Independent Notes: Re-living history.
On the way into Kemmerer to greet the Big Boy steam engine last week, I was amazed at the number of people lined up along U.S. 30 with cameras (phones) in hand all wanting their own photo of the…
Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” Locomotive coming through Lincoln County
Big Boy No. 4014, the famed Union Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1940s to conquer mountains, is taking off on its Westward Bound Tour on June 30 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, with eight whistle-stops planned in the state including one…
‘Big Boy Bash’ to celebrate massive UP engine’s overnight stop in Evanston
This information comes courtesy of the Evanston Historic Preservation Commission – Once again, Big Boy engine 4014 is heading across Wyoming and will be in Evanston on Wednesday, July 3, at approximately 2 p.m. The massive engine will stay overnight…
Railroad strike risk concerns leaders
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Members of a major railroad union voted to reject a tentative contract deal, union leaders announced Monday, renewing the possibility of a strike that could shut down the country’s…
Big Boy returns from first tour in two years
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Big Boy No. 4014, the famed Union Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1940s to conquer mountains while carrying equipment in support of World War II, will conclude its 2021 tour Tuesday, Sept. 7, when it arrives…