Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will make its way into the Philadelphia region on Thursday as part of its first East Coast tour.
The heritage locomotive, built in 1941 to carry freight and troops during World War II, was restored in 2019 and is one of only eight that survive from that era. It’s the only one of its kind that Union Pacific uses for tours.
The locomotive will be displayed at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia on July 4-5, joined by commemorative locomotives for Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump, but people in Montgomery and Chester counties also will have opportunities to see the train in transit over the coming week…