Big Boy No. 4014, largest operating steam engine in the world, visits Central Texas

MEXIA, Texas (KWTX) - The world’s largest operating steam engine, Big Boy No. 4014, made a stop at E Commerce St. Crossing in Mexia as part of the Pacific Union’s Heartland of America Tour.

Hundreds of people gathered in the small Central Texas town just to get a glimpse of this historic machine, one of 25 built during World War 2, and the only one of the eight that survived the war to still be in operation today.

The Big Boy steam engines are truly a sight to behold, and if you ever get the chance to see one in person, it’s not hard to understand why.

Ed Dickens, the chief locomotive engineer, explained that “it’s 7,000 horsepower, 17 feet tall, 135 feet long.”

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