Union Pacific releases first information on Big Boy’s 2021 tour

Union Pacific releases first information on Big Boy’s 2021 tour

By David Lassen | June 14, 2021

Ten-state tour to begin Aug. 5; most details still to come, but five display locations announced

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Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 will return to action in August. (Trains: Jim Wrinn)

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will return to action Aug. 5, beginning a 10-state tour to include Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming. In a message today, UP said the full itinerary has not yet been set, but offered this information where and when the locomotive will be displayed:

— 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

After returning to operation in 2019, the locomotive was idled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch Trains News Wire for more information as it becomes available.

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