SP 4449 brings an excursion train south through the Deschutes River Canyon north of Maupin, OR with a long train of Amtrak and private cars bound for Bend. Using the BNSF Oregon Trunk Sub, the tra... (more)
As seen from the front, SP GS4 4-8-4 No. 4449 languishes in Oaks Park. Not many years hence she'll return to the rails at the head of the American Freedom Train.
If I could go back in time and ride a train, the Shasta Daylight would be my choice. The closest I will ever come was the first summer Saturday evening of 1984, when the Louisiana World's Fair Day... (more)