Athearn Genesis HO GEN 4-8-8-4 'Big Boy' Locomotive & CA-11 Caboose w/Lights

Big Boy No. 4014 departed on the “Heartland of America Tour” on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, traveling across nineadditional states: Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. The eight-week tour concludes in late October2024.Union Pacific modified a total of five CA-11 cabooses to serve as ‘Snowbuses’. Two of these had their porches fully enclosed for this assignment.These cars were equipped with MU and signal hoses as they were positioned in the middle of back to back locomotives which amounted to the entiretrain. The Snowbus would ferry crews to locations otherwise unreachable in the worst weather. Recently, 25809 was included in 2023’s Big Boy #4014excursion train.This special set includes UP 4014 and snowbus caboose 25809 (part of the Big Boy’s 2024 excursion train). Special box art will be featured with aTexas motif, which is unique to this one-time-only release.Additionally, the 4014 will feature details and decoration to better match its current appearance, such as polished cylinder heads, rear tendermarkings, Sinclair antennas on the cab, and various commemorative plaques on the loco and tender. Athearn is tooling new details as well, such asthe triple dynamos, PTC boxes, and tender oil bunker details.