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Union Pacific’s ‘Big Boy,’ world’s largest steam locomotive, stops in Fort Worth. See it

Hundreds gathered at Fort Worth’s T&P Station on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, to see Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014. It was the second day the historic locomotive was on display in Fort Worth.

Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, is touring across 10 states during its Heartland of America Tour.

The locomotive was on display free to the public on Thursday and Friday. It will depart on Sunday for McAlester, Oklahoma.

Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 stops at Fort Worth’s T&P Station during its Heartland of America Tour on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. ‘Big Boy’ was built in 1941, one of only 25 ever built.
Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 stops at Fort Worth’s T&P Station during its Heartland of America Tour on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. ‘Big Boy’ was built in 1941, one of only 25 ever built. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 stops at Fort Worth’s T&P Station during its Heartland of America Tour on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.
Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 stops at Fort Worth’s T&P Station during its Heartland of America Tour on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Amanda McCoy
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Amanda McCoy is a visual journalist that produces daily and documentary videos. Before moving to Fort Worth in 2018, she spent 11 years telling the stories of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, including the recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. She is a native of Michigan and graduate of Michigan State University.
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