(WJET/WFXP)– The Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive is making its way across the nation and is set to arrive in the Erie and western New York areas next.

Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest steam locomotive, is making its way through the area on June 9 and 10 as part of our nation’s 250th birthday and will be the first time it’s stopped in Pennsylvania and Ohio, giving residents the chance to see it in action.

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Big Boy will be rolling into the area on Tuesday, June 9, starting in Conneaut, Ohio, at 9 am, though the Union Pacific website said there will be no public access.

Its next stop in Erie County will be in North East near the Lake Shore Railway Museum, located at 143 S. Lake St., arriving around 11:30 am and leaving at 11:40 am for Ripley, New York, in Chautauqua County.

Several businesses and organizations in Erie are hosting watch parties for the big day and allowing people to see the train from their parking lots.

Arrowhead Wine Cellars in North East will be hosting a watch party as Big Boy passes through their fields around 11:40. Brewerie at Union Station will also host a watch party from 9 to 11 am. The Harborcreek Fire Department also welcomed residents to watch the train go by from their parking lot.

It’s set to arrive in Ripley at the State Street crossing at noon and will depart at 12:30 pm for a private Norfolk Southern employee event in Buffalo that will have no public access.

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However, there will be a free event in Buffalo on June 10 from 9 am to 2:30 pm with free shuttles available at the Walden Galleria Mall on the north side near Primark.

Capacity for the Walden Galleria Mall event will be limited, Union Pacific said, with metered parking enforced and no parking or pedestrian access at the display site; attendees are advised to use shuttles instead.

The full schedule is available online here.

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