SP 4449 Portland, OR & Chase Eastbound 7/3/09

[JimTLonW6]

Excellent shots!

Really seems to capture the romance of American passenger trains up to the end of steam.

[argenvia]

Wonderful

That diversity of passenger cars, and speed 5 stars

Greetings from Argentina

gustavo

[aacuna09]

ur hot lol

[CoastStarlight11]

Total awesomeness to the absolute max!!!! I shot this train 11 times at 11 different locations across the state of Michigan in July of 2009, vids are on my youtube account.

[DegenerationX07]

does anyone know when this Awesome train will be coming back Through the Portland Area?

[CoastStarlight11]

It returned back to Portland, Oregon on October 20th, 2009.

[ThomasRivette]

Beautiful locations, if you like scenic locations like these, you will love "The Spot" in Niles Canyon.

[FranklinParkIL]

Due in Franklin Park Illinois August 1 2009.

Engine 4429 will be on display from 10am to 5pm August 1, 2009. This Saturday.

Many YouTubers came from afar to Franklin Park for Railroad Days. Bring your camera and record the events then upload your videos to YouTube so we can all see. Meet fellow YouTubers and Rail fans.

Bring money and enjoy a Lunch at the New Crossing Grill, one block away from the Steam Engine on Franklin Avenue.

Be there or be square!

[dreambuilders48808]

Sweet!

Can't wait until July 19th when she will be in

Lansing,Mi.

TRAIN FESTIVAL 2009 July 23-26

AWESOM!

[trainz675]

il see her on the 18th in La Crosse Wisconsin

[murjax]

Wow what a catch. I wonder what the drivers on that bridge thought when they saw smoke rising from below. That must've been something.

[jpaufsc]

wow! That's some rare meat right there.

[juvmol]

wow ! lots of diferents cars.love the view of the tall bridge , wath river its crossing?

[juvmol]

wats the name of this bridge its so tall and amzing and looks like a double decker also??

[juvmol]

tks

[Danapeople]

if i had come on a my vacation a few days later, i could have see this

[Squawk7600]

Great shots of a really fantastic train!! I especially like the last one... beautiful scenery with the trees and mountains and train coming through the curve-- was that one in Washington?? Awesome video!! Thanks for doing this for those of us that can't be there.

[myamazingworld]

Thank you everyone for the positive feedback. The sound was awesome in the still air. Great sun angles too at that time of day. FYI scene 2 is not the main hwy (Hwy 14) along the gorge. Its more of a neighborhood connector road. Scene 2 is around MP17-18 in Vancouver, WA, scene 3 is around MP49-50 (near Bonneville Dam)

[C60AC]

They need to take that P42 off, if there's one steam loco that don't need no assistance from a diesel it's the 4449...c'mon. Nice shots though! That living legend always seems to put on one hell of an amazing show! 10/5*!

[C60AC]

True, but just saying :)

[SSW8040]

And for dynamic braking

[jotape1960]

Hi!!!

I'm not a USA citizen. I'm from Chile (South America) and I want to know about some statisticals: How many miles of railroad tracks are electrified in USA? versus How many miles are diesel/steam services?

Here, in Chile, we almost don't have trains. Just a "Metro" train service, around 150 kilometers long and three or four first class services a day around 400 kilometers long, all electric type. It's a pity!!!

Thanks a lot for your time!!!

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!!!!!

[juvmol]

iam wating to see who responds to this answer , its very interesting to know

[dreambuilders48808]

Wow. That answer would take a lot of research. We have

track abandonment's every day it seems. I would

say 90% of all trackage is NOT electrified. Steam is

for Excursions or Museums. Diesel is the main motive

power in America for the railroads.

[SSW8040]

It is required by the FRA to have dynamic brakes on a train like this. Before the days of diesels with dynamic brakes trains had to stop a lot. It would a lot of congestion on our rail lines and could burn up the brakes on a steam engine.

[SSW8040]

That's interesting. But you need dynamic braking when you do down grades like Marias Pass.

[SkipW]

What a vintage odd lot consist, thanks for the video

[dude4449]

Awesome job ! Must have been fun.

[hawkeyetherailfan]

Wow! I can't wait to ride it! Awesome video!

[NSHorseheadSD70]

I'm sure the P42 is just for show ;) Very nice.

[ReagonProductions]

Looks like a good trip! :D Can't wait for Michigan!

[ozzman6669]

very nice.

Matt