SP 4449 Wishram trips 2011 w/Amtk 156

Here are 3 shots of the SP 4449 steam excursion from Portland, OR to Wishram, WA Saturday and Sunday July 2&3 2011.
Scene 1: Avery, WA eastbound
Scene 2: Lyle siding, WA westbound
Scene 3: departing Vancouver, WA eastbound at 8th Street eastbound (day 2)

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• sp
• southern
• pacific
• 4449
• steam
• excursion
• portland
• wishram
• vancouver
• avery
• lyle
• wa
• or
• washington
• oregon
• amtrak
• amtk
• 156
• p42dc
• dome
• amfleet

[trainboy94]

Love that new whistle

[myamazingworld]

@trainboy94 sounds like it still has issues in scene #3 (1:15)

[nev594]

Are the SP and NP whistles both mounted on the locomotive; or does the crew have to climb up and change them? Also, there was another whistles used on the 4449 years ago that I heard was stolen. Was it the original SP whistle for this engine?

[trainfreak700]

I like the NP 3-Chime more than the SP 3-Chime. It has a deeper tone which really gives the NP 3-Chime the advantage over the SP 3-Chime, especially for a locomotive of this size. The 4449 deserves a bassy whistle.

[GodIsEntropy]

On the 3rd Scene it used the NP 3-Chime because the SP 3-Chime was only used as a spare, the new SP 3-Chime was used on the 1st day of the trip, but on the way back it used the old NP 3-Chime. The whistle on the 3rd Scene was the SP 4449's old NP 3-Chime because it sounded like it.

[Drewster327]

Ya, you can tell which day it was filmed by the whistle, the whistle was a little raspy 2nd day, it was the 1st time we've had the new whistle on the road

[tomAfisher]

Nice shots. I was in the 49's cab in the 3rd shot.

[CWEX73]

Great video....alot of things affect the sound...heat, humidity and so on but that 3rd seen she sounded just sick.

[trainboy94]

OK, it's time to go see this thing next time its out (not holiday express XP), off to DMV I go

[trainmaster844]

Whenever the new whistle squeals, I'm reminded of Cotton Belt 819's original whistle - very similar in design and it squealed after too much use... 819's new whistle is a replica, made to the design of the original.