SP 4449 ( The Daylight ) leads an excursion train from Portland-Bend, Oregon as it climbs the 1.5% grade out of the Gateway.
SP 4449 blasts through the City of Industry with the eastbound Louisiana World's Fair Daylight destined for New Orleans.
SP 4449 has come to a stop with an overheated bearing after "racing" Union Pacific 4449 up Cajon Pass. After the situation was resolved, Extra 51 headed west towards Palmdale.
SP 4449 is heading up Cajon Pass towards Blue Cut as it "races" Union Pacific 8444. In some places on the pass one train would be ahead of the other, but in many places, the SP 4449 and UP 8444 w... (more)
After a photo runby for the passengers Doyle McCormack restarts "The Louisiana World's Fair Daylight" at Kegg, CA in great style as described by the late Jim Boyd in Railfan & Railroad November 19... (more)
Southern Pacific #4449 rests quietly at its home at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center while visitors pass through to admire the magnificent locomotive.
Southern Pacific 4449 sits on track number 5 at the LA Union Station. After most of the crowd left, I had the opportunity to go up in the cab of 4449, and take all the photographs I wanted on the... (more)
4449 started four days of running the Fallbridge Sub to Wishram and back to Vancouver a year ago. After the ugly camera equipment was removed at Cook siding, the train continued on as the sun set.... (more)
4449 started four days of running the Fallbridge Sub to Wishram and back to Vancouver. The special was for documentary an was a complete surprise to many.
Excursion train from Bend, OR to Portland, OR.
The "Spirit that Won the West" shippers special rolls westbound down the Siskiyou Line.
The Louisiana Worlds Fair Daylight highballs Grass Lake siding on the Shasta Route. Former Great Northern observation "Appekunny Mountain" looked right at home on the rear, as its big w... (more)
Eastbound excursion train from Portland, OR to Bend, OR. The photo location is the future site of a new siding.