OGDEN, Utah — All aboard! The world's largest operating steam locomotive is pulling into Utah this week and everyone is invited to catch a glimpse!
The Union Pacific's legendary Big Boy No. 4014 is set to pull into the Beehive State on Thursday, with two stops for visitors to get a look at the mammoth engine.
The first planned stop will come at the Morgan Depot for a 30-minute stop at 11:30 a.m., with the engine then heading to the Salt Lake City Central Station for a brief viewing time between 2:55 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Those Utahns who miss their chance to see Big Boy on the Fourth of July can get a longer and more extended look when it returns to Ogden on its whistle-stop tour on July 20-21 at Ogden Union Station.
The Ogden hours are posted as 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 20, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the following day.
Admission to see the locomotive is free and open to the public.
The stops are part of Big Boy's larger scenic tour from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Roseville, California this summer
Big Boy No. 4014 is scheduled to only go on two tours during 2024, which makes Utah's visit even more special. The other tour is planned for the fall and will include stops in Texas, Arkansas, Kansas and Illinois.
The massive locomotive was delivered to Union Pacific in 1941 and was retired in 1961 after traveling over one million miles.
For a while, Big Boy No. 4014 sat in a California Museum until it was reacquired by Union Pacific in 2013 and restored, being put back to work.
In 2019, the train returned to service and even made a celebratory stop in Morgan, Utah for the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad completion.
