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Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014 Tours Kansas City Area, Drawing Large Crowds

Local stops of the 1.2‑million‑pound steam locomotive are drawing big crowds, signaling renewed community interest in rail heritage.

Big Boy No. 4014 Draws Thousands to Pennsylvania Stops as Heat Sicknesses Mount

Big Boy No. 4014 Heads to Philadelphia for July 4 and 5 Navy Yard Display

Wisconsin Seeks Federal Grant to Extend Amtrak Hiawatha to Madison

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 Draws Thousands During Mid‑June Stops in New York and Pennsylvania

Big Boy No. 4014 on Limited Public Display in West Chicago

Union Pacific’s Last Big Boy Sets Out on Rare Eastward Tour

Union Pacific Releases Big Boy 4014 East Tour, Sets June 3 West Chicago Display

CTA Marks 78th Anniversary With Two-Hour Vintage Train Run in the Loop

CSX Reopens Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel, Easing East Coast Freight Bottleneck

STB Launches Review of Coast-to-Coast Rail Merger