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Historic Big Boy No. 4014 Launches Coast-to-Coast Tour

3/22/2026

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The Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive will embark on its first coast-to-coast tour, with the western leg starting March 29.
The locomotive weighs 1.2 million pounds.
It is the last operational Big Boy from World War II.
The eastern leg will begin May 25, stop in Philadelphia on Independence Day, and end July 29.
Only eight of the original 25 Big Boy locomotives remain in existence.

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The Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive will embark on its first coast-to-coast tour, with the western leg starting March 29.
The locomotive weighs 1.2 million pounds.
It is the last operational Big Boy from World War II.
The eastern leg will begin May 25, stop in Philadelphia on Independence Day, and end July 29.
Only eight of the original 25 Big Boy locomotives remain in existence.