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The SP 4449 is a steam locomotive, with enough push from its 300 psi boiler to run at a brisk 100 mph. But Southern Pacific was an all-oil-burning railroad, so there wasn’t any coal firing that ...
FARGO Fargo's rails will take a step back in the past this week when a steam locomotive rolls through town. The Southern Pacific Daylight No. 4449 will make a stop in Fargo today and Thursday ...
SP 4449, a restored steam locomotive built in 1941, pulls out of Grand Forks on Wednesday afternoon bound for Train Festival 2009 in Owosso, Michigan.
The SP 4449 is a streamlined steam locomotive built in 1941 and donated to the city in 1958, after which it was restored by volunteers. It has also been used as a American Freedom Train locomotive ...
A historic steam locomotive will pass through Fargo again Tuesday. The Southern Pacific Daylight No. 4449 is returning to its home in Portland, Ore., after a cross-country trip that started in July.
The museum also cares for three historic steam locomotives owned by the City of Portland--SP 4449, famous for pulling the American Freedom Train in 1975-76; the SP&S 700 and the OR&N 197.