2026 · 250th Anniversary Tour

Coast to coast under steam.

Big Boy 4014 — the largest operating steam locomotive in the world — rolled across the United States in 2026 to mark America’s 250th. The tour is now complete; this unofficial fan site keeps a record of it: every stop, the route, videos from the road, and the history behind the locomotive.

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Big Boy 4014 under steam, smoke and steam billowing from the stack as the locomotive accelerates along the main line.
Photo: Masoncnugent ·CC BY-SA 4.0 ·Wikimedia Commons

Stops on the tour

59

Drawn from the published Union Pacific schedule.

Tour dates

Jun 17 – Jul 29, 2026

From Scranton, PA to Cheyenne, WY.

States visited

8

Every stop is on the route map.

Schedule & map

Every stop on the tour with arrival and departure times, plotted on a map of the route.

Route map

The whole tour on one map — every stop connected in schedule order, state by state.

Videos

Fan-filmed footage of 4014 out on the road, shared with the creators’ permission.

History

Restoration of 4014 in Cheyenne, the Big Boy class, and broader steam-era context.

FAQ

Where 4014 is now, where the tour went, and whether there’s a printable timetable — answered.

About

What this site is, what it isn’t, and how the schedule pipeline works.