UP 4014 Big Boy
Upon the completion of the restoration, No. 4014 joined the railroad's No. 844 in excursion service.[45][46] No. 4014 also became the world's largest operational steam locomotive, displacing No. 3985.
No. 4014 made its first excursion run amid the celebrations marking 150 years since the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Following its May 4 christening at the Cheyenne Depot Museum, the locomotive — along with No. 844 — traveled to Ogden, Utah. After making several brief stops in communities along the way,[50] No. 4014 arrived at the city's Union Station on May 8 for Ogden's Heritage Festival the following day. It departed on May 12 and arrived back in Cheyenne on May 19.
From July 8 to August 8, 2019, No. 4014 is on a Midwestern tour with stops planned in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. The locomotive was displayed at Union Pacific's Home Plate in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 13-14; it led a fundraising excursion to Boone, Iowa, to benefit the Union Pacific Railroad Museum on July 15.
UP 4014 Big Boy
Upon the completion of the restoration, No. 4014 joined the railroad's No. 844 in excursion service.[45][46] No. 4014 also became the world's largest operational steam locomotive, displacing No. 3985.
No. 4014 made its first excursion run amid the celebrations marking 150 years since the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Following its May 4 christening at the Cheyenne Depot Museum, the locomotive — along with No. 844 — traveled to Ogden, Utah. After making several brief stops in communities along the way,[50] No. 4014 arrived at the city's Union Station on May 8 for Ogden's Heritage Festival the following day. It departed on May 12 and arrived back in Cheyenne on May 19.
From July 8 to August 8, 2019, No. 4014 is on a Midwestern tour with stops planned in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. The locomotive was displayed at Union Pacific's Home Plate in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 13-14; it led a fundraising excursion to Boone, Iowa, to benefit the Union Pacific Railroad Museum on July 15.