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Countdown to Big Boy 4014 - Tomorrow: Two Big Boys Together in Scranton SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO.(WOLF) — On June 13, Union Pacific’s legendary Big Boy No.4014 — the world’s largest operating steam locomotive — is scheduled to arrive in NEPA for a historic visit.To mark this once-in-a-generation event, FOX56 is launching Countdown to Big Boy, a daily series featuring fascinating facts, hidden stories, and engineering marvels behind one of the most famous locomotives ever built.---- Big Boy 4014 arrives in the Scranton area on June 13.Each day until then, we're sharing a fascinating fact about the world's largest operating steam locomotive.Tomorrow, history arrives in NEPA.Big Boy 4014 will join Big Boy 4012 in Scranton, creating one of the most remarkable railroad displays in America.The actual stop at Steamtown begins Sunday, while the site is closed to prepare for the crowds expected.Thousands of railfans are expected to witness a scene few thought possible: two surviving Big Boys standing together in Northeastern Pennsylvania.What's especially remarkable is how different the journeys of these two locomotives have been.Big Boy 4012 has spent decades as a static display at Steamtown, allowing generations of visitors to study one of the largest steam locomotives ever built.For many railfans in the Northeast, 4012 was their first introduction to the Big Boy legend.Meanwhile, 4014 spent years on display in California before becoming the only Big Boy ever returned to operation.Tomorrow, those two very different stories come together in one place.The gathering is significant because Big Boys were built to work, not to be preserved.When steam locomotives were retired, most were scrapped.The fact that eight Big Boys survived is remarkable.The fact that two of them will be side-by-side in Scranton is extraordinary.Many railfans spend years traveling across the country hoping to see even one Big Boy in person.Tomorrow, visitors to Steamtown will have the opportunity to compare two sister locomotives at the same time—one preserved exactly as it retired and one still capable of operating under steam.For railroad historians, it's a rare opportunity to examine details that often go unnoticed: differences in weathering, maintenance practices, restoration work and the subtle characteristics that make each surviving Big Boy unique.For everyone else, it's simply a chance to stand in the shadow of two of the most famous locomotives ever built.Tomorrow isn't just about a train arriving in Scranton.It's about two survivors of the steam era meeting again, decades after their working days ended, in a place where thousands of people will come to celebrate railroad history.