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Big Boy 4014’s Summer 2021 Schedule

ByTim Walter Updated onApril 6, 2022 Railfanning
Big Boy 4014, July 2021, on her break-in run. (Photo by Mile High Drone Services)

There will be some new metropolitan areas on this trip! Big Boy 4014 leaves Cheyenne, Wyoming, Thursday, Aug. 5, traveling through Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. Along the way, the Big Boy will be on day-long display in these cities:

  • Saturday, Aug. 14: Fort Worth, Texas
  • Tuesday, Aug. 17: Houston, Texas
  • Saturday, Aug. 21: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Sunday, Aug. 29: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Monday, Sept. 6: Denver, Colorado
Thursday, August 5
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Steam Shop
Depart8:00 a.m. MT
Pine Bluffs, Wyo.
Main St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
9:45 a.m. MT
10:30 a.m. MT
Kimball, Neb.
E. 1st St. & S. Walnut St.
Arrival
Depart
11:30 a.m. MT
12:15 p.m. MT
Sidney, Neb.
10th and Hickory Streets
Arrival2:00 p.m. MT
Friday, August 6
Sidney, Neb.
10th and Hickory Streets
Depart8:00 a.m. MT
Julesburg, Colo.
201 W. 1st St.
Arrival
Depart
9:30 a.m. MT
10:15 a.m. MT
Ogallala, Neb.
S. Spruce St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
11:15 a.m. MT
Noon MT
North Platte, Neb.
Downtown on E. Front St.
Between N. Chestnut and N. Poplar Sts.
Arrival2:30 p.m. CT
Sunday, August 8
North Platte, Neb.
Downtown on E. Front St.
Between N. Chestnut and N. Poplar Sts.
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Cozad, Neb.
Meridian & Hwy 30
Arrival
Depart
9:45 a.m. CT
10:15 a.m. CT
Kearney, Neb.
Central Ave. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
Noon CT
12:30 p.m. CT
Hastings, Neb.
12th Street Crossing
Arrival
Depart
1:45 p.m. CT
2:30 p.m. CT
Fairbury, Neb.
910 Bacon St.
Arrival5:30 p.m. CT
Monday, August 9
Fairbury, Neb.
910 Bacon St.
Depart9:00 a.m. CT
Onaga, Kan.
Leonard St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
Noon CT
12:30 p.m. CT
Topeka, Kan.
701 N. Kansas Ave.
Arrival
Depart
2:00 p.m. CT
2:30 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan.
402 N. 2nd St.
Arrival
Depart
3:30 p.m. CT
4:15 p.m. CT
Edwardsville, Kan.
S. 4th Street & Pacific St.
Arrival
Depart
5:15 p.m. CT
5:45 p.m. CT
Kansas City, Mo.
30 W. Pershing Rd.
Arrival7:00 p.m. CT
Tuesday, August 10
Kansas City, Mo.
Union Station
30 W. Pershing Rd.
Viewing Only
Wednesday, August 11
Kansas City, Mo.
30 W. Pershing Rd.
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Paola, Kan.
W. Peoria Street Crossing, near S. 4th Street
Arrival
Depart
11:15 a.m. CT
Noon CT
Moran, Kan.
N. Chestnut Street and E. Randolph St.
Arrival
Depart
1:45 p.m. CT
2:30 p.m. CT
Parsons, Kan.
Clark Ave. & N. 20th St.
Arrival4:00 p.m. CT
Thursday, August 12
Parsons, Kan.
Clark Ave. & N. 20th St.
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Vinita, Okla.
E. Flint Ave. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
9:45 a.m. CT
10:30 a.m. CT
Pryor, Okla.
S. Third St & Dog Pound Rd.
Arrival
Depart
11:45 a.m. CT
Noon CT
Wagoner, Okla.
SW 5th St. & Jackson Ave.
Arrival
Depart
12:45 p.m. CT
1:00 p.m. CT
Muskogee, Okla.
5 Martin Luther King Street
Arrival
Depart
1:30 p.m. CT
2:00 p.m. CT
McAlester, Okla.
