Just got an email from Union Pacific. In part, it reads,
Union Pacific Steam Club Update No. 30 - Nov. 2, 2023
Union Pacific's famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest steam locomotive, will return to the rails in 2024 for a tour celebrating the railroad's deep history and connection to communities, and its employees. The tour is expected to reach all four corners of Union Pacific's 23-state system with anticipated stops in:
York1 John
NEW ORLEANS?
from the Far East of the Sunset Route
(In the shadow of the Huey P Long bridge)
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm
Tour dates and route information will be released in 2024. In addition to public stops, Union Pacific employees and their families will be invited along the route.
They announced that they will be announcing.
It delights me that they're coming back to my area again. It was great seeing them bring 4014 to Altoona after 24 years of not caring about the track they got from CNW. I likely will plan a Chicago trip to see it stop there unless they run it closer to me. Any excuse to visit Chicago works for me too!
Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.
The Empress is out and about.
Meanwhile, in Cheyenne, the 24-wheeled leviathan stirs:
https://www.up.com/media/releases/4014-roseville-ogden-nr-240509.htm?agfc=HomePage&agfm=HomePage&agfs=UP.com
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