THOUGHTS

Big Boy is Coming to a Town Near You - Maybe!

September 17, 2019

Big Boy is coming to a town near you? No, not the hamburger chain. Guess again.

If you are a train enthusiast, you will know who Big Boy is. Big Boy is one of Union Pacific's twenty-five steam engines built around the 1940s. These bad boys were build to handle the steep terrain the engines faced when pulling loads between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Ogden, Utah. Today, Union Pacific is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's completion and Big Boy #4014 is making runs in October thru parts of Utah, Nevada, Los Angeles, Arizona and Texas.

I have always been fascinated with the immensity of these giant machines since I was a kid; guess I am still a kid. I plan on being in Provo, Utah to see the "boy" in October. So, if you are into trains, you can go on line and check the schedule to see if Big Boy is coming to your town. Below, I have posted a couple links for those who would like to check the schedule or just reminisce on some history of Big Boys and more!

https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm

https://www.up.com/media/releases/

https://twitter.com/up_steam



ENJOY,

Seabreeze