Amazing! Steam in Freight Service in 2022
Steam locomotives are still used – in daily service –…
Author: Tim Walter
Hawaii Railway #5, From Hawaii to Connecticut
Work in Hawaii and retire to Connecticut? No offense to…
1309, The Last Baldwin is Back in Steam
Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 has a special place in steam…
Wow! Reading #2102 Leading New Rambles
Reading Company #2102, is now Reading & Northern #2102 –…
Sierra Railway #28, 100 years Strong
Although she’s turns 100 in 2022, Sierra Railway #28 isn’t…
Every Union Pacific Big Boy Ever Built, in Photos
Many consider the Union Pacific Big Boy to be the…
The Union Pacific Big Boy Story, 25 Massive Locomotives
The Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive was introduced at…
The Last Big Boys & Where To See Them
Union Pacific #4014 is a survivor and operating, but there are others of these steam giants that survive. Here is a list including a brief history of each and location.
Allegheny or Big Boy, Which is the Largest Locomotive?
Union Pacific Big Boy or Chesapeake & Ohio Allegheny? Both have their fans and both have numbers to back up claims of largest. Let’s take a look.
How did Big Boy come to be called Big Boy?
The 4000 Class of locomotives, the Union Pacific Big Boys, were never expected to be named Big Boy. What were they to be named? And how did they get the “Big Boy” moniker? Read on!