Heavy steam locomotive 4014 “Big Boy“. RIVAROSSI HR2884

Heavy steam locomotive 4014 “Big Boy“, with fuel tender. Rivarossi Heritage Edition.

System: For DC systems, with 21 pins plug.
Lights: White, directional.
Company: UNION PACIFIC
Metal die-cast chassis. Flywheel. American type coupler and RP25 wheels based on NMRA.

History of the Big Boy

Twenty-five of the massive “Big Boys” were built for Union Pacific Railroad and normally operating between Ogden, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyo.Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in December 1941 and retired exactly 20 years later, having traveled 1,659,564 km in its 20 years in service.

Union Pacific reacquired No. 4014 from the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California, in 2013, and relocated it back to Cheyenne to begin a multi-year restoration process. It returned to service in May 2019 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad’s Completion.