150th Anniversary of Transcontinental Railroad - World's Largest Steam Locomotive

[My Name Is Kate]

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the largest steam locomotive in the world, is trekking across the Midwest in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad. Of the 25 Big Boy locomotives built, eight still survive, and No. 4014 is the only one that is operable, after having been recently restored.

I took this video in Fairfax, Iowa on July 31, 2019.

https://vimeo.com/351431688

You can read more about the Big Boy locomotives here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy

[Steve]

Thanks for sharing your video, Kate!

[RJNorton]

Kate, I second Steve!

[L Verge]

Me, too. I have several friends that are way into the history of trains and trolleys, so I am passing this along. I have seen very little here on the East Coast about this anniversary celebration

[LincolnMan]

Wow! That is great.

[Steve]

The Smithsonian has a list of a whole bunch of train-themed lodgings for people interested in trains and 150th Anniversary, if there still planning a vacation in this last month of summer:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/ce...180971838/