Union Pacific 'Big Boy' Locomotive 4014 Passing Through Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

We spent a day "chasing" the Union Pacific steam locomotive #4014, as it pulled a small train across Iowa. This engine was taken out of service in the late 1950's and sat in Pomona, California (my home town) for 50+ years. Recently, Union Pacific got possession, hauled it back to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and restored it to full operation.

Union Pacific is running this locomitive through the MidWest during July-August 2019, and we were fortunate to see it in static display in Des Moines, and then along the track as it sped by. Awesome experience.

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Location Sign Along Tracks at Arcadia, Iowa -- Chasing the Big Boy, Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

UP 4014 Approaching Arcadia, Iowa -- Chasing the Big Boy, Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

UP 4014 Approaching Arcadia, Iowa, With Grain Elevators in Background -- Chasing the Big Boy, Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

UP 4014 Locomotive at Arcadia, Iowa -- Chasing the Big Boy, Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

UP 4014 Locomotive at Arcadia, Iowa (BW) -- Chasing the Big Boy, Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

UP 4014 Locomotive Front at Arcadia, Iowa (with Arcadia sign) -- Chasing the Big Boy, Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

UP 4014 Locomotive Front at Arcadia, Iowa -- Chasing the Big Boy, Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

UP 4014 Locomotive Cab at Arcadia, Iowa -- Chasing the Big Boy, Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

Last Car Behind UP 4014 at Arcadia, Iowa -- Chasing the Big Boy, Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

Union Pacific 'Big Boy' Locomotive 4014 Passing Through Arcadia, Iowa, August 2, 2019

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