UP Big Boy on tour

[mmie353]

As the Chicago area is popular enough for Irish to visit, an interesting development I noticed on the Big Boy tour is coming to the Chicagoland area, so I will be trying to pop up to see her in all her glory in July:

https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm

In case by any chance anyone else will be in the Chicagoland area about the 27th of July, is when she will be about 45 minutes west of O'Hare airport. It seems to be furthest east that she will be coming as after the few days she is in this area, she seems to be making her way west again.

[mmie353]

A couple of pictures of Big Boy. 

[mmie353]

[PorkyP]

That's a monster, look at the size of those coupling / con rods..!