25 Big Boys were built during World War II, with only eight surviving. No. 4014 is the only one that is still in operation and is the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, Union Pacific said.
(Courtesy: Union Pacific)
The train will make stops in more than three dozen communities across America’s Heartland with six in Arkansas.
Here’s the schedule for Big Boy as it makes its way through Arkansas:
Friday, Sept. 13
Poplar Bluff, Mo. (9:00 a.m. departure) to Jonesboro, Ark.
Piggott, Ark. Jackson St. Crossing
Arrival Depart
1:30 p.m. CT 2:00 p.m. CT
Saturday, Sept. 14
Jonesboro, Ark. (9:00 a.m. departure) to North Little Rock, Ark.
Hickory Ridge, Ark. Laurel St. Crossing
Arrival Depart
10:30 a.m. CT 11:00 a.m. CT
Brinkley, Ark. Central Delta Depot Museum 100 W. Cypress St.
Arrival Depart
12:15 p.m. CT 12:45 p.m. CT
Pine Bluff, Ark. Pine Bluff Museum Depot 201 E. 4th Ave
Arrival Depart
3:00 p.m. CT 3:30 p.m. CT
Sunday, Sept. 15
North Little Rock, Ark. 1000 W 4th St.
NO PUBLIC ACCESS until 5:00 p.m. Public Viewing Only: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CT
Monday, Sept. 16
North Little Rock, Ark. (8:00 a.m. departure) to Texarkana, Ark.
Kingsland, Ark. Johnny Cash Birthplace Maple St. Crossing
Arrival Depart
11:45 a.m. CT 12:15 p.m. CT
Tuesday, Sept. 17
Texarkana, Ark. (9:00 a.m. departure) to Dallas, Texas
For those in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley wanting to catch a glimpse of Big Boy, it won’t make a trip directly to those areas but it also won’t be far away. Big Boy will make stops in eastern portions of Oklahoma.
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