Officially in the capable hands of "Engineer Wyrock" (malapropism courtesy the North Branch Dispatcher while issuing the... (more)

About 25 miles east of Auburn, WA, crossing the Green River at Palmer Jct. on the Stampede Sub of the BNSF.

SP 4449 roars through Ravensdale at track speed on it's return trip to Tacoma from Easton.

Night Shoot at Tacoma Rail featuring the 4449 under steam. A pair of Tacoma Rail units have been added to the scene after pulling an NRHS excursion back to Tacoma. The 4449 has been properly sp... (more)

The SP 4449 screams past Kalama at 60 MPH on it's way to Tacoma, WA. with an NRHS special.

Cascade Rails 2011, this year's NRHS convention, featured a night photography session led by the Steve Barry. Steve is recognized as a master of flash photography for railroad subjects, and this ... (more)

The first of three revenue trips for the 4449 during the NRHS Convention in Tacoma, WA. Here she is racing along the Puget Sound and headed for a whole bunch of congestion in Tacoma.

SP 4449 heads north with it's NRHS special toward Tacoma, WA. Here it is seen rounding the curve at Castle Rock.

SP 4449 pulling a NRHS Convention Special arrives in Downtown Tacoma. Passing the Tempco Export Elevator and Half Moon Yard, the train is only a few minutes from it's destination.

Southern Pacific 4-8-4 4449 is on her way from Portland, OR to Tacoma, WA for Cascade Rails 2011, this year's NRHS convention. The train has just crossed the swing bridge over the Columbia Riv... (more)

Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 overtakes a pack of chasers leaving even it's own tender struggling to keep up! A pan at 1/13th.

Former CN FP9 painted in SP Black Widow scheme trailed by Ex CSX GP35 and ICG GP11 on a Washington and Idaho Railway northbound. The train is picking up empty container wells that were stored duri... (more)

A full moon, the Big Dipper and single street light bring to life a nocturnal scene along the Washington & Idaho Railway, depicting MRLX, the forlorn sister to famed "Black Widow" 6304, awaiting r... (more)

Broken under the stars. Sitting in the late evening warmth, the '11 awaits her day when she'll be working again. This trip to Rosalia shows the unit back together, but still no signs of mov... (more)