Big Boy 1

Union Pacific 4014, also known as the Big Boy, is a steam locomotive owned and operated by Union Pacific. It is a four-cylinder simple articulated... more

by David Bearden

Title

Big Boy 1

Artist

David Bearden

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Photograph

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Union Pacific 4014, also known as the "Big Boy", is a steam locomotive owned and operated by Union Pacific. It is a four-cylinder simple articulated 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type built in 1941 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York. No. 4014 is the only operating Big Boy of the eight that remain in existence.
The locomotive operated in revenue service until 1959. It was donated to the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society in late 1961 and thereafter displayed in Fairplex at the RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona, California. In 2013, Union Pacific re-acquired the locomotive and launched a restoration project at their Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 2019, No. 4014 was operated for the first time after sitting dormant for almost six decades. Part of the Union Pacific Heritage Fleet, it now operates in excursion service, in addition to hauling revenue freight during ferry moves.

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January 31st, 2021