6000 is the only one of the three preserved King class locomotives to retain its original-built full-height fittings. After closure of the Bulmer's Steam Centre in 1990, No.6000 moved to the Swindon Steam Railway Museum.
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Twenty of the Berkshire type locomotives exist today: 2 from the Pere Marquette, 6 from the Nickel Plate Road and 12 of the C & O's 2-8-4 locomotives, which they called Kanawhas. There are also a number of tenders that were used on Berkshire type locomotives that have survived.
The Union Pacific locomotive, known as Big Boy 4014, is the largest locomotive ever constructed. It just rolled in to Southern California after a massive restoration project. Thousands of people welcomed the largest steam locomotive ever constructed as it made its way back to Southern California Wednesday.
Twenty-five Big Boys were built exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad, the first of which was delivered in 1941. Of the eight remaining Big Boys in existence, No.4014 is the only one operating today. The Big Boys were about 133 feet long and weigh 1.2 million pounds.
The life expectancy of diesel-electric and electric locomotives is expected to be similar—about 25 years. Both types of motive power are subject to technological obsolescence.