Southern Pacific 4449: Pride of America
Вставка
- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Enjoy the full version of this documentary! Grab some popcorn because this is more like a movie than a UA-cam video!
Huge shoutout to TRAINGUY 4501 for collaborating on this and making this possible. If not for him, this massive undertaking wouldn't've been as fun as it was. Please go check out his chancel. He makes some seriously underrated content that I would personally say is top-notch!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:26 - Birth and Service of a Legend
8:18 - Temporary Retirement
14:03 - Red, White, and Blue
21:46 - Steamin' Across the Country, Again
25:34 - Celebrity Status
42:25 - Blowin' Up
52:05 - New Millennium
1:24:51 - Epilogue
1:26:46 - Roll Credits
Songs Used:
- Railroad Sounds - Audio Fidelity
- Ready and Go - Diego Martinez
- In the Swing - Alan Moorhouse
- On the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe - Judy Garland
- Cross Roads - Railroad Tycoon
- Chitown Blues - Railroad Tycoon
- Back in the Wood - Audionautix
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
- Cinematic Background Music - MUSIC4VIDEO
- Panama Hat No Voice - Audionautix
- Coal Mountain Fog - Railroad Tycoon
- Coming Home - Dan Lebowitz
- Greaser - TrackTribe
- Peach Cobbler - iMovie
- Fifth Avenue Stroll - iMovie
- Tallahassee Morning - Railroad Tycoon
- Green Daze - Audionautix
- Sliding Jigsaw - Silent Partner
- Vinyl - Jazz Spastiks
- Tennessee Twister - iMovie
- Keep it Real - Audionautix
- Two Seater - iMovie
- Whatdafunk - Audionautix
- No.6 In My Dreams - Esther Abrami
- Dewdrops - iMovie
- Texas Napkin - Freedom Trail Studio
- Piano Ballad - iMovie
- Not for Nothing - Otis McDonald
- Campfire - iMovie
- Slow Slidin - Railroad Tycoon
- Park Bench - iMovie
- Acoustic Sunrise - iMovie
- See You Tomorrow - GoSoundtrack
- Vista - iMovie
- Indulge - iMovie
- Greasy Wheels - iMovie
- Bravado - Rondo Brothers
- Rock Tune - Audionautix
DISCLAIMER:
I forgot to add a certain UA-cam whom I used footage from:
Stuart Adams Railfanning Videos: / @stuartadamsrailfannin...
I am so sorry Stuart for not contacting you
As a member of the 4449 fan community, this gets my stamp of approval.
I remember seeing 4449 when it sat in Oaks Park as a child. After being moved to the BN Roundhouse my Grandfather and I walked across the rail yard and was granted permission to look at the work being done on the engine & tender. I remember being in awe at how large the engine was. The whole area is now high rise apartments & condos. Thanks for the great documentary.
No problem. Thanks for sharing your experience!!
U are old how old r u???? 💀
The last day of steam operations for the southern pacific was in October of 1958 with GS-6 #4460 pulling a passenger train from Reno to Oakland.
Its crazy to think that if it wasn't for a guy oiling the rods and bearing when it was picked. Sp4449 would probably have been scrapped 😢
I'm also willing to bet that it's the most preserved and active steam train in the US maybe the world
I know she’s still around but I really wish I could’ve been around to see her run from San Francisco to Los Angeles with those amazing coaches.
Me too. Sad that Union Pacific will not allow her back to California under any circumstances.
@@TrainGuru it’s Amtrak I’m pretty sure not UP
This is fantastic work! well Done! I've seen 4449 in person two times on display and it was a experience I'll never forget. I just recently acquired a mth ps1 premier model of the 4449. I can't wait to see it run again on the mainline. Maybe someday 4449 could see 4460 again in st louis.
This is an excellent documentary. Whoever took the time to put this together did a fantastic job.
That would be me and Zane Williams!