1 E. Krebs Ave.
Arrival4:00 p.m. CT
Friday, August 13
McAlester, Okla.
1 E. Krebs Ave.
Depart9:00 a.m. CT
Atoka, Okla.
E. Court St. & Main St.
Arrival
Depart
10:45 a.m. CT
11:15 a.m. CT
Durant, Okla.
W. Cedar St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
12:30 p.m. CT
12:45 p.m. CT
Pottsboro, Texas
Grayson St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
1:45 p.m. CT
2:15 p.m. CT
Pilot Point, Texas
Liberty St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
3:45 p.m. CT
4:00 p.m. CT
Denton, Texas
E Prairie St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
4:45 p.m. CT
5:15 p.m. CT
Fort Worth, Texas
825 E. 9th St
Arrival6:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, August 14
Fort Worth, Texas
825 E. 9th St
On Display:9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT
Sunday, August 15
Fort Worth, Texas
825 E. 9th St
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Midlothian, Texas
North 9th Street Crossing
Arrival
Depart
9:15 a.m. CT
9:30 a.m. CT
Waxahachie, Texas
Ferris St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
10:00 a.m. CT
10:15 a.m. CT
Ennis, Texas
Ennis St & Main St.
Arrival
Depart
10:45 a.m. CT
11:30 a.m. CT
Corsicana, Texas
S. 12th Street Crossing
Arrival
Depart
12:15 p.m. CT
12:30 p.m. CT
Mexia, Texas
E. Commerce Street
Arrival
Depart
1:30 p.m. CT
2:15 p.m. CT
Hearne, Texas
S San Gabriel St. & Banks St.
Arrival4:15 p.m. CT
Monday, August 16
Hearne, Texas
S San Gabriel St. & Banks St.
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Navasota, Texas
Lee Street Crossing
Arrival
Depart
10:25 a.m. CT
11:10 a.m. CT
Hempstead, Texas
Wilkins St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
11:55 a.m. CT
12:40 p.m. CT
Houston, Texas
902 Washington Avenue
Arrival3:00 p.m. CT
Tuesday, August 17
Houston, Texas
902 Washington Avenue
On Display:9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT
Wednesday, August 18
Houston, Texas
902 Washington Avenue
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Huffman, Texas
Spanish Cove Dr.
Arrival
Depart
10:25 a.m. CT
10:55 a.m. CT
Hardin, Texas
County Road 2009 Crossing
Arrival
Depart
11:45 a.m. CT
12:30 p.m. CT
Beaumont, Texas
I-10 Frontage Road & Hollywood Ave.
Arrival2:30 p.m. CT
Thursday, August 19
Beaumont, Texas
I-10 Frontage Road & Hollywood Ave.
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Orange, Texas
Holly Lane Crossing Along South Ave.
Arrival
Depart
9:20 a.m. CT
9:35 a.m. CT
Lake Charles, La.
100 N. Ryan St.
Arrival
Depart
11:00 a.m. CT
11:45 a.m. CT
Kinder, La.
14th Street Crossing
Arrival
Depart
1:00 p.m. CT
1:30 p.m. CT
Opelousas, La.
North Court St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
3:15 p.m. CT
3:30 p.m. CT
Livonia, La.
NO PUBLIC ACCESS
Arrival4:45 p.m. CT
Friday, August 20
Livonia, La.
NO PUBLIC ACCESS
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Plaquemine, La.
Main St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
9:00 a.m. CT
9:15 a.m. CT
Donaldsonville, La.
Railroad Avenue
Arrival
Depart
10:00 a.m. CT
10:30 a.m. CT
Luling, La.
Gassen St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
11:45 a.m. CT
Noon CT
New Orleans, La.
Audubon Butterfly Riverview Park
Arrival6:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, August 21
New Orleans, La.
Audubon Butterfly Riverview Park
On Display:9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT
Sunday, August 22
2021 Union Pacific Museum Special
New Orleans, La.
