are still under development, but we anticipate stops in Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Nampa, Portland, Roseville and Salt Lake City among others. View Big Boy No. 4014 Schedule Track The Union Pacific ordered larger, more powerful engines such as the 4-12-2 Union Pacific-type and 4-6-6-4 Challengers. The trend toward size and power culminated in the 1.2 million pound, 6,200 horsepower 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy." The "Big Boys" were built for power. Union Pacific Big Boy Collection pentrexvideos 12.1K subscribers 3.9K 2.3M views 16 years ago The biggest, the strongest, the grandest American steam locomotive. Only 25 were built and now — for. Big Boy, one of the largest and most powerful series of steam locomotives ever built.Produced from 1941 to 1944 by the American Locomotive Company of Schenectady, N.Y., exclusively for the Union Pacific Railroad, the Big Boy locomotives were designed primarily to handle heavy freight traffic in the Wasatch Mountains, where trains faced a continuous grade of 1.55 percent on a stretch of track.
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68K 6.8M views 2 years ago READ THIS DESCRIPTION FIRST BEFORE COMMENTING: Union Pacific Steam Schedule: https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/sch. No. 4014 made a trip to Omaha and return in June. Omaha, Neb., November 2, 2023. Union Pacific's famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest steam locomotive, will return to the rails in 2024 for a tour celebrating the railroad's deep history and connection to communities, and its employees. The tour is expected to reach all four corners of Union Pacific's 23-state system with.
Union Pacific Big Boy returns Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 will return to the rails this week for a nearly month-long tour of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Iowa as it travels to Omaha, where it will be on display for the NCAA Men's College World Series in mid-June. Steam fans will have a unique opportunity to see the fabled steam engine OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will send Big Boy No. 4014 on a "Four Corners" tour of its system in 2024, the railroad announced today, including stops in Oregon, California, Texas, and Illinois.
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The last Union Pacific "Big Boy" revenue run occurred in 1959. Only eight "Big Boys" survived the scrapper's torch, with Steamtown NHS's No. 4012 the only one to be found on exhibit in the U.S.'s eastern time zone. Learn more about the history of Steamtown's "Big Boy" and the restoration process. Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 #4014 in service at Cheyenne, Wyoming, circa 1957. Today, she is UP's most famous PR piece, hosting special trips and dazzling the general public. Richard Wallin photo. American-Rails.com collection.
