For nearly 50 years, the Boilermaker Road Race has become known for its electric atmosphere and physically demanding course.

The Boilermaker Special leads the Purdue Boilermakers onto the field before the NCAA football game, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.

The Boilermaker Special is not just some cardboard cut on wheels. This train weighs in at 13,000 pounds and the Boilermakers claim it the world's fastest, heaviest, and, loudest college mascot.

The Boilermaker Special, a vehicle that resembles a Victorian-era steam locomotive, is Purdue’s official mascot. It travels to away football games and can drive up to 75 mph, according to the ...

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. — Purdue University’s train – the “Boilermaker Special” – was involved in a deadly crash on US 52. Local police officials said the crash involved the train and ...

She had last hitched a Boilermaker Special ride in 2004, when she retired from work at the Purdue libraries. When her children – four Purdue grads and an Indiana University graduate – told her ...

The Boilermaker Special VI, nicknamed the X-tra Special, will make its first official appearance during halftime of the Purdue and Ohio State University football game, said Kristy Olesky of the Purdue ...

The Boilermaker Special leads the Purdue Boilermakers onto the field before the NCAA football game, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.

I first encountered the boilermaker in its Philadelphia-specific form, the Citywide Special. Throughout Philly, at least when I lived there, you could get a shot of whiskey and a tallboy of PBR ...

For Bill Smith, Utica’s Boilermaker has a special place in his heart, and nothing is going to stop him from crossing the ...