SP 4449

Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation

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Excursions :: Bend, March 23-24, 2002

Route mapIn 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.

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Photos:

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SP 4449 at Portland Union Station.
Washing the train
SP 2955 bringing up the rear.
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Vancouver, WA.
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Steaming along the Columbia River Gorge.
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Columbia River Gorge.
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Columbia River Gorge.
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Columbia River Gorge.
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Columbia River Gorge.
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Columbia River Gorge.
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Climbing the grade up Deschutes River Canyon.
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Deschutes River.
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Chugging towards Bend.
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Near Madras.
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Return to Portland.

 


 

Friends of SP 4449 Inc. - P.O.Box #42486 - Portland, OR 97242