Sp 4449 daylight american freedom train aft amtrak special. Buy southern pacific daylight freedom train authentic railroad tshirt. By the time the engine arrived it was pouring down rain. Im talking about the 1970s sp 4449 aft not the 1940s alco pa aft. The steam locomotive sp 4449 that pulled the bicentennial freedom train more than 30,000 miles around the united. Southern pacific daylight 4449, built by lima, is queen of the american west. Daylight class engine, was donated to the american freedom train by the city of portland, oregon. Today, the locomotive is restored and wears the railroads daylight livery. On december 14, 1974, southern pacific 4449 was towed out of oaks park in southeast portland, or. Once restored, this locomotive will be thoroughly tested and.
Daylight 4449 steams to bend, oregon 24 june 2017 duration. The gs4 is a streamlined 484 northern type steam locomotive used on the southern pacific. Train simulator, tough guys 4449 hijacking remake duration. A long sleved denim shirt with sp 4449 the daylight logo embroidered above the pocket. The 4449 sp daylight express full documentarystory duration. A couple of the photos below are of me on a diesel locomotive that was on a siding waiting for the daylight to arrive. Buy southern pacific sp daylight 4449 authentic railroad tshirt tee shirt 4449.
Southern pacific 4449 american freedom train 8 x 10 metal sign. Southern pacific sp daylight 4449 authentic railroad tshirt tee shirt 4449. So the locomotive was evaluated in 1974 for restoration as a freedom train. As part of the american freedom train, the locomotive pulled a display train through most of the contiguous united states. Southern pacific sp daylight 4449 authentic railroad tshirt tee shirt 4449 5. The american freedom train was a special consist designed by ross rowland. The definitive source of information on the daylights, once pulled by our very own sp 4449. They carried the orange and red daylight paint scheme.
The 4449 sp daylight express full documentarystory youtube. In 1984, 4449 pulled an all daylight painted train from portland to new orleans, louisiana and back, to publicize the worlds fair with up 8444 there too. Why the sp 4449 is such a badass train popular mechanics. American freedom train at lakeview road in 1976 by tpavluvcik, via flickr. In ridgewood home addition, recreating the world of steam engines. To publicize the 1984 worlds fair, the 4449 pulled a daylightgarbed train from portland to new orleans and back, a tidy 7,477mile round trip that went into the books as the longest steamtrain. New southern pacific daylight train 98 99 by richard k. The 7,477mile 12,033 km round trip was the longest steam train excursion in the history of the united states. Southern pacific daylight freedom train authentic railroad tshirt. There, the 4449 was disassembled, inspected, repaired, and reassembled to pull the american freedom train in 19751977, a train full of historic artifacts.
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