Ticket information available at uptraintix.com
Audubon Butterfly Riverview Park
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Luling, La.
Gassen St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
10:30 a.m. CT
10:45 a.m. CT
Donaldsonville, La.
Railroad Avenue
Arrival
Depart
12:15 p.m. CT
1:00 p.m. CT
Plaquemine , La.
No Public Access; Passengers Disembarking
Arrival
Depart
2:30 p.m. CT
3:00 p.m. CT
Livonia, La.
NO PUBLIC ACCESS
Arrival3:30 p.m. CT
Monday, August 23
Livonia, La.
NO PUBLIC ACCESS
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Bunkie, La.
Oak Street Crossing
Arrival
Depart
9:45 a.m. CT
10:30 a.m. CT
Natchitoches, La.
Trudeau St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
1:30 p.m. CT
2:15 p.m. CT
Shreveport, La.
6215 E. Jewella Road
Arrival4:45 p.m. CT
Tuesday, August 24
Shreveport, La.
6215 E. Jewella Road
Viewing Only
Wednesday, August 25
Shreveport, La.
6215 E. Jewella Road
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Jefferson, Texas
North Alley St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
10:45 a.m. CT
11:15 a.m. CT
Atlanta, Texas
W Tipton St. & S West St.
Arrival
Depart
12:15 p.m. CT
12:30 p.m. CT
Texarkana, Ark.
100 E. Front St.
Arrival
Depart
1:15 p.m. CT
1:45 p.m. CT
Hope, Ark.
100 E. Division St.
Arrival
Depart
3:00 p.m. CT
3:15 p.m. CT
Prescott, Ark.
401 W. 1st St.
Arrival3:45 p.m. CT
Thursday, August 26
Prescott, Ark.
401 W. 1st St.
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Gurdon, Ark.
Main St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
8:45 a.m. CT
9:15 a.m. CT
Arkadelphia, Ark.
Walnut St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
9:45 a.m. CT
10:30 a.m. CT
Malvern, Ark.
200 E. First St.
Arrival
Depart
11:15 a.m. CT
11:45 a.m. CT
North Little Rock, Ark.
1000 West 4th Street.
Arrival1:30 p.m. CT
Friday, August 27
North Little Rock, Ark.
1000 West 4th Street.
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Bald Knob, Ark.
Hickory Street Crossing
Arrival
Depart
10:15 a.m. CT
11:00 a.m. CT
Tuckerman, Ark.
Main St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
12:15 p.m. CT
12:30 p.m. CT
Walnut Ridge, Ark.
109 Southwest Front St
Arrival
Depart
1:15 p.m. CT
2:00 p.m. CT
Poplar Bluff, Mo.
995 S. Broadway St
Arrival4:00 p.m. CT
Saturday, August 28
Poplar Bluff, Mo.
995 S. Broadway St
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Scott City, Mo.
Oak Street Crossing
Arrival
Depart
10:45 a.m. CT
11:15 a.m. CT
Chester, Ill.
Rock Bridge Road & Water Street
Arrival
Depart
1:25 p.m. CT
1:55 p.m. CT
St. Louis, Mo.
NO PUBLIC ACCESS
Arrival6:30 p.m. CT
Sunday, August 29
St. Louis, Mo.
430 S. 15th St.
On Display:9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT ONLY
Monday, August 30
St. Louis, Mo.
NO PUBLIC ACCESS
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Kirkwood, Mo.
110 W. Argonne Drive
Arrival
Depart
9:00 a.m. CT
9:30 a.m. CT
Pacific, Mo.
First Street
Arrival
Depart
10:15 a.m. CT
10:45 a.m. CT
Washington, Mo.
301 W. Front St
Arrival
Depart
11:15 a.m. CT
Noon CT
Hermann, Mo.
Wharf St. & Gutenburg St.
Arrival
Depart
1:00 p.m. CT
1:30 p.m. CT
Jefferson City, Mo.
End of Missouri Blvd.
Arrival3:15 p.m. CT
Tuesday, August 31
Jefferson City, Mo.
