Southern Pacific no.4449 crosses the Green River on the way down the Stampede Pass to Auburn.

The "Tacoma Daylight" heads south to Portland on the final excursion of the 2011 NRHS Convention. My mission was to capture the '49 with the area's most famous landmark - the Tacoma Narrows Bridg... (more)

In December of 1976 the Freedom Train was finishing up its' tour of the United States. December 10-15 saw the train, led by SP 4449, in St. Petersburg. Early in the morning of December 16th the Fr... (more)

Service stop en route to Minneapolis.

"Cedar Rapids" brings up the rear of a Train Festival 2009 excursion pulled by SP 4449. In 1948 it was built with three siblings by the Milwaukee Road. CMO K.F. Nystrom supervised the building of ... (more)

SP 4449 steaming west bound near La Moille, MN on it's way back to Minneapolis from La Cresent, MN.

SP 4449 approaches the Delaney/Mason road crossing on her way back to Owosso during the 2009 Trainfest.

SP 4449 Slowly backing up to Milwaukee's Amtrak station after crossing from main 1 to main 2 at the Cutt Off just west of this location

Refueling at sundown.

Southern Pacific 4449 returns to Owosso from it's day long excursion to Alma, Michigan. I caught it just outside Elsie.

4449 heads back to Owosso. It probably isn't hard to guess what this kid is thinking at the moment of what he wants to be when he grows up.

The 4449 has just crossed over the St. Croix River and into Wisconsin at Prescott. A large crowd of spectators and photographers and videographers is on hand to witness the event and greet the tra... (more)

SP 4449 is cruising along at 60 mph east of Verndale, Minn., on BNSF's ex-NP Staples Sub en route to Minneapolis. The engine had traveled this route once previously en route from Fargo to Minneapo... (more)

In honor of 4449 returning to Minnesota this summer, here's one of my favorite shots of the 4-8-4. During the American Freedom Train's visit to the state in 1975, the train was displayed in Minnea... (more)

4449 sure glistens in the evening sun as she gets turned to head into the house for the next 2 months to prepare for the Big Trip.