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

Quote:

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.

farmall · Yesterday, 11:37 PM

Lots of good videos on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UFtA0swgqE

**PbFut** · Today, 12:45 PM

This engine was on static display at the LA County Fair Grounds in Pomona CA. At the far edge of the ungated, at the time, parking lot. It was unsupervised, no fencing, or any restrictions to access of any kind. As kids in the 60s, my cousin and I would climb all over. In and out of the cab, on to the walkway out to the front. We would imagine driving the engine for hours. We would do similar activity at Travel Town in Griffith Park. Same unsupervised open access to the engines, and train cars, on display there. I imagine access to the equipment is not so open anymore. What memories.

03-23-2026, 12:31 AM	#1
farmall Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Central OR Posts: 832	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: 8,944	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: 446	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.

Yesterday, 11:37 PM	#6
farmall Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Central OR Posts: 832	Re: Union Pacific Steam Big Boy No. 4014 West-Coast Tour Lots of good videos on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UFtA0swgqE __________________ 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

Today, 12:45 PM	#7
PbFut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Ca Posts: 1,026	Re: Union Pacific Steam Big Boy No. 4014 West-Coast Tour This engine was on static display at the LA County Fair Grounds in Pomona CA. At the far edge of the ungated, at the time, parking lot. It was unsupervised, no fencing, or any restrictions to access of any kind. As kids in the 60s, my cousin and I would climb all over. In and out of the cab, on to the walkway out to the front. We would imagine driving the engine for hours. We would do similar activity at Travel Town in Griffith Park. Same unsupervised open access to the engines, and train cars, on display there. I imagine access to the equipment is not so open anymore. What memories.

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