How Modern Steam Engines Work: Advanced Steam Technology Explained

The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam ...
Wyoming News

Big Boy No. 4014 adds whistle-stop Friday in Cheyenne

CHEYENNE – Big Boy No. 4014, the famed Union Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1940s to conquer mountains, has added one final whistle-stop as its Westward Bound Tour through Wyoming wraps up. Big ...
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Famed steam engine to roll through eastern Iowa

OMAHA, Nebraska (KCRG) - Union Pacific Railroad announced its famed Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive will stop in three Iowa communities this fall. The 2024 Heartland of America Tour kicks off Aug. 28, ...
Standard-Examiner

Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive returns to Ogden as part of Westward Bound Tour

OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...
Yahoo

Sneak peek: Historic Canadian Pacific Kansas City steam train rolling into Union Station

Inside Look is a Star series that takes our readers behind the scenes of some of the most well-known and not-so-well-known places and events in Kansas City. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email ...
The Roanoke Times

Transportation museum launches study to get 611 steam engine rolling again

Rail fans have long hoped to see the Virginia Museum of Transportation’s historic Norfolk & Western Class J-611 steam engine roll down the tracks again under its own power. Today, the museum announced ...
The Herald-Dispatch

Steam locomotive long displayed in Huntington is acquired by Ohio museum

HUNTINGTON — A historic steam locomotive on display in Huntington for more than 60 years has been acquired by an Ohio museum. The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum announced on its website Monday the ...