Where is the 4449 train

SP hasn't visited its original birthplace in over 40 years. As a joke, the crew of the briefly renumbered to and B during a "double-header" excursion with UP back in A dummy of appeared in some of the scenes of the film. SP has been paired-up with other steam locomotives operating special steam excursions. In a photoshopped April Fools' image, SP wore a wood-burning smokestack.

After nearly two years on the road, was returned to storage in Portland, this time under protective cover and not exposed to the elements. See Also [ ] Gallery. Cancel Save. The Friends of the have been awarded a grant from The Emery Rail Heritage Trust to be used for repair and restoration of our passenger car fleet.

These funds will be a great help in improving the condition of our cars and help keep them in service for years to come. Click here to see more of what the SP has been up to recently. Unfortunately Holiday Express has been cancelled due to Covid so the next opportunity to ride a train being pulled by the SP will likely be Holiday Express For those taking transit, the MAX orange line passes right by the front gate.

One of 's career highlights happened on October 17, , when and sister pulled a special 10 car train for the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society from Los Angeles to Owenyo, California, and return.

In , was painted black and silver and its side skirting a streamlining feature of the Daylight steam engines was removed. Display at Oaks Park In when most of the GS class engines had already been scrapped, a then black-and-silver painted was removed from storage and donated to the city of Portland, Oregon, on April 24, , where it was placed on outdoor public display in Oaks Park. Why of all the available "Daylight" locomotives was chosen may never be known. During its time on display, was repeatedly vandalized and had many of its parts stolen, including its builder's plates and whistle, and the locomotive was quickly deteriorating due to neglect.

It was evaluated for restoration in after becoming a candidate to pull the second American Freedom Train. After finding that 's bearings and rods were in good shape, it was chosen.