#4449 has reached the top of Marias Pass and started downhill toward Whitefish

With air temp just slightly over freezing, #4449 is charging out of Whitefish, MT on its way to Spokane. The sun has yet to rise in Montana's Northern Latitudes although it is after 8 AM MDT

SP 4449 speeds west along the Columbia River near Sundale, WA.

SP 4449 slows to a service stop at Wishram, its final stop on a long journey from Michigan.

4449 arrives in Havre Montana.

Rumbling into town.

When it comes right down to it, trips like 4449s most recent cross-country journey are not about a 411-ton steam engine, but rather the people who put their lives on hold to bring that engine to t... (more)

A father holds his son as he gazes at the massive machine that is Southern Pacific Daylight 4449, having just arrived in Whitefish, Montana during its cross-country excursion.

SP 4449 leads a fall colors excursion through Lake City, Minnesota at speed along the CP River Subdivision on its return to Minneapolis.

Southern Pacific 4449 steams into Cutbank, Montana on the morning of October 17. The flashy northern is on its way home to Portland, Ore. after a long cross country journey that started in July.