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After reading the rest of the article I was enlightened but was wondering how they were going to do that. I mean, there are only two up there! Not much of a tour.
Posted on 01/30/2026 12:55:36 PM PST by Morgana
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Union Pacific’s Big Boy will return to California this spring in the first leg of its planned coast-to-coast trip for America’s 250th anniversary, the railroad has announced.
The first segment of the trip will be a round trip from Cheyenne, Wyo., beginning March 29 and concluding April 24, with two major public displays: April 10-11 in Roseville, Calif., and April 18-19 in Ogden, Utah. A full schedule will be released closer to the start of the tour. The eastern portion of the trip is still being finalized but is expected to begin in late spring.
No passenger excursions are planned on the western leg.
“We are proud to honor our nation’s great history and legacy of innovation with our heritage locomotives. For the first time, we will share the Big Boy with communities on the East Coast, operating it from ocean to ocean,” UP CEO Jim Vena said in an email to UP Steam Club members. “America has never been afraid to dream about what’s possible – and neither is Union Pacific as we carry the grain that feeds families, the steel that builds cities and the household goods that stock store shelves.”
The plans also call for the inclusion of a newly announced “America 250” locomotive, No. 1776, which will pay tribute to the signing of the Declaration of Independence and founding of the nation. That locomotive will feature the emblem of the national nonpartisan organization to lead 250th anniversary events, the America 250 Semiquincentennial Commission. A second commemorative locomotive will also be involved.
Thanks!
I’m glad to know that it’s a working engine and not just a non-functional “prop”.
Truly amazing engineering for its time.
Interesting related video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hszu80NJ438
“It looks passive, like the diesel-electric is running the show.”
That was the impression I got when it rolled through here. The diesel-electrics were pushing it and it had enough steam to blow the horn at the crossings.
UP =
Big Boy =
HTB reading headline =
After reading the rest of the article I was enlightened but was wondering how they were going to do that. I mean, there are only two up there! Not much of a tour.
Sure, but I don’t feel up to railing about him.
‘You mean the mysterious invisible one that’s cost 30 billion so far?”
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Hey, those new cloaking devices ain’t cheap!
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That’s a gracious attitude.
He has a lot on his plate.
Upper Peninsula’s Elias Brothers’ Big Boy is touring? I used to really like their burgers back in the 70s....
Well for the past decade, Blackrock has been part owner of UP, sometimes holding as much as 10% of stock.
“Not that Big Boy. He has a checkered past.”
Nope, he’s got a checkered ass.
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(Where's Sunken's rimshot pic?)
You seem to have deep-seated anger issues. Seek help.
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