Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 to Steam Across 10 Midwestern and Southern States in Fall Tour
This just in: #BigBoy4014 will embark on a second tour this year, with a trip planned this fall in middle America, including Chicago and Houston.
The “Heartland of America Tour” will start Aug. 29 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and include nine additional states: Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. The eight-week tour concludes in late October.
Big Boy will make several whistle-stops in communities along its route and hold display days for the public and Union Pacific employees to enjoy the locomotive:
-Sept. 8: Rochelle, Illinois (Chicago metro area)
-Oct. 6: Houston, Texas
-Oct. 10-11: Ft. Worth, Texas
Additional route details and approximate times for whistle-stops will be shared closer to the tour. Learn more at UPSteam.com.