Steamtown cosmetically restored their Big Boy in 2021. I captured it separated from its tender shortly after painting was complete.
Big: With a whole siding to itself, legendary "Big Boy" No. 4012 lends its imposing presence to the Steamtown entrance.
Freshly painted and looking great.
Fresh Paint on the Biggest of the Big In 2021, Steamtown completed a cosmetic restoration of Union Pacific 'Big Boy' 4012 and placed it on exhibit alongside the parking lot. It makes quite... (more)
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 No. 4012
Steamtown's cosmetically restored 4-8-8-4 Big Boy sits on display at the entrance to the park, placed on a curved section of track to best showcase her arti... (more)
Union Pacific No. 4012Looking good in the neighborhood!
Union Pacific No. 4012, built in 1941 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York, is one of eigh... (more)
The recently restored UP Big Boy 4012, at Steamtown on National Train Day 2021
In November 1984, UP Big Boy 4012 was relocated from Bellows Falls, VT to Steamtown in Scranton, PA. Even the horse in the pasture here stopped to take a look. Photo taken just north of Bainbridg... (more)
In November 1984, UP Big Boy 4012 was relocated from Bellows Falls, VT to Steamtown in Scranton, PA. The photographers in the foreground of this picture were standing on the D&H Penn Division brid... (more)
In November 1984, UP Big Boy 4012 was relocated from Bellows Falls, Vermont, to Scranton, PA. The locomotive is shown here, exiting the Belden Tunnel, on its way over the D&H between Oneonta and B... (more)
The other big boy
Built by American Locomotive Works in 1941, #4012 is one of eight remaining survivors from her class. This locomotive hauled freight for 21 years between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Ogden, Utah. This lo... (more)
Baldwin Locomotive Works 0-6-0 26 steams past Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4012 at Steamtown National Historic Site.
The rising sun lights up the flanks of Steamtown's Big Boy.
The largest steam locomotive on the East Coast: Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4017 at Steamtown.