End of Missouri Blvd.
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
California, Mo.
S East St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
9:00 a.m. CT
9:30 a.m. CT
Sedalia, Mo.
105 W. Pacific St
Arrival
Depart
10:45 a.m. CT
11:30 a.m. CT
Warrensburg, Mo.
100 S. Holden St.
Arrival
Depart
12:30 p.m. CT
1:00 p.m. CT
Pleasant Hill, Mo.
100 Wyoming St.
Arrival
Depart
2:15 p.m. CT
3:00 p.m. CT
Lees Summit, Mo.
217 SW Main St.
Arrival
Depart
3:20 p.m. CT
3:50 p.m. CT
Independence, Mo.
600 S. Grand Ave.
Arrival
Depart
4:20 p.m. CT
4:50 p.m. CT
Kansas City, Mo.
Union Station
30 W. Pershing Rd.
Arrival5:20 p.m. CT
Wednesday, September 1
Kansas City, Mo.
Union Station
30 W. Pershing Rd.
Viewing Only
Thursday, September 2
Kansas City, Mo.
Union Station
30 W. Pershing Rd.
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan.
402 N. 2nd St.
Arrival
Depart
10:00 a.m. CT
10:20 a.m. CT
Topeka, Kan.
701 N. Kansas Ave.
Arrival
Depart
11:20 a.m. CT
12:05 p.m. CT
Manhattan, Kan.
S. Manhattan Ave. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
1:50 p.m. CT
2:10 p.m. CT
Abilene, Kan.
201 NW 2nd St.
Arrival
Depart
3:45 p.m. CT
4:00 p.m. CT
Salina, Kan.
400 N. 13th St
Arrival5:00 p.m. CT
Friday, September 3
Salina, Kan.
400 N. 13th St
Depart9:00 a.m. CT
Ellsworth, Kan.
Lincoln Ave. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
10:15 a.m. CT
10:35 a.m. CT
Wilson, Kan.
Avenue E Crossing
Arrival
Depart
11:20 a.m. CT
12:05 p.m. CT
Russell, Kan.
Lincoln St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
1:00 p.m. CT
1:15 p.m. CT
Hays, Kan.
E. 9th St. & Milner St.
Arrival2:15 p.m. CT
Saturday, September 4
Hays, Kan.
E. 9th St. & Milner St.
Depart8:00 a.m. CT
Ellis, Kan.
Washington St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
9:00 a.m. CT
9:30 a.m. CT
Quinter, Kan.
Long St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
10:45 a.m. CT
11:30 a.m. CT
Oakley, Kan.
E. Front St. & Center Ave.
Arrival
Depart
12:45 p.m. CT
1:15 p.m. CT
Sharon Springs, Kan.
N. Front St. & N. Boeke St.
Arrival2:00 p.m. MT
Sunday, September 5
Sharon Springs, Kan.
N. Front St. & N. Boeke St.
Depart8:00 a.m. MT
Kit Carson, Colo.
Young St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
9:45 a.m. MT
10:15 a.m. MT
Hugo, Colo.
4th Ave. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
11:45 a.m. MT
12:15 p.m. MT
Deer Trail, Colo.
Burton St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
2:15 p.m. MT
2:45 p.m. MT
Strasburg, Colo.
Monroe St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
3:30 p.m. MT
3:45 p.m. MT
Denver, Colo.
39th & Wynkoop St.
Arrival6:30 p.m. MT
Monday, September 6
Denver, Colo.
39th & Wynkoop St.
On Display:9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. MT
Tuesday, September 7
Denver, Colo.
39th & Wynkoop St.
Depart8:00 a.m. MT
La Salle, Colo.
1st Ave. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
10:40 a.m. MT
10:55 a.m. MT
Greeley, Colo.
10th St. Crossing
Arrival
Depart
11:25 a.m. MT
12:10 p.m. MT
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Steam Shop
Arrival1:45 p.m. MT

Note: Union Pacific reserves the right to change all schedule times and locations.

Tim is the author of this post
Tim Walter

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