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The Largest Operating Steam Locomotive in the World Weighs 1.2 Million Pounds. Now, the Historic Train May Be Coming to Your Town

Built in the 1940s, Big Boy No. 4014 retired in 1961 after traveling for more than one million miles. It's now making its way ...

How to track ‘Big Boy,’ the world’s biggest steam locomotive

There is still time to catch Big Boy aka the world’s largest operating steam locomotive before its first coast-to-coast tour ...
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World's largest steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 stops in Struthers. What to know

The stop gives northeast Ohio residents a rare chance to see a piece of American railroad history up close.

Big Boy returns to Ohio: Where to see the world’s largest operating steam locomotive

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is heading back to Ohio, bringing four consecutive days of ...
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World's biggest steam locomotive will stop in Kansas City on its tour of the U.S.

Huge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country. It'll stop ...