About this episode

Ed Dickens discusses the arrival of the Big Boy steam train in Ripley and its historical significance.

Big Boy, a 1940s steam train that was built in Schenectady and used to transport war materiel to the west coast during World War 2, arrives in Ripley Tuesday afternoon. Its journey is part of America 250 festivities. Ed Dickens is a Locomotive Engineer with Union Pacific. He joined WBEN Tuesday morning from aboard Big Boy to tell us about the history of the locomotive.

People in this episode

Guest: Ed Dickens

Topics covered

• steam train
• World War 2
• locomotive history
• transportation
• America 250

Keywords

• Big Boy
• steam train
• Ed Dickens
• Union Pacific
• World War 2
• locomotive
• America 250

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Union Pacific

Products: Big Boy

Places: Schenectady, Ripley

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