Top Ten of 2017. With 2017 in the books, here's a look back at my Top 10 favorite shots from the past year.
8. The announcement late in 2016 that Southern Pacific 4-8-4 444... (more)

The 4449 begins its long trip from Portland to New Orleans with the Worlds Fair Express. Train 9 showing in the train number indicator was the number of the southbound (railroad westbound) Shasta... (more)

Early in the morning on a beautiful spring day in Fresno, CA, SP 4449 prepares to depart for its today's run over Tehachapi Pass with the Worlds Fair Daylight. The train is headed for New Orleans,... (more)

Once one of the leaders of the Southern Pacific Daylight, the 4449 seems out of place pulling Empire Builder cars. Such is a part of the locomotive's post-service life in the City of Portland. For... (more)

The Holiday Express has some nice winter sunlight on this cold December morning.

SP 4449 rolls past the Max mainline and Tillicum Bridge on the way to Oaks Park for the Holiday Train.

The Southern Pacific 4449 is about to go under the old Pacific Highway overpass at Oakland, Oregon on the Siskiyou Line. The train was "The Spirit that Won the West" special for shippers... (more)

Festooned with Christmas lights, SP 'Daylight' 4449 leads one of the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation’s “Holiday Express” excursions through the Oaks Bottom area just south of downtown Portla... (more)

SP 4449 leading the 2017 Holiday Train on the Oregon Pacific.

The SP 4449 leads the third Holiday Express excursion of 2017 along the Springwater Trail. Moments after this photo was taken, the train would come to a stop at its terminus point adjacent to Oaks... (more)

The Southern Pacific 4449 and the Spokane Portland & Seattle 700 are on display under steam at the centennial celebration for Portland's Union Station.

SP 4449 and UP 8444 are racing each other up Cajon Pass at Tunnel #2. The SP 4449 would stop just around the curve due to an overheated bearing, ending what was one of the best races up Cajon Pas... (more)

A giant at rest. Southern Pacific Daylight # 4449 is seen at the Oregon Rail Heritage Centre on the evening of 6th October 2017.

Displaying 52, the one-time number of the San Joaquin Daylight, SP 4449 leads World’s Fair Daylight’s on its way to Los Angeles at Santa Clarita, California.

The most notable portion of the 1984 World’s Fair Daylight’s leg that brought it to Los Angeles was its assault over Tehachapi. Less remarked is that it did not take the Palmdale Cutoff... (more)