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SP 4449 took part of Montana by Steam's tour through the Rocky Mountains of Montana.

Roster No. |
Equipment Details |
SP 4449 |
Steam locomotive |
DLMX 4219 |
Auxiliary Tender |
MRL 391 |
F45 Diesel Locomotive (for dynamic braking) on certain segments. |
DLMX 5811 |
Yes Dear Tool Car |
DLMX 9201 |
Clackamas River Locomotive Crew Car |
RQAX 104 |
HEP Power car |
RVIX 800150 |
Crew car |
RQAX 1612 |
Crew car |
RQAX 1700 |
Montana Daylight car |
RQAX 1013 |
Montana Daylight car |
RQAX ??? |
Montana Daylight car |
800320 |
Pony Express |
RQAX 3109 |
Montana Daylight car |
RQAX 8750 |
Montana Daylight car |
RQAX 800269 |
Montana Daylight dome car "City of Livingston" |
RQAX 9407 |
Montana Daylight dome car |
RQAX 9410 |
Montana Daylight dome car |
800344 |
Yerba Buena |
800212 |
Bella Vista |
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Dates and Mileage |
Movements and Endpoints |
10/07/2004: 230 |
Portland, OR to Pasco, WA via Vancouver and Wishram. |
10/08/2004: 215 |
Pasco, WA to Kootenai, ID via Spokane and Sandpoint. |
10/10/2004: 210 |
Kootenai, ID to Missoula, MT via Paradise and St. Regis. |
10/11/2004: 220 |
Missoula, MT to Bozeman, MT via Helena. |
10/12/2004: 150 |
Bozeman, MT to Billings, MT via Livingston. Round trip to Laurel wye. |
10/15/2004: 150 |
Billings, MT to Bozeman, MT via Livingston. |
10/16/2004: 220 |
Bozeman, MT to Missoula, MT via Helena. |
10/17/2004: 210 |
Missoula, MT to Kootenai, ID via Dixon. |
10/19/2004: 215 |
Kootenai, ID to Pasco, WA via Sandpoint and Spokane. |
10/20/2004: 230 |
Pasco, WA to Portland, OR via Wishram and Vancouver. |
Total approx: 2050 miles |

The morning of departure at Brooklyn Yard. |

Steaming eastward along the Columbia River. |

Steaming along the Columbia River. |

Departing Sandpoint, Idaho. |

One of the many tunnels along the route. |

Doing a photo runby near the Idaho-Montana border. |

Running alongside the Clark Fork River. |

A handful of semaphore signals that were still standing. |

Running through the St. Regis area. |

Departing from Missoula. |

Mullan Pass, Montana. |

Servicing the locomotive in Helena, Montana. |

Photo runby at Lombard, Montana. |

Approaching Livingston, Montana. |

Livingston, Montana. |

Headed for Billings, MT. |

Billings, Montana. |

Photo runby west of Billings. |

More tunnels near Bozeman. |

Bozeman Pass. |

Headed towards Missoula. |

Mullan Pass. |

Mullan Pass. |

Scenery between Missoula and Sandpoint. |

Layover day near Sandpoint, ID. |

Local tours came by. |

The Bella Vista dome car. |

Passing through Spokane, WA. |

Columbia River Gorge. |

Back home at Brooklyn Yard, Portland, OR. |
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