Union Pacific's Big Boy launches 2026 coast-to-coast tour across the United States
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Updated · Union Pacific · Apr 28
Union Pacific's Big Boy launches 2026 coast-to-coast tour across the United States
4 articles · Updated · Union Pacific · Apr 28
The eastern leg begins May 25 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, marking Big Boy’s first journey into the Ohio Valley since 1941 and a historic collaboration with Norfolk Southern.
The tour covers 14 states, features eight major public display events, and includes vintage passenger cars and commemorative locomotives from both Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
Highlighting the railroads’ role in shaping America’s economic heartland, the tour celebrates the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary and offers ticketed rides, with details available at UPsteam.com.
Beyond the major displays, how will dozens of small towns across America experience this rare visit from a legendary steam giant?
What does the Scranton reunion of two Big Boy locomotives reveal about the future of America's railway preservation movement?
Is the Big Boy's tour a PR campaign to smooth the path for the controversial $85 billion UP-NS merger?
While celebrating history, could the UP-NS merger threaten the future of passenger rail and create shipping monopolies?
Could the first coast-to-coast railroad truly shift millions of truckloads to rail and ease supply chain woes as promised?