For sight-seeing enthusiasts, history buffs and lovers of locomotives, witnessing the arrival of Union Pacific Railroad's "living legend" Saturday in Cape Girardeau, was a once-in-a-lifetime ...

OMAHA — Union Pacific’s “Living Legend” No. 844 steam locomotive will be in Kearney late Monday morning to make a stop on its trip to Omaha in June.

When it comes to the most powerful engines in modern-day, you wouldn't be alone if your mind immediately went to the highly advanced rocket engines powering spaceflight. What might be more surprising, ...

A telling of the story of the late William A. Fleischer of Grand Island, a career railroad employee who made a contribution to Union Pacific Railroad history, was made possible by discovery of a ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The world's largest steam locomotive is back on the rails to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. Union Pacific Railroad said its first-ever coast-to-coast steam tour will be led by ...

Engineers operate the Union Pacific’s Big Boy as it rolls into Kansas City on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. The 1.2 million-pound locomotive first put into operation in 1941 is one of 25 ever built and the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — A 1.2-million-pound "Big Boy" locomotive returned Thursday to Fort Worth, delighting railfans who traveled from across the state to see the 83-year-old relic. The Union Pacific Big ...

HOUSTON — Big Boy is coming to Houston. The world's largest operating steam locomotive - Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014-has rolled into Houston. It will be in the Bayou City on Oct. 6 through Oct. 7 ...

CHEYENNE — Union Pacific Railroad ended its eight-week Big Boy No. 4014 “Heartland of America” tour a little over a month ago, and Ed Dickens and the Steam Team are looking full-speed ahead to their ...