Wyoming
Big Boy Leaves Cheyenne Wyoming For CA, March 2026
The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 will embark on a 2026 tour to celebrate the U.S. Semiquincentennial, starting with a westward leg from Cheyenne, Wyoming, to California from March 29 to April 24. Major public displays are scheduled for April 10–11 in Roseville, California, and April 18–19 in Ogden, Utah. An eastern tour leg beginning in late spring is also planned. Read the Union Pacific Schedule HERE!
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Delivered in December 1941, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 is a massive 1.2-million-pound steam locomotive that primarily operated between Ogden, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, to haul heavy freight over mountain grades.
Watch the video below as Jay Leno tours the restored BIG BOY 4014.
After retiring in 1961, it was reacquired by Union Pacific in 2013 and returned to Cheyenne for a full restoration, returning to service in May 2019.
The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 underwent a massive, multi-year restoration by the UP Steam Team, converting it from coal to oil, replacing parts, and modernizing its systems.
It returned to service in May 2019 for the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad, becoming the world’s largest operating steam locomotive. The process involved detailed inspections, complex crane-assisted reassembly, fabrication of new components, and conversion of its firebox to oil, making it a functional historical artifact.
As of early 2026, the Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 is stationed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, preparing for a major 2026 coast-to-coast tour starting March 29 to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. It is the world’s only operating Big Boy locomotive, having recently completed tours in 2024 and 2025.
Big Boy Number 4004 remains an imposing sight, and you can see it upclose. The world’s largest steam locomotive, this powerful coal-fired engine was designed to pull a 3600-ton train over steep grades between Cheyenne, WY, and Ogden, Utah. The 4004 is one of the eight remaining Big Boys throughout the country.
The engine is on display year-round in the southeast corner of Holliday Park. You can park your car in the lot accessible from East 17th Street and Morrie Avenue.
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Gallery Credit: Glenn Woods
Old Medicine Of The Chugwater Wyoming Drugstore
If you visit the tiny town of Chugwater Wyoming you’ll find the newly restored Soda Fountain.
In fact it’s Wyoming’s oldest soda fountain and malt shot.
It’s always worth stopping in for breakfast or lunch, or maybe a shake or malt.
The place was a drug store and soda fountain for the longest time.
Back then soda was actually used to cure an upset stomach.
So what sort of old medicines were left behind by Chugwater’s last pharmacist?
It turns out, some of them are on display.
Gallery Credit: Glenn Woods