Following restoration for American Freedom Train service, SP4449 makes her early morning debut at BN's Hoyt Street roundhouse in Portland where the work was done. She had actually been out and abo... (more)

Running east on the Milwaukee Road, the ex-SP GS-4 class 4-8-4 pulls the American Freedom Train on its leg between Sioux City, IA and Des Moines, IA. The train is about 40 miles from the Milwauke... (more)

The Freedom train is heading for Los Angeles, and is the first trip to LA for the newly restored GS4. Seen at Caliente siding on the Tehachapi line. Doyle can be seen leaning out the cab looking a... (more)

Former Southern Pacific GS-4 class steam engine 4449 was restored to operable condition for use on the American Freedom Train in the mid-1970s. The Lima-built 4-8-4 hauled the traveling museum ar... (more)

With Doyle McCormick at the throttle, the American Freedom Train has arrived in southern California! Engine 4449, an ex-Southern Pacific GS-4 class 4-8-4, has been restored to operatiing conditio... (more)

South of Merced, CA on the SP San Joaquin Division. Half day off from work was worth it!

Everybody got their picture taken in front of the old girl while the crews changed in Dunsmuir

The American Freedom train is making it's way south on it's tour of the USA

Former Southern Pacific steam locomotive GS 4 # 4449, built by the Lima Locomotive Works of Lima Ohio for the SP in 1941, is seen here on the point of the American Freedom Train at Chatsworth Cali... (more)

Heading South (SP West), the #4449 has the entire American Freedom Train in tow as it heads down the Sacramento River Canyon at Soda Creek Rd. Behind the #4449 is SP' Bicentennial unit SD45T2 #938... (more)

After arriving in San Francisco for its display date, the Freedom Train was moved to Crissy Field. The 4449 itself only went as far as Aquatic Park do to clearence issues in the Fort Mason tunnel.... (more)

For the first time since 1958, a standard gauge Southern Pacific steam locomotive was hot and pulling a train in California as 4449 arrive in Mt. Shasta City on its way East to join with the rest ... (more)

The ex-SP 4449 returns from Wishram to Portland on its break-in run following restoration for the AFT.

After making a brief servicing stop in St. Cloud, X4449 (ex-SP GS-4 4449) accelerates with the American Freedom Train southbound on the Burlington Northern as it passes by the Minnesota Sta... (more)

Returning to California after a display date in Reno, the Freedom Train with the 4449 on the head end arrives in Truckee CA, on Thanksgiving Day 1975. Cold and snowy but still met by a large crowd... (more)