The Lake County Historical Society, located at 415 Riverside Drive, Painesville Twp., Ohio, presents Big Boy Day as the Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 travels East through the United States to celebrate America 250.
See the World’s Largest Steam Engine as it crosses the Painesville trestle bridge and passes by the History Center on the Norfolk Southern tracks on June 8th, 2026. The train will pass between 2 and 2:45 p.m.
Activities at the History Center start at 11 a.m., including guided tours of the History Center at 11:30 am and 12:30 pm. A history of the Big Boy Train will be presented by Tom Pescha of the Painesville Railroad Museum at 1:30 pm.
For a small donation, the lunch menu includes the Big Boy Burgers (two all-beef patties, cheese, shredded lettuce, and big boy sauce on three-piece sesame seed bun), HoBo beans, Hot Dogs, Chips, Pop and Water.
Please bring your own folding lawn chair!
The fun begins on June 8th, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Estimated time of Big Boy passing by is 2:45 p.m.
This event is brought to you by the Lake County Historical Society and the Painesville Railroad Museum.
