Union Pacific Big Boy at Altoona Pa.
 

We from Latrobe, Pa. Went to Altoona Thursday am.To see the Big Boy. The organization of that event was amazing.Everything. it was FREE. you picked up a bus at Curve baseball stadium. Rode to Rose Yard saw Big Boy. And other trains, First Responders train.NS executive train. Watched a movie. So much to see long lines for free stuff. Free water, cool down tent, tent to get out the sun, no rain. Bus drivers, police,traffic controllers ,etc first rate. Today we saw Big Boy run thru east of Derry Pa. About 12 ft from track at speed.So we decided to go for lunch about 2 pm.Going thru Latrobe I yell hey there is a yellow passenger car,the Big Boy is at Latrobe Station. Yep.it stopped was unscheduled. There for about 45 minutes. Got pics of it pulling out. There were 5 heritage diesels behind it plus the passenger cars. The diesels did not seem to rev up or have smoke coming out of exhaust just idling.Big Boy pulled out like it was nothing. We sure got our fill of seeing once in a lifetime event.ALCO had a large plant,shuttered now,in Latrobe.they made springs, and tires for steam locos, also heard they forged the side rods for the Big Boy there.i have pics from the office there of 4 steam engines they built, not Big Boy.i remember as a kid at night the steam hammer pounding away, trying to sleep.

You know it did not happen unless you post photos

I know I'm getting photos organized plus I'm havent learned how to post yet but I will.

My Father was born and raised in Altoona, but left in '30's to go to Deee-troit
for the big money in the auto industries.
He took us kids years later to see horse shoe curve, prince Gallitzin spring and castle rock back in the day.
You bring back good memories.:beerchug:

That's pretty cool. Here is the schedule of its tour.

https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule

Here's where it is now.

https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/track

You can see a non runner Big Boy 4012 in Scranton.....