4449

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  1. IMG_3072

    IMG_3072

    SP 4449 on it's Sept. 16 excursion from Portland to Bend, OR. Splitting the signals at south end of Deschutes.
  2. IMG_3076

    IMG_3076

    SP 4449 on it's Sept. 16 excursion from Portland to Bend, OR. Unloading at Bend, OR.
  3. IMG_3060

    IMG_3060

    SP 4449 on it's Sept. 16 excursion from Portland to Bend, OR. Stopped at Deschutes for a meet with a northbound BNSF freight.
  4. Home at Cape Horn

    Home at Cape Horn

    Spokane, Portland & Seattle 4-8-4 No.700 is on home rails as it emerges from the Cape Horn Tunnel in the Columbia River Gorge on BNSF rails. SP 4-8-4 No.4449 is also on this train, run for the 2005 NRHS Convention.
  5. Daylight at St. Cloud

    Daylight at St. Cloud

    The Western Star makes the curve at St. Cloud just west of Skamania, WA.
  6. Doubleheader West

    Doubleheader West

    Daylight-painted 4449 leads the NRHS Western Star across the Drano Lake causeway, returning to Portland.
  7. Crossing the Tualatin

    Crossing the Tualatin

    Lookin' up at the 4449 as it crosses the Tualatin River on the way to Sherwood, OR for Crusin' Sherwood.
  8. 4449 at Bend, OR - July 1999

    4449 at Bend, OR - July 1999

    SP 4449 departs Bend, OR, in July 1999 enroute to Railfair '99 in Sacramento. Rob Jacox photo.
  9. 4449 at Bend, OR - March 24, 2002

    4449 at Bend, OR - March 24, 2002

    4449 in "restored" Freedom Train colors clears her cylinders in preperation for an early morning departure from Bend back home to Portland. Rob Jacox photo, March 24, 2002.
  10. 4449 at Bend, OR - March 24, 2002

    4449 at Bend, OR - March 24, 2002

    4449 in "restored" Freedom Train colors clears her cylinders in preperation for an early morning departure from Bend back home to Portland. Rob Jacox photo, March 24, 2002.
  11. A Pair of Northerns

    A Pair of Northerns

    SP 4449 and SP&S 700 pose side-by-side at the Springwater Trail dedication
  12. 4449 in Hillsboro

    4449 in Hillsboro

    SP 4449 sits in American Freedom Train colors at Hillsboro, Oregon for the Art Train Exhibit.
  13. 4449 in the early morning

    4449 in the early morning

    SP 4449 gets ready to depart Sandpoint, ID heading east.
  14. Steaming up the Gorge

    Steaming up the Gorge

    SP 4449, in Freedom Train colors, at Cooks, Wa.
  15. 4449's nose

    4449's nose

    The nose of Ex-SP 4449 in Portland's Brooklyn Roundhouse.
  16. 4449 number plate

    4449 number plate

    4449's Numberplate in July of 2003.
  17. The Queen of Steam!

    The Queen of Steam!

    Isn't she beautiful. The 4449 as she looks through her window at the Brooklyn Roundhouse in Portland, OR.
  18. backing into the fair

    backing into the fair

    Here the engine backs across the temporary track to its new resting place while the fair is in town. Be sure to stop by if you can, and take a look.
  19. 4449 in Salem

    4449 in Salem

    The engine pulls into Salem then attaches a couple diesels to the back of the train to help pull the train through a very sharp corner while the crew keeps an eye on tight clearances.
  20. 4449 on the OE

    4449 on the OE

    at about 8:45am the 4449 moves through Donald, OR.




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