Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will travel coast-to-coast in commemoration of the semiquincentennial.

(NEXSTAR) – There will be countless celebrations this year in honor of America’s semiquincentennial (aka, its 250th anniversary), but none may be as massive as a 1.2 million-pound locomotive rolling ...

(NEXSTAR) — The ground rumbles. A billowing cloud of steam forms in the sky. Then suddenly, the 1.2 million-pound locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 is pulling into a station near you. It won’t be ...

The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is being readied for a spectacle that will stretch from ocean to ocean in 2026, turning a piece of mid‑century railroading into a rolling national event.

The N.C. Transportation Museum is offering a unique opportunity for visitors this week called Steam Over Spencer: A Live Steam Model Train Event. Guests are invited to experience […] ...

The Grand Canyon Railway is celebrating with more vintage steam departures in 2026.

In 1901, before the Grand Canyon became a national park, a train based in Williams, Arizona, began taking travelers to the canyon that would go on to become one of the seven wonders of the natural ...

Above: Previous coverage of ‘Big Boy’ locomotive’s first coast-to-coast tour (NEXSTAR) — The ground rumbles. A billowing cloud of steam forms in the sky. Then suddenly, the 1.2 million-pound ...