SP 4449 has had an impressive operation history since it was restored back to operation during the mid-1970s for the American Freedom Train tour. The BNSF rr black/ silver paint scheme of 2000-2001 was a decent reflection of the scheme worn by SP steam engines back during their final years of operation during the 1950's.
Thank you for releasing this! Although my family revolves around Frisco, Southern Pacific engine such as 4449 are always my favorite!
This has always been my favorite train. Especially growing up. A few years ago. I came to find out that my grandfather was a conductor on the 4449 many years ago. Back when it was on the main passenger lines. Never met my grandfather. Passed away before I was born. I hope I can go on one of these excursions. It would be the closest I would ever get to being around my grandfather.
I feel you. My Great Grandfather who lived in San Francisco and loved trains passed away a year before I was born. I have all of his old train VHS tapes in my collection.
@@TrainGuru I have some old VHS tapes of the Daylight somewhere at my parents. Stuff I used to watch as a kid. My Dad actually used to work with my grandfather when he first started out on the SP. He did work on the San Joaquin Daylight for a little while. My Grandfather mostly worked the Coastal Daylight.
Very nice documentary! Hope to see more content like this in the future
I will, but it takes an absurd amount of time...
@@TrainGuru I have something to tell you ANGUS PAUL is racist to steam locomotives I know 4449 is 4460's cousin
I am so happy to see this, I love the history, continue doing this it is amazing.
I remember seeing 4449 once in Owosso, Michigan for Train Festival 2009 in July 2009, one of the best times I had in my life that I will truly never forget!
4449 is like any other "Northern" class locomotive, like UP 844 and N&W 611. What makes 4449 so different is the wonderful stream lined features and the bright orange, sliver and red orange coloring, typical of the :Day light" passenger trains. This made 4449 the most beautiful and easily recognized steam locomotive in the world.
It is wonderful that this locomotive,4449, 611, 844, and 4014 are preserved, maintained, and operated. ;-)
Couldn’t agree more! The main take away of the locomotive is her colors.
Also this comment is to remember 3985
Fantastic video! It is really great that this was captured for rail history. Will never see trains like this again.
Couldn't agree more!
Southern Pacific 4449 is my all time favorite steam locomotive, great job to you and TRAINGUY 4501 for creating this amazing video
No problem!
the 49 is my favorite as well!
and they are getting a new railcar from the worlds fair named Stanislaus
www.gofundme.com/f/preserve-the-sp-2395-coach
This is the best train documentary I've ever seen thank you for the time and effort you put into this
Thank you so, so much!! You have no idea how much that means to me…
@@TrainGuru your welcome!!
I was on her in 1976 in Sacramento as the Freedom Train, and again in 2016 at ORHF in her beautiful Daylight scheme. I'm a railfan, and 4449 has always been my favorite.
It's sad that they didn't restore the 1000 year old round house! Great video and well done! Thanks for sharing it with us!
I had no idea of the accident with the dump truck, very informative, I enjoyed it
Thank you!
Awesome video! Well done both of you!
Thank you so much!
Excellent program!
I saw a mark 1 video film about LAUPT's 50th anniversary and thats what introduced me to a lot of these excursion engines when I was younger.
Your videos are amazing thank you 🙏 I was lucky to see the daylight come through my little town of Gridley, Cal in the early 90s on the Shasta route headed to Oregon 😁
Thank you!
I’ve watched this documentary so many times over and over again and can’t fathom how good of a documentary this is. Absolute masterpiece 🤩
Thanks so much!
THIS WAS MY FAVORITE STEAM TRAIN SINCE I WAS 3! I LOVE IT THIS ONE
Last year in July 2022, 4449 was in steam putting on a show at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, and great job on the documentary of SP 4449's history!
And in October 2023, she was asked to take a spin on the newly restored Brooklyn roundhouse turntable.
The 4449 actually had War-time black for most of it's career. I can well remember one of the last times I went to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, a worker there said, the 4449 only had the Daylight scheme for 2 weeks.
