Big Boy 4014 - Ames, IA
This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "Heartland of America" tour through the states of Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. My portion of the trip consisted of traveling to Grand Island, NE and chasing it back east towards Chicagoland and eventually Momence, IL, where I gave up the chase.
Today was the Boone to Cedar Rapids section of the chase; here, 4014 passes through the first town of sizeable population in Ames, IA, which hosts a former Chicago and Northwestern depot, now used as a restaurant.
Big Boy 4014 - Ames, IA
This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "Heartland of America" tour through the states of Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. My portion of the trip consisted of traveling to Grand Island, NE and chasing it back east towards Chicagoland and eventually Momence, IL, where I gave up the chase.
Today was the Boone to Cedar Rapids section of the chase; here, 4014 passes through the first town of sizeable population in Ames, IA, which hosts a former Chicago and Northwestern depot, now used as a restaurant.