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SP 4449 and UP 844 doublehead between Portland, OR and Everett, WA. This trip was done in part for the Barriger National Railroad Library Directors Special. Tickets were sold for two round-trip excursions between Tacoma and Everett, one for the Barriger Library, and the other for Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation.
| Roster No. |
Equipment Details *some cars were added/removed during event* |
| SP 4449 |
Steam locomotive |
| UP 844 |
Steam locomotive |
| UP 814 |
Aux tender "Joe Jordan" |
| UPP 9336 |
Equipment box car |
| UPP 6334 |
Baggage car "Art Lockman" |
| UPP 209 |
Generator car "Howard Fogg" |
| UPP 5714 |
Crew car "Golden State Limited" |
| UPP 5818 |
Concessions car "Sherman Hill" |
| UPP 5486 |
Coach car "City of Salina" |
| UPP 7015 |
Dome car "Challenger" |
| UPP 5483 |
Coach car "Texas Eagle" |
| UPP 5480 |
Coach car "Sunshine Special" |
| UPP 5769 |
Baggage recreation car "Council Bluffs" |
| UPP 9003 |
Dome car "Walter Dean" |
| UPP 8008 |
Dome car "City of Portland |
| UPP 4808 |
Dining car "City of Los Angeles" |
| UPP 7011 |
Dome car "Missouri River Eagle" |
| UPP 208 |
Generator car |
| UPP 102 |
Porch car "St. Louis" |
| UPP 203 |
Theater car "Idaho" |
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| Dates |
Movements and Endpoints |
| 5/12/2007 |
Brooklyn Yard to Peninsula Jct, then Portland to Tacoma Fife Yard. |
| 5/18/2007 |
Tacoma, WA to Everett, WA via Seattle. 4449 lead to EVE, 844 to TAC. |
| 5/19/2007 |
Tacoma, WA to Everett, WA via Seattle. 844 lead to EVE, 4449 to TAC. |
| 5/22/2007 |
Tacoma, WA to North Portland Jct. 4449 to Brooklyn; 844 to Wyoming. |
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UP 844 headed west through Columbia Gorge. |
SP 4449 and UP 844 headed north to Tacoma. |
Rolling through Kelso/Longview, WA. |
Passing a BNSF freight train. |
Between Longview and Centralia. |
Steam locomotive #15 comes out to say hi. |
An Amtrak Cascades overtakes our train. |
Passing through Centralia, WA. |
Near Steilacoom, WA. |
4449's number boards illustrating train number. |
Volunteers hard at work raising funds. |
Volunteers hard at work raising funds. |
4449's Doyle McCormack checking the locomotive. |
Cab tours were provided during our layover in Fife Yard, WA. |
First of two round-trips from Tacoma to Everett. |
Riders watching the train backing into Tacoma station. |
4449 leads to Everett, then 844 leads on return to Tacoma. |
844's Steve Lee looking on while conversing with riders in a dome car. |
Between Tacoma and Seattle. |
Headed north through Puyallup. |
Passing an Amtrak Coast Starlight train. |
Near Seattle. |
Approaching the stadiums in Seattle. |
King Street Station, Seattle. |
Making our way under downtown Seattle. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Service stop and locomotive swap in Everett, WA. |
Turning the train around in Everett. |
Everett station. |
Headed south with UP 844 in the lead. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Crossing the bridge in Ballard. |
Making our way through downtown Seattle. |
Seattle. |
South Seattle. |
The drumhead in Tacoma. |
Volunteers checking riders in for ORHF special. |
Roundtrip number two. |
Riders watching train back into station. |
The theater car on rear of train. |
Seattle's skyline. |
One of the dome cars. |
One of the dome cars. |
Interbay rail yard. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
On one of the cars. |
UP's concessions car. |
UP's concessions car. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Kids enjoying view from theater car. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Seattle's Space Needle as viewed from on board train. |
One of the dome cars during tunnel passage. |
South Seattle. |
UP 844 in Tacoma. |
Rainy scene in Tacoma. |
Return to Tacoma. |
Riders step off train in Tacoma. |
Another few days at Fife Yard. |
UP's "Daylight" painted diesel was used for turning train in Tacoma. |
Fife Yard. |
Departing Fife Yard. |
Headed south through Tacoma. |
Amtrak overtakes steam special in Steilacoom, WA. |
Amtrak Cascades headed south along with steam special. |
Running alongside scenic Puget Sound. |
Reaching the summit of Napavine grade. |
Headed south near Woodland. |
Headed south to North Portland Jct. |
Vancouver. |
4449 leaves 844 at North Portland Jct. and returns to Brooklyn Roundhouse. |
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