I don't know who told you that, but photo records of 4449 over her revenue service career show that she wore the Daylight scheme longer than two weeks.
The "Chicago' picture of the two steamers together was taken in Birmingham, AL. Note the green roofed SR station.
Couldn’t find any pictures of 2101 and 4449 in Chicago with decent quality. That was an intentional Easter Egg.
Actually in 2005, SP 4449 and SP&S 700, hauled a doubleheader from Spokane to Vancouver in Washington, along with an Amtrak P42 and 19 passenger cars.
yes, but they derailed. Sadly
@@gigapope3721that was in December
I love this documentary! I really enjoyed it! Also i would like to see 4449 run with the black and white paint scheme without the skirts, it just looks interesting without the daylight scheme but hey 4449 looks good on both paint schemes.
I agree. I think for another special occasion, she should be repainted.
I love the SP 4449
Plus, 4449 and 844 double headed for the first time in the 1970's while 4449 was in it's Freedom Train colors and for the Tough Guys movie they used a full-sized mock-up and a live steam model of the locomotive for crash. Also in February of 1989, 4449 traveled to Washington state to celebrate its centennial and the Winter Games
Washington D.C or state?
@@user-DeLorean-Dude2024 Washington state
Amazing video!
Thank you!
I have Kato's latest n scale release of the SP #4449 with 10 daylight passenger cars. Such a beautiful documentary about the real life counterpart to my model. Truly the pride of America when it comes to steam locomotives 🇺🇲
Your documentary is The best in The world
Thank you!
Yeah sadly I was gonna plan on going to see the Daylight in 2019, but we went to a different holiday train ride in Palestine Texas, and it was the Polar Express. But this year in 2021, hopefully I’ll be able to see it for the first time.
Me too. The times I went to Portland in the past, I was too young to realize that 4449 was there. Hopefully I will see her.
I know we’re you can find 4449
I saw her in the ORHC in May of this year. She took my breath away when I 1st saw her, and I'm still happy I was able to see her.
A thousand thumbs up to whoever put this together!
Thanks. That would be me and Zane Williams.
Excellence would be an understatement. Thank you!
Booyah, 👊😁👍🇺🇲 4449 Southern Pacific.
I work at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris and their functioning Streamer VCR2 is awesome. Their Mikado 2-8-2 class UP Streamer could live again as well. 🙌 this video was amazing 👏. 🇺🇲🇨🇦 such awesome history.
Very cool!
Like it, I really enjoyed it
Kudos to both of you
You two deserve a big hand and a big round of Applause 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Congratulations to both of you
You Both 🤟🤘Rock🤟🤘
🤘🤘Keep on Rockin Rockstar Bro's 🤘🤘
🏁🏁 Matthew 🏁🏁
Thank you!
เ6856989688899998
Sp 4449 is cool ngl
I loved it man!
Thank you!
The 2472 is considered the 4449's adopted Sister, while the 8444 (844) was her rail nemesis. It seems now the two are (sort of) friends after working together for the Pacific Northwest Excursion. 2467 could be an adopted sister too!
I may do a video about how the family tree of steam locomotives work. It is a thought…
This is hands down my favorite locomotive of all time
There is some skinny light pound rail in places to be running that heavy locomotive on, but seems like a good trip
Awesome doc, The 4449 in AFT colors was awesome especially to honor to the victims of the tragic attacks on September 11th, I had relatives who were affected by 9/11
studying at school: no
watching a 1 hour long documentary about a steam train: yes
Lol.
A thousand thumbs up to this!
Thanks for the compliment!! 😇
@@TrainGuru
Seriously, I’m sharing the video with a friend from Wisconsin who has been engaging with me in the history of the SP. I was just in Portland last week on a road trip and never knew this was there! Currently modeling a whole house floor layout in O-Scale SP, this video has added another level of depth to my understanding and enjoyment. Wow, thanks so much.
