KIMBALL WELCOMES BACK THE BIG BOY
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Daria Anderson-Faden
When the Big Boy steam locomotive chugged into Kimball on Thursday, a crowd of train and history buffs greeted it at the train station.
A large crowd gathered in Kimball Monday morning to see a piece of history and a showpiece of the Union Pacific, the Big Boy No. 4014. The steam locomotive was returning to its home base in Cheyenne after a trip to the College World Series.
The Big Boy No. 4014 was built in 1941 and restored in 2013 to travel to special events. Onlookers included young and old, first-time viewers, Kimball residents, and train enthusiasts from across the nation.
One young man carried around a miniature model Big Boy train.
Big Boy No. 4014 traveled to Omaha for the College World Series. The trip was known a...
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