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Crowds Gather as Historic Steam Locomotive Rolls Through Chautauqua County

A massive train made its presence felt in Chautauqua County Tuesday afternoon as part of its historic "America 250" trip. Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 made a whistle-stop in Ripley at about 12:00 PM and remained at the State Street crossing for approximately 30 minutes before heading east towards Buffalo. WDOE News spoke with some of the residents who gathered around one of the crossings in the Dunkirk area. One of them was Holly Kimborowicz...

Holly Kimborowicz: w a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Below are more photos and a video of the locomotive's arrival in Ripley.

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Photos by Joe Keyser and Jason Ferguson; videos by Jason Ferguson and Tony Lynn

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