4014 Hitting The Road Again (AUG 5,2021 (?)

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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I received an article ‘cut’ from S.E. Kansas paper of Thursday, July 8th; The Parsons Sun. re: “The Story of the 4014, and its Impending Tour of Ten States to start in Cheyenne on August 5th, 2021”

The part that I was realkly interested in, was the departure from Union Station in KCMo. on Tues Aug 11th @ 0800 after an ‘overnight’ stay. {to travel down essentially, the old ‘Katy’ to stop @ PARSONS[arr.1600 08/12 and deprt08/13 @0800]

4014 will be on display Sat. 08/14 @Ft.Worth: Tue.08/17 in Houston : Sat. 08/21 at NOLA: Sun. 08/29 StLMo:Mon. 09/06 in Denver.

The article stated that accompanying the train will be UPRR’s “The Experience” [A multi-media, walk thru exhibit car.] Apparently, it will only be opened at the stops listed above(?)

Tried to find a story in the TRAINS Magazine; but was unable to locate anything on this ‘Tour’? Current issue is still somewhere in ‘the mail’?[banghead]

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samfp1943, you gotta go see The Biggest That Ever Was! It is just so much more impressive in real life than any picture or even video can do justice. Just get there somehow! Drive, bike, hitchhike, take a plane and parachute in! You won’t regret it!

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This has some information. Not sure if this is what you are looking for:

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

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There was a thread on this, with a detailed tour map, several weeks ago.

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I concur! While I’ve never seen a Big Boy live, only “stuffed and mounted,” the sheer size of the thing will truly take your breath away. “kgb’s” right, no photo or video does it justice, a Big Boy has to be seen to be believed.

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