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Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 coming to town

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11:48a, 8/24/24
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https://www.kwtx.com/2024/08/23/union-pacifics-big-boy-steam-engine-visit-three-central-texas-cities-upcoming-tour/

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Sept. 17 Big Sandy
Sept. 19 Mexia
Oct. 4 Navasota and Hempstead
Oct. 7 Spring and Navasota
Oct. 8 - Bryan
Oct. 9 Marlin and West

25 'Big Boys' were built in World War II, but only eight survived. No. 4014 is the only one left that is still in operation and remains the world's largest operating steam locomotive.

Worth a look if you can make it.
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In reply to techno-ag • 1:29p, 8/24/24
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We saw it in Luling a few years ago. Very cool to see.
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7:16a, 8/26/24
Our kids saw it in Downtown Bryan in the early 80's on a blustery cold day. Now we will take the Grandkids!
Looking forward to some then and now pics. It is large and loud. Strike that, it is humongous!
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9:05a, 8/26/24
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It stopped in front of the General Service Complex about 5 years ago. I got some great pics and video. It's definitely worth checking out.

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9:09a, 8/26/24
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somebody be sure to bump this as we get closer to the dates
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9:11a, 8/26/24
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Locations:

Big Boy Stop Locations
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In reply to meinkee • 9:14a, 8/26/24
meinkee said:
Our kids saw it in Downtown Bryan in the early 80's on a blustery cold day. Now we will take the Grandkids!
Looking forward to some then and now pics. It is large and loud. Strike that, it is humongous!
I think that might have been Cotton Belt 819.

Whatever locomotive it was, I remember seeing it with my dad. And it was a cold day so highly likely the same one you took your kids to.

4014 was sitting in a museum in 1986.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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In reply to Rex Racer • 11:44a, 8/26/24
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That was a cold day. Mr and Malcolm went out to see it.
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In reply to Rapier108 • 11:52a, 8/26/24
You are right. It was still BIG ! My then and now pics may not be exact but they will be treasured
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9:08a, 8/29/24
Shot some video of it last time it was out this way...

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8:55a, 8/31/24
I envy those of generations before me who got to steam locomotives like this on a regular basis. Thankfully, there are still a few left to remind us of what things once were. There is not a piece of machinery closer to a living, breathing thing than a steam locomotive.
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12:05p, 9/27/24
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It's been parked between Hearne and CS for the past week.
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/track/index.htm
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9:23a, 10/4/24
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Big Boy will be passing through B/CS sometime in the next couple hours (Friday morning). It has not departed it's current location as of 9:08am, but is scheduled to arrive in Navasota at 11:00am. So probably sometime around 10:30 it will be passing through. Tracking map:

https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/track/index.htm

It will be coming back to town on Monday afternoon, be parked Wellborn / F&B Road all day Tuesday for viewing, and depart Wednesday morning at 9:00am.

https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm

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In reply to Tailgate88 • 9:33a, 10/4/24
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6:57p, 10/7/24
It is already parked at the F&B crossing. Parking is $2 in the nearby university lot.
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7:31p, 10/7/24
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Third time's a charm.
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10:53p, 10/7/24
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How awesome would that be if it came by Olsen during a baseball game?
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