Union Pacific Big Boy 2021 Tour, as the big articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, was manufactured by the American Locomotive Company between 1941 and 1944. Heads north across the Big Muddy River in Aldridge, Illinois on August 26, 2021.
Tag: UP 4014
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Union Pacific Big Boy
Union Pacific Big Boy 2021 Tour, This was my last shot of the Big Boy as it heads north to St Louis crossing over the Kaskaskia River in Ellis Grove, Illinois on August 28, 2021. Check out the comments for a going-away shot and the small crowd that waited an hour and a half at this location due to the crowd at Chester.
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Union Pacific Big Boy
Union Pacific Big Boy 2021 Tour, I am sure that Engineer Ed Dickens is trying to make up time after a delay in Chester due to the crowd as the Big Boy cross over the Kaskaskia River in Ellis Grove, Illinois on August 28, 2021.
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Union Pacific Big Boy
Union Pacific Big Boy 2021 Tour, On August 27, 2021 the Big Boy 4014 backs the train into the Union Pacific yard in Poplar Bluff for the night.