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Giant Steam Engine Rolls Through Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne News
The world’s largest operating steam engine, the Big Boy Locomotive, is rolling back through Fort Wayne this Wednesday and Thursday—weighing in at a whopping 1.2 million pounds and built in 1941 for wartime hauling. Catch it near Dawkins or Webster Roads, or at New Haven City Hall, but stay 25 feet back—trespassing is strictly off-limits. This historic tour celebrates the U.S.’s 250th birthday, drawing massive crowds like the ones seen in June en route to Philly. After a private stop in New Haven, it’ll pass downtown Fort Wayne around 9 AM Thursday—get there early, track its live location…
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