Did you know our artistic director and founder has been a huge train fan all his life? (His actual first words ever were "choo-choo"!)

Yesterday, he caught the historic Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, as it passed through the campus of our troupe's alma mater, Case Western Reserve University, on its journey to the East Coast as part of the United States 250th birthday. The return trip brings it back through Ohio next month, passing through Cleveland again on Monday, July 13 with a bigger event in Fostoria, OH the next day.

But we're hoping to catch Big Boy's stop in Struthers, OH on July 12 on the way to a storage locker run to prep for our upcoming shows at Pennsic later that month!

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Big Boy 4014 continuing its journey after a quick stop in Ostrom to let a freight train by.

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April 20, 2026 at 09:56PM

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Big Boy 4014 leaving Roseville, CA on its Coast to Coast Tour.

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April 20, 2026 at 09:52PM

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BigBoy Train leaving Roseville, CA. Disappearing in a cloud of steam.

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April 20, 2026 at 09:48PM

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BigBoy Train leaving Roseville, CA. Disappearing in a cloud of steam.

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April 20, 2026 at 09:48PM

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A lot of steam for....BigBoy train disappearing in the steam clouds of the locomotive while leaving Roseville.

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April 16, 2026 at 08:20AM

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Full steam ahead! Big Boy 4014 leaving Roseville, CA on its Coast to Coast Tour.

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April 15, 2026 at 09:30PM

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The Union Pacific No.4014 "Big Boy," a 4-8-8-4 steam engine, rolling along the southern edge of the Black Rock playa in Nevada this morning. The 4014 was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York, in 1941.
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