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Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 arrives in Pottsboro

August 13, 2021 @ 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm

Union Paific Big Boy No 4014 will stop at Grayson Street in Pottsboro
 
Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 Steam Engine Tour Schedule
Big Boy No. 4014 will depart Cheyenne, Wyoming, Thursday, Aug. 5, traveling through Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming.
The train will be stopping at Pottsboro Texas briefly on Friday August 13, from 1:45 to 2:15 pm.
 
Coming out to see our steam locomotives in person?
Stand back at least 25 feet from all railroad tracks.
Railroad tracks, trestles, yards and right of way are private property – please do not trespass.
Never assume tracks are abandoned or inactive – ALWAYS expect a train.
 
Twenty-five Big Boys were built exclusively for Union Pacific, the first of which was delivered in 1941 to handle the steep terrain between Cheyenne and Ogden. Of the eight still in existence, No. 4014 is the world’s only operating Big Boy. The other seven can be found on display in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Denver, Colorado; Frisco, Texas; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Omaha, Nebraska; Scranton, Pennsylvania; and St. Louis, Missouri.
 

The Grayson Street Crossing is located between Front Streeet and Texas Street.

 

Details

Date:
August 13, 2021
Time:
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1156890414796694/

Venue

Grayson Street Crossing
Pottsboro, TX 75076 United States
Phone
903.786.2281
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