NRHS 2005 Go By Train Convention double header heads back to Portland this time with 4449 in the lead.
Actauuly is a color photo. Silhouette against Horsethief Lake and Columbia River
Eastbound to Pasco
On a beautiful late spring afternoon, SP 4449 pulls an excursion train in the return leg of a round trip from Portland to Wishram and back.
Ex-SP 4449 speeds west across Horsethief Lake, on its way back to Portland, from Wishram.
Accelerating after holding the main to meet a couple of eastbound freights. Great stack talk here -- I wish I had audio!
A steamer hauling doubelstacks that's one crazy model railroad. Actually, BN agreed to let the steamer run on it's tracks only if it hauled a few revenue cars also. The loco was headed to Wenatche... (more)
Western Star steam special led by SP 4449 rounds the curve and enters a cut after leaving Wishram. The entire train is in view.
AFT 4449 sprints back to Portland after a trip down the Deshutes River Canyon.
Northbound on Seattle Subdivision
SP 4449 pauses at Avery during an excursion in May 2001.
The cab of SP 4449.