{"id":2075,"date":"2026-07-05T19:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2026-07-05T19:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:46:28","slug":"big-boy-locomotive-display-in-philadelphia-shutters-early-due-to-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2075","title":{"rendered":"Big Boy locomotive display in Philadelphia shutters early due to heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Philadelphia\u2019s heatwave has claimed another casualty: the Big Boy. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Union Pacific\u2019s Big Boy No. 4014 \u2014 the world\u2019s largest operating steam locomotive \u2014 closed early to the public Sunday afternoon, due to the oppressive heat, according to a Facebook bulletin. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2073\">Folarin Balogun available to play for USMNT vs. Belgium after FIFA suspends red card<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Navy Yard had been bustling Sunday with fans clad with wide brim hats lathered in sunscreen, hoping to snag a view of the Big Boy. The locomotive was scheduled to be on display until 3 p.m. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>But by 1:30 p.m., when the temperature neared 90, police were turning the train enthusiasts around.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not even letting people get close,\u201d a dejected man in red, white, and blue grumbled to others headed in the direction of the locomotive.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Spokesperson for Union Pacific, Robynn Tysver, said the difficult decision was made as crews began running out of bottled water for the estimated 65,000 visitors \u2014 more than double Saturday\u2019s crowd, Tysver said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe just had to make this call for safety,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Big Boy arrived at Intrepid Avenue and League Island Boulevard for July Fourth, as part of Union Pacific\u2019s coast-to-coast tour commemorating the Semiquincentennial. The Port of Philadelphia also hosted a public viewing on Independence Day, when the temperature eclipsed 100 degrees. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2072\">Philly cleans up the aftermath of America\u2019s 250th birthday<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As of 2 p.m. Sunday, conditions were slightly cooler, but the region remained under a heat advisory. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Reactions to the Big Boy\u2019s reduced hours on social media were mixed: \u201cThis decision is regrettable and puzzling,\u201d one person commented on the Facebook announcement. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was hotter yesterday and you stayed open makes no sense,\u201d noted another. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Others were more understanding: \u201cSafety first for guests and especially crew,\u201d a user wrote. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Big Boy is scheduled to depart Philly on Monday morning and head back West. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s expected to be on display in Altoona\u2019s Railroaders Memorial Museum July 9-10. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2070\">Business owners near the FIFA Fan Festival prepared for crowds. Not all saw them.<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Pacific\u2019s Big Boy No. 4014\u00a0closed early to the public Sunday afternoon. 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