Updated with video: A couple thousand people braved the heat and showed up at the Union Pacific Depot in North Lawrence on Monday to welcome Big Boy, the largest steam railroad locomotive ever built.
The Union Pacific railroad depot in North Lawrence will briefly return to the Age of Steam Monday afternoon when Big Boy, the largest steam railroad locomotive ever built, stops at the depot as part of its national excursion tour.
The Union Pacific Big Boy, the largest steam railroad locomotive ever built, will be making a return visit to Lawrence next month — and another in September.