The clouds rolled in before 4449 arrived at Maple Springs, but from this vantage point high above the river the train still looked great.

Dolye has the throttle to the roof as 4449 speeds between Duke and Blackbird. This train was moving!

Hundreds of railfans were on hand to witness the 4449's steamy passage through Dakota, near La Crescent.

4449 works hard on the uphill climb out of Red Wing, heading towards Frontenac.

SP 4449 races through Maple Springs on the fall colors excursion train held by the "Friends of 261."

I finally found a spot to shoot this train without being surrounded by dozens of other fans. After backing east across the Mississippi River Bridge to clear the signal, the SP 4449 heads west for... (more)

Just another of the thousands of photos taken of the SP 4449 on the CP River Subdivision.

Doing some FAST running at Homer.

Southern Pacific 4449 rolls off the miles where the Hiawathas used to roam, along the Mississippi River near Lake City.

The clouds parted nicely just in time as SP 4449 raced on towards Red Wing with the fall colors excursion train held by the "Friends of 261."

A light dusting of snow offers the rare opportunity to see SP 4449 in a wintery scene as it leaves Minneapolis for Winona and La Crescent, Minn. Temperature was in the 20s - it's going to be a lon... (more)

In what will probably be my only sunny shots of the weekend of this unit, SP 4449 takes the east leg of the wye before shoving back into the siding for the night. Tomorrow they'll head down the M... (more)

SP 4449 continues catch the evening sun while it gets a once over by its crew in anticipation for the weekend's excursions down along the Mississippi River.

Nice steam with cool temperatures. SP 4449 pulls west beginning its trip around the Mpls. Jct. wye to position the train for its eastbound departure to Winona along the Mississippi River on Saturd... (more)

SP 4449 is all but a blur as she streaks past an abandoned tower in East Chicago. Thanks to the local Chicago railfans that showed us around the IHB for the last minute detour.