The world’s largest operating steam engine, Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, made a rare appearance Thursday morning as it travels toward Philadelphia for America’s 250th birthday celebration.
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Big Boy Steam Locomotive To Make Rare Trek Through South Suburbs
Carol McGowan and Kathy Rosenbeck heard the whistle first. It was fall 2024 when Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive rumbled through Summit. The sound was unlike anything that passes through regularly — not an ordinary train horn, but something deeper, older. By the time they reached the window, the engine had already […]