"benjrblant" (benjblant) 07/11/2019 at 12:23 • Filed to: None

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The Big Boy No. 4014 is headed back out on the Union Pacific system beginning July 8 for a tour, taking it through Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Wyoming. When “On Display,” the public is invited to view the locomotive up close and tour the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

In case you missed it! Denver has one of these on static display at the Forney museum. Would be impressive to see one moving and funcitoning!

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Schedule of stops

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > benjrblant 07/11/2019 at 12:30

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Damn, somehow I don’t think driving 4 hours to go see this on a Tuesday night will be considered a sound plan by my wife.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > benjrblant 07/11/2019 at 12:37

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Nuts. Looking at the schedule, I’m going to miss is by a week when visiting family/friends in Western Nebraska at the end of the month. A few years back, I did randomly  encounter UP running one of their steam engines through Western NE while up there.  The crossing arms when down, and I noticed a very different sounds approaching.  Sadly, I didn’t manage to get my phone out in time for more than some very blurry shots as it passed.  

Alfalfa > benjrblant 07/11/2019 at 12:50

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It's pretty neat

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > benjrblant 07/11/2019 at 14:00

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I got to see 4844 (?) a couple of years ago when she stopped in STL. I was a little disappointed to see that 4014 won't be coming through here, but at least we have a Big Boy at the museum of transportation that I can check out any time.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > benjrblant 07/11/2019 at 14:16

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Just checked the map, this thing should be rolling by about 1/8 mile from my house tomorrow afternoon, so I guess I’ll got take a look!

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/11/2019 at 14:34

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Videos please, I’m hoping I can get out to west Chicago to see it next week. I remember going to see the one in Scranton when I was a kid. 

QCGoose > benjrblant 07/11/2019 at 15:18

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Tuesday, July 30th she’ll be coming by a couoke locations about a half hour North of me in the afternoon. Looks like I’ll be pulling a nooner that day!

I’m not even into trains, but I gotta see the Big Boy, and my 3- and 5-year-old sons love trains so it's a must for me.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 07/12/2019 at 15:01

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Should be coming by within 10 minutes

Where have all the lightweights gone? > benjrblant 07/24/2019 at 15:08

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Trains Magazine has been live streaming passes at a BUNCH of places along the 4014's route. I’m hoping it passes through West Suburban Chicago on Friday on my lunch. I’m 10-15min away from the line it’ll be on!

benjrblant > Where have all the lightweights gone? 07/24/2019 at 15:11

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P ost up if you get to see it! I’m planning on driving to WY from Denver to check it out.