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, a vehicle made to look like a vintage train that serves as one of Purdue University’s mascots, was involved in a fatal highway crash this week that killed one person and ...

The Boilermaker Special is known to be the world's largest, fastest, heaviest and loudest collegiate mascot. It made its debut at the Purdue vs. Middle Tennessee State football game on Sept. 3, 2011.

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, Purdue's official mascot, was northbound on U.S. 52 when the front driver-side tire blew, according to the sheriff's department investigation.

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.

Former Purdue and current Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey showed off a new tattoo, which helps tell his 'life story' and journey.

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 ...

Flags are waved from the top of the Boilermaker Special while waiting for the Purdue Boilermakers to return after defeating Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game, Sunday, March 31 ...