The SP excursion train travels along the Mississippi river through Galena on the BNSF. It will stop at Savanna for servicing and then continue on its trek to Chicago.
SP 4449 stops for a service stop at Savanna as a huge crowd shows up to see the action.
Shortly after a service stop in La Crosse, the SP 4449 heads south passing Grandpa's Bluff, where this photo was taken.
SP 4449 has just left the yard pulling east past a golf course near Grandad's Bluff.
People gather to get a look at SP 4449 before it departs.
SP 4449 takes the siding to meet a WB z-train. This was a well orchestrated meet, with neither train having to come to a stop.
SP 4449 races east for a sprint across relative flatlands, compared to the mountains in the background.
After clearance issues were brought up, an extra light engine move was needed to move the Daylight to Michigan City, IN via the IHB at Congress Park. A true treat so see SP 4449 at night operating... (more)
Passenger locomotives of the past and the present congregate at Lumber Street.
Special along the Mississippi river
History is made, SP 4449 arrives into the city of Chicago. The skyline looms above the Daylight.
Looking good, All most glad it was cloudy, No shadows under the running boards.
