Your Chance To See BIG BOY
 

Just a heads up for our resident railfans Union Pacific 4014 will be passing through several states on its way to Texas.

https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm

Big Boy No. 4014 departed Cheyenne, Wyoming on Aug. 5, traveling through Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. Along the way, the Big Boy will be on display in the following cities during the tour:

Saturday, Aug. 14: Fort Worth, Texas
Tuesday, Aug. 17: Houston, Texas
Saturday, Aug. 21: New Orleans, Louisiana
Sunday, Aug. 29: St. Louis, Missouri
Monday, Sept. 6: Denver, Colorado
Parking at overnight stops and display locations is limited. Please utilize available parking facilities surrounding these locations.

Following the Denver stop on Labor Day weekend, the Big Boy and its crew will return to Cheyenne.

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Nice vid. As it is working it's way thru the rail yard, you can see the front drivers turning independently under the boiler.

I would love to see 4014! I watched the resto vids, being amazed. But I am no where close to those cities :(

4014 runs much cleaner since its oil conversion. Here is 4016 circa 1958 in service running on coal.

Which one is in Duluth ? I haven't been in there for many years and it's not on the website now, as they now have a book they want you to buy...:wink:

Friends on FB posted pics and videos, what a cool sight.