Big Boy locomotive steams into Houston, drawing crowds: 'Something you cannot see every day'
A locomotive engineer is seen on Union Pacific’s No. 4014 “Big Boy,” Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Hempstead. Big Boy, making its third trip to the Houston area since its restoration in 2019, is the only specialty train built in the 1940s left still in operation.
The world's largest operational steam locomotive is in Houston this weekend. Here's how to see it up close!
On Friday, they watched Big Boy leave College Station and hope to see it in Houston. But the energy in Navasota Friday morning was unmatched. “It was phenomenal, full of familie
Thousands of people visit the Big Boy locomotive in downtown Houston
A marvel of engineering rolled into Houston. The Big Boy locomotive chugged its way to the city, drawing in a crowd of thousands on Sunday. The 133-foot-long and 1.2 million pound black locomotive, known as Big Boy,
Union Pacific's historic Big Boy is rolling into Houston this weekend
Union Pacific's Big Boy, officially known as No.4014, will be making its third visit to the area on Friday and staying into the weekend for display. The steam engine one is one of only eight surviving World War II-era locomotives, with Big Boy No.4014 being the only one still operational.
Historic Big Boy locomotive draws hundreds of fans to Houston stop of 10-state tour
HOUSTON — A 600-ton piece of history is in Houston, allowing hundreds a chance to see the Big Boy locomotive up close. The 80-plus-year-old engineering marvel is wrapping up its trip through the heartland, stopping at Houston's Amtrak station on Washington Avenue.
Big Boy, the world's largest steam locomotive, will be in Houston this weekend
The world's largest operating steam locomotive will pull into Houston on Friday and stay through the weekend. Here's how you can see it for free.
Big Boy locomotive rolls Into Houston
A marvel of engineering rolls into Houston! Big Boy, the largest steam locomotive, draws crowds downtown.
Willis Black inventor featured at Spring railroad exhibit as 'Big Boy' locomotive comes to town
Historical Museum will be one of the stops the Union Pacific steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 makes Monday. The museum has a ...
Big Boy, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, is touring Texas this week. Here's where.
Big Boy, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, is in Texas this week for the Heartland of America Tour. Here's when ...
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Big Boy locomotive barnstorms Brazos Valley on a full head of steam
Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 steam engine made a return to the Brazos Valley on Friday, steaming from Hearne to Navasota.
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Big Boy is coming to Houston: World's largest steam locomotive will make its way through the Bayou City
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 ...
Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive arrives in Kansas City next week
The "Big Boy" is always a big attraction in Kansas City, and it's rolling in for a stop on its Heartland tour next week.