Two years ago today, 4449 had just completed its legendary secret IMAX run along the BNSF Fallbridge Sub. On a very dreary Friday the 13th, she returns to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center from the ... (more)
Bound for the NRHS Convention in San Jose, SP 4449 climbs the 1% westward grade at Kegg Pit, California. At the time, no one realized that this would be the last time the Daylight 4-8-4 would go ... (more)
a recent recovery of some old digital files brought back some images of mine from 2018! Including the Lerro Productions charter at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Oct, 2018. Center stage... Sou... (more)
There's Something You Don't See Everyday. It's your typical, June afternoon in Portland as...wait...SP 4449 running tender-forward on the mainline? That's right, the 1941-built product of L... (more)
Commonly called "The Most Beautiful Train In The World,"Southern Pacific's Daylight passenger trains must have been a sight to see skirting the Pacific Ocean along the California ... (more)