As if on cue, the SP 4449 smokes it up for the onlookers above.

SP 4449 sits in Michigan City, Indiana awaiting it's train from Chicago shortly after sunrise. It was orginally scheduled to run from Chicago but a clearance issue on the NS Chicago Line forced th... (more)

Sometimes dreams really can come true. Having departed Portland, Oregon on July 3, 2009, SP 4449 finally arrived at SRI at about 10:35 P.M. on Sunday, July 19. Here she will rest for the next few ... (more)

4449 sprints east on the BNSF over a small creek towards a rural crossing PACKED with foamers. This was first time ever seeing the 4449, and needless to say I was anything but dissapointed.

SP 4449 finally strolls into Durand after meeting two westbounds just out side Durand, and shortly after the rain had stopped.

A small group including myself, Tom McNair, Erik Rasmussen, and others, beat the crowds by heading river-side for a wonderful shot of the Daylight next to the Mighty Mississippi.

The normally sleepy Highlands station comes alive with spectators here to see 4449 fly by at no less than 60 mph!

The 4449 flies under a decrepit wooden bridge and an old farmhouse.

4449 leaves Michigan City behind as it rolls under the coaling tower.

"Dad, I think I know what I wanna be when I grow up."

SP 4449 awaits her train in the Amtrak Yard in Michigan City, IN. Due to a restriction, the 4449 was sent ahead to Michigan City on the 18th, after dropping her train at Chicago Union Station.

Waiting for its train just North of the Michigan City, IN swing bridge with the NIPSCO power plant in the background a brief window of bright morning light bathes the 4449. Amtrak police put in a... (more)

Such a crappy day for the run from Minneapolis to Chicago on Saturday. It didn't stop crazy railfans from driving hundreds of miles to shoot it in bad light though...... My poor attempt here was... (more)

SP 4449 sleeps under the moonlight at Minneapolis Junction before departing for Chicago later in the morning.