Weather unlikely to affect Big Boy viewings in Altoona
Big Boy week is here, and the weather forecast for the four days during which it will pass through the area is iffy, calling each day for partly sunny skies, but with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Still, while a behemoth confined to rails can’t dodge the raindrops, the most important public presentations for the world’s largest operating steam locomotive happen to fit into the better parts of the spotty weather pattern predicted by the National Weather Service between Wednesday and Saturday, based on an analysis of details. Wednesday is an exception, as the possible ...