(WJET\/WFXP)\u2013 The Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive is making its way across the nation and is set to arrive in the Erie and western New York areas next.<\/p>\n
Big Boy No. 4014, the world\u2019s largest steam locomotive, is making its way through the area on June 9 and 10 as part of our nation\u2019s 250th birthday and will be the first time it\u2019s stopped in Pennsylvania and Ohio, giving residents the chance to see it in action.<\/p>\n
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