2026 tour completeBig Boy 4014's 2026 tour concluded July 29, 2026. These pages are preserved as a historical archive.
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Big Boy 4014 · 2026 attendance archive
Published crowd figures tied to their sources, plus a frequently repeated historical mix-up worth correcting. This is a partial record because many communities reported only general turnout.
Setting the record straight
Two different record crowds are often blended together. Rochelle, Illinois, drew an estimated 61,000 people during the 2024 Heartland of America tour when No. 4014 stopped at Union Pacific's Global III facility. per shawlocal.com West Chicago, Illinois, drew 45,000 in 2019. per dailyherald.com They were different towns, years, and tours.
| Stop | Date | Reported attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE | May 30 | Thousands per omaha.com |
| West Chicago, IL | June 3 | Thousands per dailyherald.com |
| Fostoria, OH | June 5–6 | Thousands per fox8.com |
| North East, PA | June 9 | 4,250 at Lake Shore Railway Museum plus about 1,000 trackside per cbsnews.com |
| Buffalo, NY | June 10 | Thousands per btpm.org |
| Letchworth, NY | June 11 | Thousands per 13wham.com per rochesterfirst.com |
| Scranton, PA reunion | June 15–16 | 28,500 tickets per day; 57,000 two-day capacity per fox56.com |
“Thousands” means the cited local outlet reported strong turnout without publishing a single hard count. It is not a modeled estimate.
These comparisons are explanatory framing, not a complete national attendance total.
Steamtown National Historic Site normally receives about 60,000 visitors in a year and has been estimated to generate roughly $5–6 million in annual economic impact. per wvia.org The reunion’s 57,000-ticket capacity approached a typical full year of park visitation. per fox56.com
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