06/01/2026
Union Pacific Big Boy Begins East Coast Tour: Today in Cheyenne, Wyoming the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 has left its headquarters and is rolling toward Kimball, Nebraska to slowly begin its Eastern Leg Coast to Coast Tour. This will eventually make its way to the Northeast and will get to New York State in two weeks. Here’s the itinerary for this highly anticipated America at 250 extravaganza leading the iconic steam locomotive:
The make major public displays are:
May 30 – Omaha, Nebraska (home of Union Pacific’s headquarters)
June 3 – West Chicago, Illinois
June 10 – Buffalo, New York
June 15-16 – Scranton, Pennsylvania
July 4-5 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 9-10 – Altoona, Pennsylvania
July 14 – Fostoria, Ohio
July 19 – St. Louis, Missouri
The other stops along the way:
Nebraska
* May 25 – Kimball
* May 26 – Ogallala
* May 28 – Gothenburg, Overton, Kearney, Grand Island
* May 29 – Columbus
Iowa
* May 31 – Denison, Carroll
* June 1 – Tama, Belle Plaine
* June 2 – Grand Mound
Illinois
* June 2 – Sterling, Rochelle
* July 18 – Springfield, Girard
Indiana
* June 5 – Argos
* July 16 – Knox
Ohio
* June 6 – Continental, Fostoria
* June 8 – Lorain, Euclid
* July 12 – Struthers
* July 13 – Rocky River
* July 15 – Continental
New York
* June 9 – Ripley
* June 11 – Silver Springs, Hornell, Letchworth State Park (park admission required)
* June 12 – Owego
Pennsylvania
* June 9 – North East
* June 13 – Nicholson
* June 17-30 – Scranton, Steamtown National Historic Site, locomotive maintenance (park admission required)
* July 2 – Reading, Pottstown
* July 7 – Lebanon
* July 8 – Lewistown, Altoona
* July 11 – Cresson, Leetsdale, Historic Horseshoe Curve; ticketed event.
Missouri
* July 20 – Pacific, Hermann
* July 21 – California, Kansas City
* July 22 – Kansas City
Kansas
* July 23 – Topeka, Salina
* July 24 – Wilson, Hays
* July 25 – Hays
* July 26 – Grainfield
Colorado
* July 27 – Kit Carson, Strasburg
* July 29 – Greeley
Wyoming
* July 29 – Home in Cheyenne