So, I'm sure that the Venn diagram of people that attend Oshkosh and people that are interested in railroading has a fairly decent intersection. As such, I figure that some of the population here would like to hear that UP's 4014, or Big Boy, will be fairly close to Oshkosh while we are all there. The closest it gets will be Thursday morning, in Friesland, WI, a bit more than an hour away. It will be there between 9:45am and 10:30am.

If that timing derails your plans , then it will be in West Chicago from Friday around 2:30pm through the Monday after Oshkosh.
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I've seen a static Big Boy (we have one here in St. Louis at the Transportation Museum... if you haven't been, it's a TREAT). So I will *likely* try to head out Thursday morning and check it out in Friesland. Because I've just GOT to see this thing in motion.

Any takers for a road trip?