A Nebraska journalist suffered a small spinal fracture after falling about eight feet while attempting to climb aboard the world's largest operating steam locomotive during a promotional stop in Kearney. Trevor Allen Bentley had been given permission to ride in the cab of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 as part of a reporting assignment when the accident happened.
Big Boy No. 4014, built in 1941, is the world's largest operating steam locomotive and regularly attracts thousands of spectators during public tours across the United States. Bentley, who works for CentralNebraskaToday.com and describes himself as a lifelong railway enthusiast, had obtained permission from Union Pacific to ride in the cab while documenting the locomotive's journey between Kearney and Grand Island.
