RIPLEY, N.Y. — One of the iconic “Big Boy” steam engines has arrived in Western New York as part of its cross-country journey to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
Arriving from Erie, PA, the locomotive made a quick stop in Ripley before reaching Buffalo, where it currently resides.
Commissioned by Union Pacific, the massive locomotives were built to haul heavy equipment in support of the war effort, with the first being delivered in 1941…