A historic Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive which periodically tours across the country is out on an eight-week trek, and will chug into Salina for an overnight stop later this week.
According to Union Pacific, Big Boy No. 4014 departed on the “Heartland of America Tour” on Wednesday, Aug. 28 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and is traveling across nine additional states including:
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma
- Texas
The Big Boy will leave Kansas City and chug into Salina this week on Thursday, October 17th. It will spend all day Friday, October 18th, at the Union Pacific Depot at 400 N 13th Street with public viewing from 9am till 1:00 pm. The locomotive then will leave Salina on Saturday, October 19th, headed to Hays.
The Big Boy returned to the rails in 2019. It was the product of more than two years of meticulous restoration work by the Union Pacific Steam Team. No. 4014 is the world’s only operating Big Boy locomotive. It made a stop in Salina in 2019, and again in 2021.
The latest tour began Wednesday, August 28th and will conclude Wednesday, October 23rd. The eight-week-tour begins and ends at the Big Boy’s home depot in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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VIDEO: Big Boy chugs into Salina in 2021