@@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 What made working on the project more fun was doing it with someone else. Unfortunately, this was TRAINGUY 4501's last project on UA-cam as his account was hacked and deleted just a few weeks after this video was published. It was still amazing working on the video with him and I still keep in touch.
@@TrainGuru
So sorry to here that because what you produced here is on par with the best rail documentaries on UA-cam… may you find the tools to produce another.
I’ve seen no one tackle the ACL.
@@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 don’t worry. I have one more this year…
Southern Pacific Daylight number 4449 is one of my four most favorite steam locomotives. I have a Kato N scale Daylight 10 car train set & my locomotive for the Daylight train set is Kato N scale Southern Pacific number 4449 which is my excursion train on my N scale Pacific West Coast model railroad. My three other favorite steam locomotives are the GS-6 Southern Pacific number 4460 which is in the National Transportation Museum in St. Louis, Southern Pacific number 4294 the AC-12 4-8-8-2 cab forward which is on display at the nations best state railroad museum in Sacramento, CA and the J class number 611 4-8-4 that was built by the Norfolk & Western railroad in 1950.
I like the use of Railroad Tycoon II music cut through out.
I love Southern Pacific 4449!
Correction at 49:16 - the 1999 trip did not go through Redding and Red Bluff. It instead passed through Keddie and Oroville.
Yeah, that was my mistake. This was before I made the script for my McCloud Railroads when she stopped at Lookout Junction. I didn't realize that she wasn't allowed on UP trackage.
Although I'm happy 4449 is still operating today, hopefully one day she can find another shortline or regional Railroad to stretch her legs more on than what she is doing now and that does not rely on a Class 1 or Amtrak.
My favorite train all of the time.
Beautiful
👏👏👏👏 10/10….and it’s a real pity she won’t be coming back to this side of the country anytime soon….Now I would’ve loved to see her tackle the old fort loops but as far as I know that probably won’t happen anytime soon either…
There is always a chance. A lot said that 4449 coming to Michigan would be impossible. The real issue today is the Union Pacific won't allow 4449 to run on their tracks. BNSF is the only railroad that allows the engine. Which is a real shame because 4449 running to Sacramento, Redding Trestle, and Los Angeles over the SP Route was amazing. But, there is always hope for a change...
Can You Please Do More History Videos Like Milwaukee Road 261, Santa Fe 3751, Union Pacific 844, 3985 & 4014.
There actually will be another one this year!
Loving the rt3 soundtrack
Well Done. I got to ride her from Portland to Bend. Can I buy this on DVD? Keep more like this one coming.
Thanks! You can find many of 4449’s mainline runs on DVD. I will do more steam locomotive documentaries, there will be one more this year and 3 next year. Subscribe and keep notifications on for more documentaries about steam engines.
It's very great.
Nice you guys should make a Doc on UP 844
That will be in 2024...
@@TrainGuru Nice
4449 is still alive
You forgot Milw 261 that was in charge of the BNSF Employee Appreciation Special in this video. She was the first one to pull it. In fact, I was born in 98’ when that happened.
I could’ve. In the end, I wanted this to be about 4449 so I skipped it.
I remember seeing 4449 several years ago in Albany, OR just after she was serviced.
I live on the Central Coast of California. So the odds of the engine ever coming back to the state are very slim. My hope is to catch her running the holiday express or on a rare mainline run. Like her trips to Bend, Oregon.
When I was four years old in the year 2000. I first saw 4449 at the bridge, she was painted as BNSF Employee Special :D
lowkey best livery she ever wore
Hoping to see her this year for the Holiday Express as I live in Oregon,if another rain isn’t running this year like last year.Super interesting history!
Unfortunately, she and SP&S 700 have been banned from operating on the Oregon Pacific Railroad, due to the weight of the engines wearing down the track.
