(NEXSTAR) — The ground rumbles. A billowing cloud of steam forms in the sky. Then suddenly, the 1.2 million-pound locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 is pulling into a station near you. It won’t be ...

The life of a locomotive is often one without much fanfare. Countless locomotives dutifully serve their railroads, only to see themselves tossed to the scrapyard once their useful lives end. Even rare ...