McCormack expects 4449 to be back in steam by the end of 2014, and to be good for another 15 years of main line excursions. With his and all other labor contributed by Portland’s steam enthusiasts, ...

The SP 4449 is a steam locomotive, with enough push from its 300 psi boiler to run at a brisk 100 mph. But Southern Pacific was an all-oil-burning railroad, so there wasn’t any coal firing that ...

No. 700 was last under steam in 2017, prior to its 1,472-day boiler inspection, which is now wrapping up. No. 4449's flue time is still good for 5 years, though it hasn’t been fired up since 2023.

Visually striking because of its bold black, red and orange color scheme, the SP 4449 will have a crew of two engineers, two firefighters and about six mechanics, Tomlonson speculated.

The SP 4449 is 110 feet long, 16 feet tall and 10 feet wide, and weighs some 433 tons when coupled to its tender. The tender carries 6,275 gallons of fuel oil and 23,300 gallons of water ...

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You can’t keep a good locomotive down—especially when it has the momentum of history behind it. No matter how many times they’ve been repainted for how many purposes, retired and then rehired, ...