Daylight 4449 Steams to Bend, Oregon 24 June 2017 - SP 4449 Southern Pacific 4-8-4 - Airailimages

Here's Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive 4014 running out of Cheyenne and into Nebraska https://youtu.be/tTWIPsqy9KM

Rode on this train as a child and it was one of the greatest moments of my childhood. I was a train junkie when I was young and it so hard to explain how I felt seeing this in real life. Truly something I will never forget. Brings a tear to my eye every time I see it.

So retro and yet so futuristic at the same time.

As a retired SP locomotive engineer, I still consider steam locomotives as REAL."railroading". Yes, I have run this beauty. My father worked in engine service with SP from 1920 to 1965, and my career was from 1950 to 1996. My father wrote poetry, and I will share a bit of his poem, The Iron Horse. From out of the distance comes a wail As of as of a soul in deep travail And a rushing monster with a fiery eye Lets out a scream to the moonless sky.

Dude the 4449 in the first clip is AWESOME!!!!!

years ago, a good friend survived a terrible car wreck. Long story short, after his physical recovery and financial recovery he drove over for a visit. He had his Ford painted like Daylight, had graphics made (this was in the 80's) a seriously loud air horn installed and he went about driving his dream, the Daylight. Very awesome to see this video and understand what he explained about the sounds the real thing made. George I hope you are doing well.

its nice that we decided to preserve his beautiful piece of history

As a child I'd have never thought of mixing such a hodgepodge of cars behind locomotive like this, what a beautiful set up, it's like a work of art.

0:41 Beautiful Echo of 4449's Whistle

My mom and I rode the Shasta Daylight from Portland to San Francisco and return about 5 times back in the early '50s. As a young lad on the train, I had full access to all the cars, as long as I was under strict control. It was such a beautiful trip. My favorite memories of the trip was passing through Shasta Lake and Mt. Shasta area and into Dunsmuir. Also, the ferry boat from Oakland to San Francisco was fun. The trips on the Daylight are some of my most favorite memories as a child. I still visit the 4449 during the Christmas holidays on its short run on the east side of the Willamette River into Portland.

Most gorgeous thing ever to ride the rails. That's a rolling piece of American history. It's an honor to see it still huffing and puffing after so many hard working years. Southern Pacific knows what they have in this train. An AMERICAN ICON!

Awesome video! I rode in one of the double decker glass cars behind that locomotive some years back before I started on YouTube. We rode it from Rock Island, Illinois across the Government bridge into Davenport and then on west somewhere. We turned on a wye and returned later that day. It was a huge rail fest with other steam locomotives but I can't remember the year. This brings back those memories

I saw this beautiful locomotive at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland back in July of 2016 during a vacation there. There was even a set of portable stairs set up to allow visitors to peek into the cab. Needless to say I'm very glad to have taken the opportunity to see this wonderful machine up close.

The stars on her wheels look awesome!! She's an amazing piece of machinery and her colors suit her!

Words cannot describe the experience. How incredible it truly is.

The whistles at 4:29 and 4:37 had me absolutely shook! They’re the most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard

I get annoyed almost daily by freight trains blocking traffic here in New York's Hudson Valley area (mostly carrying oil, lumber, even garbage, ETC). But THIS train is a Beauty to Behold, mesmerizing like a living, breathing powerful piece of American History. THIS train can block my road forever & I wouldn't complain, LOL! I hope it will be maintained for future generations to enjoy and to learn from.

Thank you Airailimages for that beautiful video. As a former over the road truck driver there have been many times that I’ve traveled the interstate from Portland to Bend Oregon in the Colombia River Valley and have seen that R R right of way. That is truly a beautiful journey that you’ve captured so wonderfully in this video. Again thank you.

In the UK we love our Steam Trains, but I have a soft spot for these ‘Lima’ built Steamers, as they also built the Lima 2400 Crane / Excavator possibly the best in the world 👌🏻😎

What a beauty she is! Runs like a Swiss watch and even the whistle sounds great! Love that awesome black and orange paint scheme.