How tall is a Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive?
A Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive is about 4.94 m (16.2 ft) tall.
Size source: en.wikipedia.org
Compared with things you know
- About 2.9 times as tall as an adult person (1.7 m)
- About 2.5 times as tall as a standard interior door (2 m)
- About 11% as tall as the Statue of Liberty without its pedestal (46 m)
Did you know?
Only 25 Big Boys were built; the name began when an unknown worker chalked “Big Boy” on the first one’s smokebox door.
