‘Big Boy’ locomotive stops in Scott City 8/28/2021

Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian

Sunday, August 29, 2021

Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a brief stop in Scott City Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Oak Street crossing along Main Street near the Scott City Museum. A large crowd of spectators gathered to see the locomotive, which is one of 25 “Big Boys” built between 1941 and 1944 by American Locomotive Co. and is said to be the largest and most powerful steam locomotive in the world weighing 1.2 million pounds. Big Boy’s 30-minute stop in Scott City was part of a month-long tour of 10 states, including Arkansas, Colorado, Texas and more.

A large crowd gathers to see the Union Pacific 4014 Steam Engine during its stop in Scott City Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Oak Street crossing along Main Street near the Scott City Museum. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)
Railroad police make sure patrons remain a safe distance from the Union Pacific 4014 Steam Engine during its stop in Scott City Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Oak Street crossing along Main Street near the Scott City Museum. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)
Alex Kaler, right, walks hand-in-hand with his son, Cam, 2, through the crowd during the Union Pacific 4014 Steam Engine's stop in Scott City Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Oak Street crossing along Main Street near the Scott City Museum. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)
Pictured is the front of the Union Pacific 4014 Steam Engine during its stop in Scott City Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Oak Street crossing along Main Street near the Scott City Museum. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)

A conductor on the Union Pacific 4014 Steam Engine waves to a large crowd as the train departs from its stop in Scott City Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Oak Street crossing along Main Street near the Scott City Museum. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)
Conductors on the Union Pacific 4014 Steam Engine wave to the crowd as the train departs from its stop in Scott City Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Oak Street crossing along Main Street near the Scott City Museum. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)
A conductor on the Union Pacific 4014 Steam Engine waves to patrons below as the train departs from its stop in Scott City Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Oak Street crossing along Main Street near the Scott City Museum. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)
The Union Pacific 4014 Steam Engine departs from its stop in Scott City Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Oak Street crossing along Main Street near the Scott City Museum. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)