Big Boy is Westward Bound. Union Pacific’s legendary #UP4014 picks up steam as it leaves Cheyenne this morning on its four-week tour across Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California, with a stop in Idaho.
#BigBoyHeadsWest
Home at last!
The UP Steam Team thanks everybody for an amazing couple of weeks celebrating #Transcon150!
From #UP844 on the left to #UP4014 on the right: Ted Schulte, Kirt Clark, Bruce Kirk, Garland Baker, Troy Plagge, Jimmy Thompson, Don Crerar, Austin Barker, Ed Dickens
Ed Dickens, the engineer on Big Boy #UP4014, wants to see you trackside, but needs you to stay 25 feet away from the tracks for everyone's safety.
Please share this important safety message with your friends and family!
Big Boy #UP4014 is Roseville bound! See the steam locomotive on display July 12 and 13 at Atlantic St. and Vernon St. Find more information and the full tour schedule at UPsteam.com.
As a reminder, please stay 25 feet away from all railroad tracks. #BigBoyHeadsWest
A different view of Big Boy #UP4014. The Westward Bound tour's next public whistle-stop is Wells, Nevada tomorrow, followed by Carlin, Nevada and Battle Mountain, Nevada on Monday. All schedule information can be found at UPSteam.com. #BigBoyGoesWest
Two Steam Titans - Big Boy No. 4014 and No. 844 on the eve of Big Boy’s Westward Bound tour.
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday in Wyoming to kick the tour off. We look forward to safely seeing you today in Wamsutter, Wyoming - 25 feet back.
Big Boy #UP4014 continues its scenic route from Wyoming to California. Thank you to Erik Lindgren for this great photo, where the steam locomotive cuts the Sherman Granite south of Sherman Hill, Wyoming.
You can find Big Boy today in Gerlach, Nev. #BigBoyHeadsWest
The UP Steam Team is ready to begin the Great Race to Ogden with #UP844 and Big Boy #UP4014! #Transcon150
From left to right: Jimmy Thompson, Bruce Kirk, Kirt Clark, Ed Dickens, Troy
Plagge, Austin Barker, Garland Baker, Don Crerar, Ted Schulte
A message from our Steam team:
Thank you, friends, it has been a great trip, and we appreciate seeing all of you trackside, 25-feet back! Please stay tuned for more photos and perhaps a few videos as we perform our service inspection here in Texas.