Tag: LOCOMOTIVE

World’s largest locomotive stopping in the west’s largest rail yard

(FOX40.COM) — The City of Roseville is getting ready to roll out the red carpet for railroad royalty as Big Boy No. 4014 prepares its Summer 2024 tour. •Video Above: I-5 Northern California undergoes emergency conditions In April, FOX40 reported that Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive will be making a […]

A 100-Ton Locomotive With No One in the Cab

BUFFALO, N.Y. — One evening last June, as Esther Iradukunda set the table for dinner at her home in Buffalo, she heard a high-pitched cry through the kitchen window. She rushed outside and followed the screams to the train tracks that ran about 100 feet away from her house. She found her young brother Aron […]

Historic locomotive at Union Station, Kelce Jam, festivals

The Empress 2816 steam locomotive will come to town this weekend when the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Final Spike Steam Tour stops at Union Station. Visitors not only will be able to view the historic locomotive up close, they also can learn more about the locomotive and the history of CPKC — including the role […]

Historic locomotive returns for anniversary event in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the world’s largest operational, steam locomotives was on display to the Albuquerque community, showing off New Mexico’s rich rail heritage. New Mexico Heritage Rail (NMHR) commemorated the anniversary of the 2926 Locomotive’s first public journey to Tractor Brewing on May 6 of last year. This year, it returned to that […]

World’s largest steam locomotive heading for Northern California

(FOX40.COM) — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is getting ready to hit the tracks once again and it will be making its way to an iconic Northern California railroad town. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, will be journeying across Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Nevada before crossing into the Golden State for its final […]

Fundraiser for historic locomotive surpasses goal

Jan. 21—A last-minute campaign to save a historic 1954 diesel-electric locomotive in Northeastern Pennsylvania from the scrapper’s torch has surpassed its fundraising goal. Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway 600, which was originally built for the Boston and Maine Railroad as their 1127, was scheduled to be cut up as early as Monday, Jan. 22 if no […]