Dossier
Big Boy
Coverage of Big Boy in the Nexus archive.
- World's largest locomotive, Union Pacific's Big Boy, completes epic journey
The world's largest locomotive, Union Pacific's Big Boy, completed an epic cross-country journey this summer. Ian Lee reported on the journey's details.
- How trains drove American history
The transcontinental railroad transformed American transportation, communications, commerce, cities, politics, and time perception. Correspondent David Pogue explores Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pa., highlighting Big Boy, the world's largest functioning steam train, to illustrate trains' role in shaping America.