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No. 4449's replica builder's plate and American Freedom Train plaque. No. 4449 was the last member of the Southern Pacific Railroad's (SP) first order of GS-4 locomotives. No. 4449 was placed into service on May 30, 1941, and spent its early career assigned to the Coast Daylight, Southern Pacific's premier passenger train between San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, but it also pulled ...
SP 4449, at 3rd and King Street, San Francico, CA, having brought the American Freedom Train to San Francisco. The cars went to Crissy Field, but the 4449 only went as far as Aquatic Park. November 19, 1975. Date: 19 November 1975: Source: 2172_1203192000: Author: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of California
The Southern Pacific GS-4 is a class of semi-streamlined 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) from 1941 to 1958. A total of 28 locomotives were built by Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) in Lima, Ohio, with the first batch of 20 built between March and May 1941, while the second batch of eight were built between March and April 1942.
The second was the former Southern Pacific #4449, a 4-8-4 steam locomotive which pulled the train through the Western region. The third was the former Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 #610, which pulled the train in Texas. Each locomotive pulled the train throughout a different region of the country.
The Oregon Rail Heritage Center (ORHC) is a railway museum in Portland, Oregon.Along with other rolling stock, the museum houses three steam locomotives owned by the City of Portland: Southern Pacific 4449, Spokane, Portland & Seattle 700, and Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. 197, [1] the first two of which are restored and operable. [2]
Southern Pacific 4449 is the only surviving example of Southern Pacific Railroad's (SP) GS-4 class of steam locomotives. The GS-4 is a streamlined 4-8-4 (Northern) type steam locomotive. GS stands for "Golden State" (a nickname for California , where the locomotive was operated in regular service) or "General Service."
Reynolds was joined at the event by his wife Blake Lively, who opted for a fitted silver sequin gown with floral detailing
It was placed on display near Oaks Amusement Park on land the city purchased for a future transportation museum, then named "Oaks Pioneer Park", where it was soon joined by the larger and more powerful 4-8-4 "Northern" type locomotives Southern Pacific 4449 and Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700 and other historic railroad and interurban ...