HUNDREDS OF FOLKS MADE THEIR WAY
OUT TO VAN BUREN TO CHECK OUT
UNION PACIFIC'S BIG BOY NO.
4014' ? THE WORLD'S
ONLY OPERATING BIG BOY STEAM
LOCOMOTIVE. "It was neat to see
something that is part of
American history right here in
our
little town of Van Buren. That
was really neat."
TWENTY-FIVE BIG BOY STEAM
LOCOMOTIVE
WERE BUILT IN 1941 FOR THE UNION
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
AFTER A MULTI-YEAR RESTORATION,
BIG
BOY 40-14 IS TAKING A TOUR OF
THE
MIDWEST TO COMMEMORATE THE
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD'S
150TH ANNIVERSARY. IT WAS A
SIGHT TO SEE ? AND FEEL. "Steam,
just the power of it, you can
feel it shaking and rumbling
your insides, when it
starts to take off and start
moving, it's just
awesome." BIG BOY SPENT THE
NIGHT IN
VAN BUREN BEFORE TAKING OFF FOR
SALLISAW JUST AFTER 8:00 THIS
MORNING.
THE TRAIN IS SCHEDULED TO END UP
IN COFFEYVILLE KANSAS BY LATE
AFTERNOON. "train horn sound"
REPORTING IN VAN BUREN ? COLE
ZIMMERMAN, 40/29 NEWS.
