Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4014 at the 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spike.

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4014 at the 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spike.

Steam Locomotives
Steam Locomotives--History
Steam Locomotives--United States

Big Boy 4014 is the largest operating steam locomotive in the world. Painted black with the Union Pacific White lettering on the tender and numbering on the cab. This photo shows UP 4-8-8-4 #4014 on display at the 150th Golden Spike Anniversary near the Union Station at Ogden, Utah on a sunny May 9th, 2019 day. Crowds of photographers gather to photograph the engine. At the front of the engine behind the American flags, members the Union Pacific Steam crew stand for their portrait by a camera crew standing on the stage.

American Locomotive Company (ALCO)

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1941

Union Pacific and ALCO

Alec Butler has claimed copyrights over the image.

The engine is made of hard metal steel and is 132 ft long and weighs 1,198,500 lbs.

English

Still Image

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Engine Design "WW2 era"