Oct 6 Sketch Big Boy

Name: Oct 6 Sketch Big Boy
Start: 2024-10-06T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-06T11:00:00-05:00
Location: Amtrak-Houston

Schedule

Sun Oct 06 2024 at 08:00 am to 11:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Amtrak-Houston | Houston, TX

Sunday, Oct. 6
Houston Amtrak
902 Washington Ave.
On Display: 9:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Lunch together after at nearby restaurant.
Admission to see the Big Boy is Free and Open to the Public. May be paid parking.
Join us, all skill levels welcome. Bring your own sketch supplies. This is not a class, just people sketching together on location.
No. 4014 is the only Big Boy steam locomotive in operation today. Union Pacific restored it in 2019 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad’s completion.
In all, 25 Big Boy locomotives were built for Union Pacific to haul heavy freight during World War II, but only eight still exist. The other seven are on display around the country. No. 4014 is massive, even by today’s standards. It measures 132 feet long and weighs a whopping 1.2 million pounds.

* Be Aware of the Environment: Big Boy is positioned in a working rail environment with uneven walking surfaces that may create difficulty for accessibility.