Union Pacific's 'Big Boy' making Omaha stop Saturday on historic coast-to-coast trip Kevin Cole World-Herald Staff Writer May 29, 2026 May 29, 2026 Updated 16 hrs ago 0 × Hundreds gather as Union Pacific's Big Boy departs from Fremont. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm&?:@? !24:7:4VD “q:8 q@J” c_`c H:== 36 >2<:?8 2 DE@A :? ~>292 2E E96 6?5 @7 |2J 2D :E EC2G6=D E@ E96 t2DE r@2DE 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 2D A2CE @7 2 4@2DE\E@\4@2DE E@FC >2C<:?8 E96 ad_E9 2??:G6CD2CJ @7 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D] k^AmkAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]FA]4@>^23@FE\FD^9:DE@CJ^DE62>^3:8\3@J\c_`cQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmq:8 q@Jk^2m[ E96 H@C=5VD =2C86DE @A6C2E:?8 DE62> =@4@>@E:G6[ C646?E=J 4@>A=6E65 :ED (6DE r@2DE D4965F=6] %96 `]a >:==:@?\A@F?5[ `ba\7@@E\=@?8 =@4@>@E:G6 :D E96 @?=J @?6 @7 E96 ad 6?8:?6D 3F:=E :? E96 `hc_D E@ 92F= 962GJ 7C6:89E @G6C E96 (2D2E49 |@F?E2:?D :? 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E96 D@FE9H6DE A@CE:@? @7 E96 {2FC:EK6? v2C56?D 2?5 E96C6 :D ?@ 492C86 E@ G:D:E] k^Am Photos: Big Boy 4023 receives new coat of paint at Kenefick Park Big Boy 4023 sits in the sun after receiving a new coat of paint at Kenefick Park in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD Big Boy 4023 sits in the sun after receiving a new coat of paint at Kenefick Park in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD Big Boy 4023 sits in the sun after receiving a new coat of paint at Kenefick Park in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD Big Boy 4023 sits in the sun after receiving a new coat of paint at Kenefick Park in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD Big Boy 4023 sits in the sun after receiving a new coat of paint at Kenefick Park in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD Big Boy 4023 sits in the sun after receiving a new coat of paint at Kenefick Park in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD Big Boy 4023 sits in the sun after receiving a new coat of paint at Kenefick Park in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD Big Boy 4023 sits in the sun after receiving a new coat of paint at Kenefick Park in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD Big Boy 4023 sits in the sun after receiving a new coat of paint at Kenefick Park in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD Big Boy 4023 sits in the sun after receiving a new coat of paint at Kenefick Park in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD kevin.cole@owh.com, 402-444-1272 0 Comments Locations Omaha Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! 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Hundreds gather as Union Pacific's Big Boy departs Fremont Hundreds gather as Union Pacific's Big Boy departs from Fremont.
Photos: Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 stops in Omaha during coast-to-coast America 250 tour Many visited the Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive as it stopped in Omaha on Saturday, May 30, 2026, as part of a coast-to-coast…
