1.2 million-pound Big Boy locomotive to visit 10 more states this summer: Here’s where

(NEXSTAR) — It’s the moment many locomotive fans have been waiting for: the Eastern leg of the historic, 1.2 million-pound Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive’s nationwide tour has been announced.

The 133-foot-long locomotive, the only Big Boy to still travel the tracks, has made multiple well-attended tours since returning to service in 2019. No. 4014 is one of just a handful of remaining Big Boy engines that were built to haul heavy equipment during World War II.

It launched the Western leg of its tour along some well-traveled in March, returning to its home in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on April 24. Big Boy’s range had been limited, since Union Pacific’s network stretches through only 23 states, primarily west of the Mississippi River. Big Boy’s ability to reach the eastern U.S. hinges on the merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

Big Boy No. 4014 will now use Norfolk Southern’s rails to make its first venture east since it rolled out of the Schenectady, New York, plant that created it in 1941.

Big Boy’s Eastern stops

Union Pacific on Tuesday announced all of Big Boy’s eastern tour stops, which will kick off from Cheyenne on May 25.

Spectators view the historic locomotive, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 at Metrolink Station, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Covina, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

The 133-foot-long Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive leads a train Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Knapp, Wis. (AP Photo/David Boe)

The Big Boy No. 4014, one of the world’s largest steam locomotives, is shown Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Spectators rise the mobile phone and take pictures the historic locomotive, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 at Metrolink Station in Covina, Calif., on Sunday, Jan., 26, 2014. (AP........

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