BIG BOY TO PASS THROUGH CLEVELAND COUNTY - The world’s largest operating steam locomotive, Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, will be making its way through Cleveland County on Monday morning, Sept. 16. After passing through Rison, the train is scheduled to make a 30-minute “whistle stop” at the Maple Street crossing in Kingsland beginning at 11:45 a.m. Big Boy’s overall length is more than 132 and the train weighs more than 1.2 million pounds. (Photo Courtesy of Union Pacific Railroad)
Union Pacific's Big Boy Will Pass Through County Sept. 16
News Staff
RISON - Kingsland will be among the dozens of "whistle stops" that Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will make during a 10-state fall tour that begins later this month. The 2024 Heartland of America Tour kicks off Aug. 28, from Cheyenne, Wyo.
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