In its first visit to the Chicago area since 1993, a train described by Union Pacific as the world’s largest operating steam locomotive will pass through several suburbs Saturday and Sunday for ...

The old downtown area of Monee is only a few blocks wide, but you can’t see from one end to the other, thanks to “The Cut.” The Cut, a man-made ravine 25-feet deep and 83-feet wide at the ...

Milwaukee Road 261, a giant steam locomotive, will pull a 24-car train of vintage coaches and first-class cars through DuPage County on the way […] Skip to content All Sections ...

If you have any train fans at home, they will love nothing more than to set their eyes on one of the world’s largest steam locomotives. Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” Train No. 4014 will be on display in ...

Giant Steam Locomotive On Display in West Chicago for the Weekend One of the largest steam locomotives ever made, sitting at over 1.2 million pounds, Union Pacific’s Train no. 4014 is on a ...

(WLS) -- The world's largest steam locomotive, known as Big Boy #4014, left the Chicago area Tuesday morning. Dozens lined up to say goodbye as the train departed from West Chicago and stopped in ...

Train enthusiasts in northern Illinois will soon get the chance to see an iconic steam engine as it makes ... up on the news you need to know with the Chicago Catch-Up newsletter.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Quad Cities has been a railroad town since 1854 when the Rock Island Line first connected to Chicago. But today, you can’t take a passenger train anywhere from the ...

Landmarks: Monee’s ‘Cut’ eased steam age rail travel to Chicago, but it came at a price Paul Eisenberg, Daily Southtown (Tinley Park, Ill.) Sun, March 3, 2024 at 11:06 AM UTC ...