Preservation
The Big Boy is well represented among preserved steam locomotives in the United States. All except 4005 and 4017 are in the open without protection from the elements. The dry air of Southern California has helped 4014 to remain well preserved, assisted by care of the local chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. The Steamtown example is also said to be in good condition, though the harsher weather of the northeast has taken its toll. The Forney Transportation Museum in Denver moved 4005 to a renovated building in January 2001. Thanks to considerable fundraising and volunteer efforts, 4017 now resides with other pieces of railroad equipment in a climate-controlled shed at the museum in Green Bay. Number 4023 is the only known Big Boy to move by highway since preservation, to the new Kenefick Park in Omaha. Number 4018 is planned to be moved to a new location north of Dallas in Frisco, Texas. There are no operable Big Boys and no plans to return any to running condition.
- Eight of the 25 Union Pacific Big Boys still exist:
- 4004: Holliday Park, Cheyenne, Wyoming 41°08′12.30″N 104°47′59.4″W / 41.13675°N 104.799833°W / 41.13675; -104.799833 (Big Boy 4004)
- 4005: Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, Colorado 39°46′37.38″N 104°58′13.8″W / 39.77705°N 104.9705°W / 39.77705; -104.9705 (Big Boy 4005)
- 4006: Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri 38°34′19.73″N 090°27′40.0″W / 38.5721472°N 90.46111°W / 38.5721472; -90.46111 (Big Boy 4006)
- 4012: Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, Pennsylvania 41°24′26.96″N 075°40′10.8″W / 41.4074889°N 75.669667°W / 41.4074889; -75.669667 (Big Boy 4012)
- 4014: Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Southern California Chapter, Fairplex, Pomona, California 34°05′01.44″N 117°46′14.44″W / 34.0837333°N 117.7706778°W / 34.0837333; -117.7706778 (Big Boy 4014)
- 4017: National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin 44°29′02.70″N 088°02′55.1″W / 44.484083°N 88.048639°W / 44.484083; -88.048639 (Big Boy 4017)
- 4018: Museum of the American Railroad, Dallas, Texas 32°46′58.32″N 096°45′49.4″W / 32.7828667°N 96.763722°W / 32.7828667; -96.763722 (Big Boy 4018)
- 4023: Kenefick Park, Omaha, Nebraska 41°13′55.7″N 095°55′4.1″W / 41.232139°N 95.917806°W / 41.232139; -95.917806 (Big Boy 4023)
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