Big Boy rolls through Hearne

HISTORIC LOCOMOTIVE IN OURAREA... 'BIG BOY' HAS MADE ITSFINAL STOP FOR THE NIGHT AIS RESTING IN HEARNE.

KRHDNEWS REPORTER HANNAH KING WASTHERE... ALONG WITH OTHERSLOOKING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OFTHE WORLD'S LARGEST STEAMENNEGIHEARING THAT WHISTLE... FROMTHIS LOCOMOTIVE... ISSOMETHING THIS AUSTIN NATIVESAID HE WOULDN'T MISS AGN.AISOT L3: LYNN FISK,USTI ANATIVE, TRAIN ENTHUSIAST"WE'VE NEVER SEEN THISNE OBEFORE..

IT CAME THROUGH TEXASBACK IN 2019... AND I MISSEDIT AND WE WOULDN'T MAKE THATMISTAKE AGAIN" SO... HEARRIVED IN HEARNE HOURS BEREFOBIG BOY WAS SENT TO ROLL IN.L3: LYNN FISK, AUSTIN NATIVE,TRAIN ENTHUSIAST "I HOPE ITWILL CREATE ENOUGH INTERESTTHAT OTHER STEAM TRAINS CABENSTORED AND BE PUT BACK ONLINESO OTHERS CAN JOIN IN THECELEBRATION." BIG BOY'S LEADENGINEER ED DICKENS IS GLADIT'S DOING WHAT IT'S BUILT TODO... SHOWCASING HISTORY.

SOTL3: ED DICKENS, LEAD ENGINEER,BIG BOY "FOR DECADES ANDDECADES... RAIL ROAD FANSTHROUGHOUT THE WORLD HAVEALWAYS ASKED THE QUESTION..WHEN WILL BIG BORUY N AGAIN?AND OFFICIALS TOLD THEMNEVER..

ITS TOO BIG..

IT WILLNEVER HAPPEN" LEADERS STARTEDREBUILDING IT IN 2017 AND REHEIT IS... A SEVEN- THOUSA-NDHORSEPOWER STEAM ENGINE...TRAVELING ON A 4,000-MILE, 10-STATE TOUR.

IN HEARNE HANNAHKING KRHD NEWS.HANNAH THANK YOU...ON MONDAYBIG BOY WILL LEAVE HEARNEAROUND 8AM....STOPPING INNAVASOTA AT LEE CROSSING ANDTHEN TO HEMPSTEAD AT WILKINGCROSSING BEFORE HEADING TOHOUSTON, WHERE IT WILL SAYTILL TUESDAY BRFORE CONTINNGUITHE TOUR