The giant Union Pacific locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 passed through Berks County for a second time Tuesday as it made its way west for a return home.
The steam engine, which is 133 feet long and 1.2 million pounds was in the region last week as it headed to Philadelphia for celebrations of the nation’s 250th anniversary after a coast-to-coast journey from California.
Crowds once again lined the route as the train made its way from King of Prussia to Lebanon for one last chance to see the only engine of its kind that still takes to the tracks.
Big Boy 4014 rolls through Wernersville on its way back home to the West on Tuesday. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Big Boy 4014 rolls past Granite Point in Wyomissing. JEREMY DREY/SPECIAL TO THE READING EAGLE
A fan displays a penny that he put on the track before Big Boy 4014 rolled through Wernersville. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Big Boy 4014 rolls past a crossing along Route 724. JEREMY DREY/SPECIAL TO THE READING EAGLE
Big Boy 4014 rolls through Wernersville (BILL UHRICH -READING EAGLE)
Engineer Ed Dickens pilots Big Boy 4014 through Wernersville. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
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Big Boy 4014 rolls through Wernersville on its way back home to the West on Tuesday. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)