The eastern leg of the tour starts May 25 from Cheyenne, Wyoming.<\/p>\n
Big Boy officially launched its 2026 coast-to-coast tour on April 10 from downtown Sacramento near historic Milepost 0 \u2013 the site where Central Pacific began construction on the nation\u2019s first transcontinental railroad in 1863.<\/p>\n
The route through the Ohio Valley, Pennsylvania and the Northeast reflects the historic role railroads played in shaping America\u2019s economic heartland, connecting factories, ports and population centers and fueling the nation\u2019s growth across generations. For nearly 200 years, Norfolk Southern and its predecessor railroads have served these corridors, helping move the people and goods that built the modern United States.<\/p>\n
The eight major public display events are:<\/p>\n
May 30 \u2013 Omaha, Nebraska (home of Union Pacific\u2019s headquarters)June 3 \u2013 West Chicago, IllinoisJune 10 \u2013 Buffalo, New YorkJune 15-16 \u2013 Scranton, PennsylvaniaJuly 4-5 \u2013 Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaJuly 9-10 \u2013 Altoona, PennsylvaniaJuly 14 \u2013 Fostoria, OhioJuly 19 \u2013 St. Louis, Missouri<\/p>\n
Big Boy will be accompanied on the trip by several historical passenger cars from Union Pacific\u2019s Heritage Fleet, along with two commemorative locomotives:<\/p>\n
No. 1616 Abraham Lincoln locomotive<\/a>, which commemorates the country\u2019s 16th president and Union Pacific\u2019s founder,No. 1776 \u2013 America250<\/a>, which features the emblem of the America250 Semiquincentennial Commission, the national nonpartisan organization established by Congress to lead the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n On the eastern leg of the trip, Big Boy will be accompanied by Norfolk Southern commemorative locomotives as well as a historical passenger car from Norfolk Southern\u2019s Heritage Fleet.\u00a0 The coast\u2011to\u2011coast tour highlights the histories of Union Pacific in the West and Norfolk Southern and its predecessors in the East, reflecting the shared legacy of American railroads serving as the backbone of the country\u2019s economic growth. In the coming weeks, Norfolk Southern will unveil its commemorative U.S. 250 series.<\/p>\n In addition to the public display days, rail fans can see this historic machine in action at whistle-stops, generally 15- to 30- minutes long. The time and location for each stop \u2013 and instructions for ticketed events \u2013 can be found at UPsteam.com.<\/a><\/p>\n Nebraska<\/p>\n May 25 \u2013 KimballMay 26 \u2013 OgallalaMay 28 \u2013 Gothenburg, Overton, Kearney, Grand IslandMay 29 \u2013 Columbus<\/p>\n Iowa<\/p>\n May 31 \u2013 Denison, CarrollJune 1 \u2013 Tama, Belle PlaineJune 2 \u2013 Grand Mound<\/p>\n Illinois<\/p>\n June 2 \u2013 Sterling, RochelleJuly 18 \u2013 Springfield, Girard<\/p>\n Indiana<\/p>\n June 5 \u2013 ArgosJuly 16 \u2013 Knox<\/p>\n Ohio<\/p>\n June 6 \u2013 Continental, FostoriaJune 8 \u2013 Lorain, EuclidJuly 12 \u2013 StruthersJuly 13 \u2013 Rocky RiverJuly 15 \u2013 Continental<\/p>\n New York<\/p>\n June 9 \u2013 RipleyJune 11 \u2013 Silver Springs, Hornell, Letchworth State Park (park admission required)June 12 \u2013 Owego<\/p>\n Pennsylvania<\/p>\n June 9 \u2013 North EastJune 13 \u2013 NicholsonJune 17-30 \u2013 Scranton, Steamtown National Historic Site, locomotive maintenance (park admission required)July 2 \u2013 Reading, PottstownJuly 7 \u2013 LebanonJuly 8 \u2013 Lewistown, AltoonaJuly 11 \u2013 Cresson, Leetsdale, Historic Horseshoe Curve; ticketed event.<\/p>\n Missouri<\/p>\n July 20 \u2013 Pacific, HermannJuly 21 \u2013 California, Kansas CityJuly 22 \u2013 Kansas City<\/p>\n Kansas<\/p>\n July 23 \u2013 Topeka, SalinaJuly 24 \u2013 Wilson, HaysJuly 25 \u2013 HaysJuly 26 \u2013 Grainfield<\/p>\n Colorado<\/p>\n July 27 \u2013 Kit Carson, StrasburgJuly 29 \u2013 Greeley<\/p>\n Wyoming<\/p>\n July 29 \u2013 Home in Cheyenne<\/p>\n As part of the tour, the\u00a0Union Pacific Museum<\/a>\u00a0will be selling tickets to ride in vintage passenger cars pulled by Big Boy through the Poconos Mountains in Pennsylvania on June 14. Interested riders can purchase tickets at UPtrainTix.org<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n The tour ends July 29 in Cheyenne, after traveling through a total of 14 states: California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wyoming.<\/p>\n