I Caught The SP4449 At...

[NP1232]

... Harbor Crossover, just south of Old Town in Tacoma, Wa on Tuesday.

How about you?

Keith

 

[Bob]

Yep, I got her there too.

But my auto-focus was apparently interested in the Silver Lariat right then.

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[NP1232]

Your location (on the train) makes up for the focus issues. Nice shot of the dome, just the same.

Keith

 

[GoalieFergy53]

I was down at the Old Town crossing to get video of it rolling by. As it about the point where your picture was taken, my camera decided to take a dump so wasn't able to film it. :-( I'm hoping to get video of it heading out of town on Sunday (though the weather isn't supposed to be as nearly as nice as it was yesterday!)

 

[NM_RailNut]

Yep, I got her there too.

But my auto-focus was apparently interested in the Silver Lariat right then.

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Nothing wrong with that shot, since you managed to leave out the Amcans and most of that P42; too bad that the organizers couldn't have scared up some more Budd or P-S streamliners (or even some ACF or a few heavyweight cars, for that matter) instead of those Amfleet cars (yeah, they're Budd products, but they don't really fit in at all with the rest of the consist).

 

[mrmoose]

I wasn't able to get a good shot of her till she was being parked for the night.

 

[Leia]

I caught it as the the train was being put together in Portland.

The engineer of the SP 4449 backing her up.
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The engine cab floor.
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The diesel and cars along side the SP 4449.
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The last move of the night as she was being brought around to the front of the train.
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[mrmoose]

Nice shots Leia!!

 

[Leia]

Thanks, Mrmoose. So are yours, Keith's and Bob's. It must have been great seeing her moving at track speed. I only got to see her moving in working yard speeds.

 

[GoalieFergy53]

Had a bit of luck strike me today. I had to run an errand in Fife today and as I was on 509 noticed #4449 was being moved to get in position for tonight's photo-op. I was able to get to the Milwaukee Way crossing to see it cross and the new 3-chime whistle sounded amazing!