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.
Where in New Orleans will it be displayed? I need to find a nearby hotel.
what are the plans for the 844
Nice glad that UP 4014 will be hitting the road this year after the mess that happened last year with the pandemic, still probably going to be awhile before 4014 returns to California though.
Happy days are here again!