Meet at the Edge of the Sky SP 4449, AMTK 23 and the passenger special meet a MOW train unloading concrete ties along the BNSF Lakeside Subdivision between Lind and Hatton.

Couldn't be Happier A member of the 4449 crew flashes a big grin at the photographer watching 4449 pulling the grade eastbound through Providence Coulee in eastern Washington. Note the r... (more)

SP 4449 crosses the bridge over the outflow of Rock Cove at Stevenson. Skamania Lodge can be seen in the background.

On Day 2 of the eastward journey to Train Festival 2009, SP 4449 proudly shows her Old Glories as she begins her departure from Spokane Station on a another bright and sunny morning. Today's jour... (more)

Under the watchful eyes of engineer Doyle L. McCormack and fireman Luke Johnson, SP 4449 crosses the points of switch 3 en route to the main line to head east to Idaho and beyond.

SP 4449 rounds the northeast leg of the Willbridge wye which will send it across the Willamette Draw and into Washington, enroute to Owosso, Michigan for Train Festival 2009. The lush green hills... (more)

While the train made it to Spokane, the work didn't stop there as a team of mechanics swarm over the steam-driven beast like a well-oiled machine (yes, pun intended).

SP 4449 heads EB through the "town" of Mesa on its way to Spokane on its journey to TrainFestival 2009.

SP 4449 heads EB through the small hamlet of Hatton, WA on day 1 of its journey to Michigan for TrainFestival 2009.

The SP 4449 crosses the Willamette Drawbridge on its way out of Portland. They barely 4 miles into their 2500 mile journey to Train Festival 2009 in Owosso, MI.