Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 passed through Rocky River, Ohio twice in 2026 — eastbound through town on June 8 without stopping, then back on July 13 for a real stop at the former Nickel Plate station on Depot Street, where a big crowd turned out to see it. The visits were part of Union Pacific's coast-to-coast America 250 tour, the locomotive's first trip to the East Coast, with over 50 whistle-stops in 10 states and its first stops in Ohio america250.org.
Big Boy No. 4014 is the largest operating steam locomotive in the world: 133 feet long, 1.2 million pounds, on a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement with a hinged, articulated frame for curves. Twenty-five Big Boys were built starting in 1941 to haul wartime freight between Ogden, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyoming; eight survive, and only 4014 still runs Union Pacific.
The mug is positioned as a keepsake for everyone who stood at Depot Street that afternoon and knew they'd be telling the story for years
Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 passed through Rocky River, Ohio twice in 2026 — eastbound through town on June 8 without stopping, then back on July 13 for a real stop at the former Nickel Plate station on Depot Street, where a big crowd turned out to see it. The visits were part of Union Pacific's coast-to-coast America 250 tour, the locomotive's first trip to the East Coast, with over 50 whistle-stops in 10 states and its first stops in Ohio america250.org.
Big Boy No. 4014 is the largest operating steam locomotive in the world: 133 feet long, 1.2 million pounds, on a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement with a hinged, articulated frame for curves. Twenty-five Big Boys were built starting in 1941 to haul wartime freight between Ogden, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyoming; eight survive, and only 4014 still runs Union Pacific.
The mug is positioned as a keepsake for everyone who stood at Depot Street that afternoon and knew they'd be telling the story for years
