CLEVELAND (WJW) –You don’t have to be a train enthusiast to appreciate a piece of history rolling through Northeast Ohio Monday.
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The historic 1.2 million-pound Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive is on the eastern leg of its nationwide tour and will pass through a number of Ohio cities through the month of June.
Full Ohio schedule:
MONDAY, JUNE 8
- Lorain | June 8: 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Near W. 11th St. and Reid Avenue in the area of the Lorain Historical Society – Carnegie Center
- Euclid | June 8: 1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Chardon Road Crossing, north of Euclid Avenue
ADDITIONAL STOPS IN JUNE
- Struthers | July 12: 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | South Bridge Street Crossing
- Rocky River | July 13: 1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | 19060 Depot Street
- Continental | July 15: 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Near Oak Street and Main Street
The 133-foot-long locomotive is the only Big Boy to still travel the tracks and is one of just a handful of remaining Big Boy engines that were built to haul heavy equipment during World War II.
“No. 4014 was retired in Dec. 1961 after traveling 1,031,205 miles. Union Pacific reacquired it from the RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona, California, in 2013 and relocated it back to Cheyenne, Wyoming, for a multi-year restoration. It returned to service in May 2019 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad’s Completion,” according to Union Pacific.
If you’re gathering to catch a glimpse of the storied locomotive, Union Pacific asks that you stay at least 25 feet away from the railroad tracks as it passes through.
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You can track its path and see a full schedule of stops HERE.
If you don’t get a chance to see No. 4014 as it passes through Ohio, you can find its seven brothers on public display in St. Louis; Dallas; Omaha, Nebraska; Denver; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Green Bay; and Cheyenne…