Overview
- Union Pacific’s restored Big Boy No. 4014 will be on free public display at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on July 4 and July 5 with posted viewing hours and no boarding allowed.
- The locomotive is traveling a planned route through southeastern and central Pennsylvania with scheduled whistle-stops in Reading and Pottstown before the Philadelphia display and later visits to Lebanon and Leetsdale.
- Several host towns have published traffic closures, parking limits, vendor plans and on-site command stations to manage the large crowds expected for the train’s brief public stops.
- Union Pacific and local officials are urging strict safety precautions including staying at least 25 feet from tracks, no drones, no trespassing on rail property, and hydration measures for extreme heat.
- Big Boy No. 4014 is a 133-foot, 1.2-million-pound steam locomotive that was retired in 1961 and restored to operation in 2019, and its tour has attracted thousands and significant local economic and logistical impacts at prior stops.