Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy steam locomotive stops at Union Station
Hundreds of people flocked to Union Station on Monday to see Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014. The 1.2 million-pound steam engine traveled over a million miles before it was retired in 1961. The last of its kind in operation, the Big Boy departs at 8 a.m. Tuesday to continue on its tour celebrating the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad.