Big Boy rumbles through Eunice

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Historic train travels through St. Landry Parish on 10-state tour
A girl sees and feels the approach of Big Boy. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
By Claudette Olivier and Carissa Hebert The Church Point News and Kinder Courier A Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive never made a trip along the “O.G.” railroad between Opelousas and Church Point, but one of the 1.2 million pound train engines got as close as it will likely ever get to Church Point. On Thursday, as part of the 10-state Big Boy 2021 Tour, Big Boy No. 4014 traveled east along the…

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