Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 Announces 2021 Steam Route!

Big Boy Steam Locomotive #4014 returns to operate on the Union Pacific Mainline in 2021.

The Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 is the largest operating steam locomotive in the world. Built in 1941 by ALCO the Big Boy Steam Engine was retired in 1961. In 2019 after a multi-year restoration the Union Pacific #4014 Big Boy returned to it's home rails - the mainline of the Union Pacific! 

On August 5, 2021, the Big Boy will depart the Union Pacific Steam Roundhouse in Cheyenne, Wyoming and travel through the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. Additional details and "Whistle Stops" will be added to the schedule but for now here are the dates and locations that the Union Pacific Big Boy will be on public display during the 2021 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
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Click here for a list of all 8 preserved Union Pacific Big Boy Locomotives and where to see them! 

Click here for a list of Mainline Steam Locomotives operating in the United States. 

For more information on the Union Pacific Steam Program, visit www.up.com/heritage/steam/index.htm

The Largest Steam Locomotive operating in the world - the Union Pacific #4014 Big Boy!