DE SOTO, Mo. — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is expected to make a stop in De Soto on Thursday, Sept. 12.
Union Pacific Railroad announced that its famed Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive will stop in more than three dozen communities during its fall tour across 10 states. The tour also will include four public display days in Houston, Fort Worth and the Chicago area.
The 2024 Heartland of America Tour kicks off Wednesday, Aug. 28, from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Big Boy will pass through Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming.
The Big Boy is expected to arrive from a private viewing in St. Louis for a whistle stop in De Soto at 11 a.m. at the Commercial Street crossing. It then will depart at 11:30 a.m. and head to the Arcadia Valley Amtrak stop.
There will be no charge to see the locomotive.
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