Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Locomotive
 

Rolls through Warrensburg, Pleasant Hill, Lee's Summit, Independence and stops at KC Union Station for the night. Lee's Summit around 4pm, Independence 5pm, Downtown KC 6pm TODAY. If you have kids, go see it. Last big steam locomotive left running. https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm

Ran through Martin City a couple weeks ago. Took the kids. They thought it was very cool!

Saw this in Jeff City yesterday...pretty cool.

It was in my home town of Pryor, OK two weeks ago. Impressive unit to say the least.

I'll break my "radio silence" this morning because I can't help myself. I took this video near Otterville this AM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iJN_SVyjcc

As someone who is nowhere near where this thing has or will run, thank you! That was very cool.

So, I wonder if it would use the tracks near 19th St., east of downtown to get to Union Station from Independence. Might be worth a look.

go see this and later on in the day take a picture with the western auto sign

where do westerns get the old timey locomotives

Uncle Pete is a terrible corporation, treat their employees like absolute shit. Worse, their disease is spreading throughout the industry. I hope(only because of company error)and the engineer and conductor get away, but big boy catches on fire burns to the ground and takes a bridge or two with it.

the last impressive train I saw was he one put on billy's mom

Here's another for you. This was in Jeff City this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12OFgRQhFSs