In honor of 9/11 victims and first responders, SP 4449 was returned to American Freedom Train livery in Spring of 2002 in time for a trip to Bend and return.
Route: Portland, OR to Bend, OR via Columbia River Gorge and Deschutes Canyon, with a stop at Vancouver, WA depot and photo run-bys at South Junction and Willow Creek Trestle (Madras) in Oregon.
Many people came trackside holding American flags to watch us go by.
Photos:
SP 4449 at Portland Union Station.
SP 2955 bringing up the rear.
Vancouver, WA.
Steaming along the Columbia River Gorge.
Columbia River Gorge.
Columbia River Gorge.
Columbia River Gorge.
Columbia River Gorge.
Columbia River Gorge.
Climbing the grade up Deschutes River Canyon.
Deschutes River.
Chugging towards Bend.
Near Madras.
Return to Portland.
Friends of SP 4449 Inc. - P.O.Box #42486 - Portland, OR 97242