Union Pacific Steam Big Boy No. 4014 West-Coast Tour - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

farmall · 03-23-2026, 12:31 AM

The 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, almost 1.4 million lbs, the worlds largest operating steam engine will run from Cheyenne to Roseville starting next weekend. See the schedule.
https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50XrVj4eq1o

**Richard** · 03-23-2026, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by farmall

The 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, almost 1.4 million lbs, the worlds largest operating steam engine will run from Cheyenne to Roseville starting next weekend. See the schedule.
https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50XrVj4eq1o

Not as much into trains as my friend still is. I still have my 484 daylight and freedom train HO train engines in box. Will see if he wants to visit this with me. Would be fun. But it seems a 12 hour round trip from here at the closest. Not likely it will happen.

**kwmech** · 03-24-2026, 03:06 PM

Sweet!! Missed it last year going right though town

**67 twins** · 03-26-2026, 08:23 AM

Took my granddaughter to see it last year when it toured the Midwest

**Mike80D** · 03-31-2026, 08:00 AM

The eastern leg of the trip has been posted. I hope my Son, and I will get to see it.

03-23-2026, 12:31 AM	#1
farmall Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Central OR Posts: 830	Union Pacific Steam Big Boy No. 4014 West-Coast Tour The 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, almost 1.4 million lbs, the worlds largest operating steam engine will run from Cheyenne to Roseville starting next weekend. See the schedule. https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50XrVj4eq1o __________________ 1955 GMC 250 8 Flatbed 1971 C30 157" 350 4spd 10' Flatbed 81 GMC K30 CnC 9' Flatbed 454 T400 89 GMC Jimmy Stock https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=810958 71 LT1 Convertible, 72 Coupe 69 CJ5, 75 CJ6, 67 M715, 72 M35A2 Bobbed, 95 XLC2

03-24-2026, 03:06 PM	#3
kwmech Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colfax-California Posts: 8,941	Re: Union Pacific Steam Big Boy No. 4014 West-Coast Tour Sweet!! Missed it last year going right though town

03-26-2026, 08:23 AM	#4
67 twins Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Herculaneum MO (20 minutes south of St. Louis Posts: 756	Re: Union Pacific Steam Big Boy No. 4014 West-Coast Tour Took my granddaughter to see it last year when it toured the Midwest __________________ 67 C10 283 T5 swapped longbed fleetside = wife's daily driver(divorced) 67 C20 292 (originally a 250)4speed longbed fleetside w/original wooden bed=my project truck 67 C10 283+.060 (so a 292 as well)T5 swapped longbed fleetside=my DD(Sold) 72 C1500 Sierra Grande 350 TH350 longbed fleetside=wife's fair weather truck(divorced) 73 El Camino SS 454 4 speed my first big block Can you tell we are fans of longbed fleetsides & 67s Chris

03-31-2026, 08:00 AM	#5
Mike80D Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Crab Orchard KY Posts: 443	Re: Union Pacific Steam Big Boy No. 4014 West-Coast Tour The eastern leg of the trip has been posted. I hope my Son, and I will get to see it. __________________ 1978 Scottsdale Life’s a garden. Dig it.



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