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Photos of Big Boy's visit to Reading

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 stopped at Reading Outer Station on Thursday. According to Union Pacific, Big Boy No. 4014 is the the world's largest operating steam locomotive. Big Boy No. 4014 is 33 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds. On July 4th and 5th, Big Boy No. 4014 can be viewed at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, at Intrepid Avenue and League Island Blvd.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 at Reading Outer Station.
Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 at Reading Outer Station.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
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