While Union Pacific’s Big Boy tours several east coast states, the company also had a presence at the Great American State Fair, which took place on the National Mall in Washington, DC for portions of June and July. All Things Trains Chairman Phil Bell visited the fair several times andRead More →
Union Pacific’s Big Boy had a tremendous week, traveling from its display location in Philadelphia for the 2026 Fourth of July weekend and into the railroad company town of Altoona, PA. Public and private events in the heart of the Pennsylvania Railroad were followed by traversing the famous Horseshoe CurveRead More →
One fan of Union Pacific’s Big Boy had a very, very bad day. The Facebook page Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad w/Jason Asselin shared video of a hapless fan who stood next to the rail as the Big Boy and her train were approaching during its Eastern tour. After bringingRead More →
On June 30th, CSX Corp. held an event at Alexandria, VA’s Union Station to formally introduce its America250 locomotives, GE CM44AH units 250 and 2026. The units were placed at the head of the CSX Office Car special, with F40s CSX 1 and CSX 2, followed by cars named forRead More →
CSX Transportation’s America250 GE CM44AH locomotives made their way to Washington, DC on Saturday, June 27th. They led Office Car Special train, symbol P001, which included two of the carrier’s former F40PH units, CSX 1 and CSX 2, and passenger cars named for former presidents of CSX itself and predecessorRead More →
