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Is the Southern Pacific 4449 still running?
4449 was semi-retired from service on September 24, 1956, and was kept as an emergency back-up locomotive until it was officially retired on October 2, 1957, and was placed in storage along with several other GS-class engines near Southern Pacific’s Bakersfield roundhouse.
Where is Southern Pacific 4449 now?
SOUTHERN PACIFIC 4449 Beginning with the 4449 in 1974, each locomotive was eventually moved to the Brooklyn Roundouse in SE Portland. Since moving from Oaks Park, volunteers have spent thousands of hours restoring and caring for these beautiful locomotives. Two are now operational and one is continuing to be restored.
Can you ride the daylight train?
To ride on “The Most Beautiful Train in the World”, you needed to purchase a ticket in advanced. All seats on the train, including chair cars and parlor cars, were reserved. You had to reserve and purchase a ticket by mail, telegraph, telephone, or in person at the Los Angeles or San Francisco “Chart Room”.
What kind of whistle does the SP 4449 have?
Later, around 1990, the locomotive was equipped with a Northern Pacific Hancock 3-chime. It continued to this whistle until 2010 when its age (whereupon only 1 chime was still working) led its retirement. In its place, the locomotive was equipped with a Hancock 3-chime like it had received from the manufacturer.
Is there a train that goes from East Coast to west coast?
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What does Gs 4 mean on a steam locomotive?
Water cap. The Southern Pacific GS-4 is a streamlined 4-8-4 “Golden State” type steam locomotive used on the Southern Pacific Company from 1941 to 1958. They were built by the Lima Locomotive Works and were numbered 4430 through 4457. “GS” stands for “Golden State” or “General Service.”
What kind of trains did the Southern Pacific use in 1941?
The SP GS-4 steam locomotives were used on SP passenger and freight trains between 1941 and 1958. Passenger trains were extremely popular in the Southwestern US during that time, and most interstates and airports weren’t very popular, nor were most built during that time either.
What is the maximum speed of a GS4 train?
The GS-4s were passenger engines capable of 110 mph (180 km/h), though timetable speed limit never exceeded 75 mph or 121 km/h (A maximum speed of 75 mph was allowed in the Salinas Valley ). Southern Pacific’s premier passenger trains were pulled by GS-4s, the Coast Daylight, San Joaquin Daylight, Lark, Cascade, Golden State and Sunset Limited.
What happened to the Southern Pacific 4449 locomotive?
Southern Pacific 4449 is the only surviving GS-4 locomotive and is one of the most recognizable locomotives of all time. It was donated to the City of Portland in 1958 and moved to Oaks Amusement Park for static display until December of 1974 when the locomotive was removed from the park to undergo restoration.