Union Pacific's Steam Engine--Big Boy's Whistle-stop
In honor of America’s 250th celebration, Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 is embarking on an historic coast-to-coast tour on March 29 from its homebase in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with 11 whistle-stops planned across the Cowboy State.
Big Boy will be accompanied by several historical passenger cars from Union Pacific’s Heritage Fleet, along with two special commemorative locomotives: No. 1616 Abraham Lincoln locomotive and No. 1776 – America250, which features the emblem of the America250 Semiquincentennial Commission, the national nonpartisan organization established by Congress to lead the nation’s 250th anniversary.