Union Pacific Big Boy rolls through Basile, Eunice, and Lawtell
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Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 travels along the Union Pacific railroad in Lawtell last Thursday. The train engine traveled through Louisiana as part of a 10-state tour. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Church Point News)
By: CLAUDETTE OLIVIER
CARISSA HEBERT
LSN Editors
A Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive never made a trip along the "O.G." railroad between Opelousas and Church Point, but one of the 1.2 million pound train engines got as close as it will likely ever get to the area last Thursday.
On Aug. 19, as part of the 10-state Big Boy 2021 Tour, Big Boy No. 4014 traveled east along the Union Pacific railroad…
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