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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Union Pacific is dropping new hints this week of a coast-to-coast journey for its historic locomotive nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ following its successful Heartland of America Tour in 2024.
All aboard: the world's largest operating steam locomotive could be rolling through Texas on tour in 2026. On Monday, Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena announced that Big Boy No. 4014 would embark on its ...