Union Pacific Big Boy Locomotive to Begin Trek to Cheyenne, Wyo., for Restoration

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<p><img src="http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/newsinfo/graphics/media_kit/steam/4014/4014_thm.jpg"/></p><p>Union Pacific Railroad will begin the final phase of the momentous move of Big Boy No. 4014 to Union Pacific's Heritage Fleet Steam Operations headquarters in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Monday, April 28 at 8 a.m. PDT. The 1.2 million pound steam locomotive will be towed 1,293 miles by modern diesel-electric Union Pacific freight locomotives from the Union Pacific rail yard in Colton, Calif., to Cheyenne, Wyo., for restoration over the next five years.</p>

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