Heaviest Steam Locomotive

One of the world’s largest steam locomotives stopped in Covina on Sunday as it embarked on a journey to be restored as a living piece of history. Hundreds of train enthusiasts greeted and sent off the massive 1941-model steam engine with cheers as it This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of Residents in the area gathered to see the transfer of the C&O Steam Locomotive 1309. It was the last of its kind built by Baldwin Locomotive. Once restored, it will be the largest articulated steam locomotive in the United States. "We will be removing this One of the largest and perhaps most famous steam locomotives ever built—Union Pacific’s articulated 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” No. 4014—will be restored to operating condition by UP’s Cheyenne, Wyo.-based Heritage Fleet Operations within the next five Meanwhile, the Railroad Museum of Long Island is continuing its fundraising so a Pennsylvania tourist railroad can restore LIRR locomotive include the largest piece of the project -- rebuilding the firebox and boiler that creates the steam. Denver. A chance to see inside the cab of Big Boy, the world's largest steam locomotive, and to view more than 80 tables of model trains of all scales and gauges (seven operating layouts, kids' play layout). Admission: $9/$5, free 3 and under. 303-297-1113 .

Update at 2:15 p.m. July 19: Officials with the Museum of the American Railroad said today that the Union Pacific Big Boy will move on Sunday. An exact time has not yet been set. But expect the task of towing the largest steam locomotive ever built to take GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden debuted its newest steam locomotive on Saturday. The K-37 is the largest operating narrow gauge steam locomotive in the Western hemisphere. (credit: CBS) The Denver and Rio Grand Western In its prime, a massive steam locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 was a moving and they became legendary. They were the largest steam locomotives ever to work the rugged terrain of the American West, and by most standards the largest anywhere in The American Locomotive Co. in Schenectady, N.Y., built 25 of the monsters to Union Pacific's specifications between 1941 and 1944, and they became legendary. They were the largest steam locomotives ever to work the rugged terrain of the American West .

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