4449 at Portland Union Station

[Pilawt]

4449 is at Portland Union Station, coupled to its train and ready for tomorrow's excursion.

 

[SDJeff]

Cool shots

 

[roee]

Wouldn't it be sweet to see it pull the Talgo trainset?

 

[p51]

I doubt I'll sleep well tonight, as I have tickets in my greedy hands at this moment to ride this consist to Tacoma...

 

[Pilawt]

The sun came out late this afternoon, so I went back for some photos in better light:

 

[Pilawt]

Here's a reunion of two locomotives, 22 years later.

This is the 4449 in 1989 at the 50th anniversary celebration of Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, alongside Amtrak F40PH No. 251:

And here is the 4449 today in Portland as she sounded her horn in greeting to a southbound Cascades train led by the same No. 251 -- or at least its carbody shell, in the form of unpowered cab unit 90251:

 

[mrmoose]

Wow, that's pretty dang cool, Jeff. Two old friends saying hi again, and catching up on old times.

 

[otlocal]

I hope somebody gets pictures of the vintage consist,or atleast the parts that are vintage....Yeh, Jeff well done.