Kansas City, MO

What’s happening at this stop

At Kansas City the schedule lists a public viewing rather than a walk-up display. 4014 is parked at Union Station, and local coverage of the visit reported public viewing on July 22 beginning at 9 a.m., with an additional evening window that day. A viewing of this kind means the locomotive is seen from behind a perimeter rather than up close, and the times are shorter than a full display day.

Because viewing arrangements at Union Station can change, confirm the current day's hours and access with the venue before you go. Union Station itself, opened in 1914, was once among the busiest passenger terminals in the country.

Why this stop matters

Kansas City sat at the meeting point of Western and Southwestern roads in the steam era — a junction where Santa Fe, Rock Island, Frisco, Burlington, Wabash, Missouri Pacific, and Union Pacific traffic all interchanged. Union Station, completed in 1914, was once among the busiest passenger terminals in the country.