For our train buffs
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@steve-miller and @big_al mights be interested…
It’s the moment many locomotive fans have been waiting for: the Eastern leg of the historic, 1.2 million-pound Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive’s nationwide tour has been announced.
The 133-foot-long locomotive, the only Big Boy to still travel the tracks, has made multiple well-attended tours since returning to service in 2019. No. 4014 is one of just a handful of remaining Big Boy engines that were built to haul heavy equipment during World War II..
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Looks like it will be passing through my town! I wonder if I can get a schedule.
She’s a beaut!
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Looks like it will be passing through my town! I wonder if I can get a schedule.
She’s a beaut!
I wonder if I can get a schedule.
https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule
Track the train:
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As part of the tour, the nonprofit Union Pacific Museum will be selling tickets for rides in vintage passenger cars pulled by Big Boy through the Poconos Mountains in Pennsylvania on June 14 as a fundraiser. Interested riders can purchase tickets from the Museum at www.UPtrainTix.org. This will be the ONLY passenger excursion opportunity on this tour.
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Local reporting:
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Maybe my grandson would like to see it too!
Thanks!
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