Hopefully this is temporary
@@kingofthemonsters3712 same
Fun fact:
The American freedom red white and blue on sp 4449 is amtrak phase 2 Stripe on GE E60
Nice
My number No.1 American steam engine. God bless her and bless the nation she and her railroad and SP fleet she steamed for.
When will SP 4449 return to mainline excursions? (also Amazing video!)
Not anytime soon unfortunately. No PTC means no excursions…
Aw that sucks
How much does it cost?
Alternative Title:Southern Pacific 4449:Portland’s Freedom Train.And Also Happy 81st Birthday to Southern Pacific 4449
Amazing how a full-sized replica was used in the crash scene. It looks so real that it looks like the real one crashed. Movie magic am I right? It still gets confused thinking it's the real locomotive and not a replica mock-up
It’s definitely a step up from the Greatest Show on Earth.
I love this documentary, Train Guru. Aside from the criticism I offered in another comment, I just want to say that I really, really like what you've done here.
I got to see the legendary 4014 come to my hometown so I know the feeling of seeing such a legend, in the steel flesh, as it were.
Just out of curiosity, why won't U.P. let 4449 run on Union Pacific trackage any more? She'd be a good companion to their SP Heritage Engine, UP 1996.
Thanks for the compliments. In regards to 4449, UP does not allow any steam locomotives that don't carry their logo to run on their trackage. It is why engines like SSW 819 are on display, and not riding the rails, and why C&NW 1385 cannot run on the mainline, and only on museum trackage.
@@TrainGuru Technically though, 4449 does carry the UP logo.
Just like UP 1996, 4449 carries the SP logo which is now UP. Fallen flag locomotives still technically count.
UP still says no dice.
@@TrainGuru And that's a crying shame.
@@TrainGuruI heard the 1385 was bought by the steam railroading institute and is being restored to operating condition
Just like every other locomotive....yes totally 4449, a giant 4-8-4 tasked to haul one of the most famous passenger trains of her day...was just like any other steam locomotive. ;P
What I meant in the script was every other STREAMLINED locomotive. But I kinda fouled up. But I still stand by the fact that her history during her excursion era was and is more interesting than her service life.
1:14:00 “pretty impressive seeing three steam engines at once”
Southern Pacific roll on roll on
Very good video, but how on earth did you forget to include her filming for the IMAX movie Train Time?
Back when I started recording. I realized right around the 1989 Era that I had forgotten that piece of information. I had about 5-6 days until May 20th hit. That is why I didn't go back and rerecord. In addition, the voice recording would've sounded different if I would've tried to just add it in to save time. I also left out the Cantara Loop Excursions in 1991.
This is Americana. What a beauty!!
4449's Whistle:
"We exist.
I run.
I am powerful.
We were great 👍!"
So sometimes it's the Vintage train alone and other times it's got a diesel unit for backup and or Head End Power. I wonder what makes the decision
The SP was more relaxed with steam locomotives on their system. Unlike the UP, they had the a car on the train to power the passenger cars instead of a diesel. They also only used diesel locomotives to help an engine up or down a mountain or hill.
1 hour 30 minutes dang and I watched all of it
Now that is some detection!!
Pepsi always saving the day, yet again.
Sp 4449 wearing two whistles the replecament fitted the engine sp&s 3 chime whistle and sp 6 chime whistle
0:28 BEST INTRO EVER!
Thank you!
I would like to see 4449 travel Back east and do a double header with NW J-611??
It would have to take place in the Deep South because 4449 is too tall for the tunnels.
@@TrainGuru
Hmmm if 4449 can’t go to the places that 611 goes to..... why not let 611 come to 4449 in the north and south of Oregon ... lots of mountains and tunnels that both steam engines can fit
@@goldgamercommenting2990 not a terrible idea. 611 could like come to Montana and the Prairies while 4449 could go too. It all depends since BNSF is the only railroad that allows 4449 to run.
@@TrainGuru
Right
Sp 4449 whistles gets over sp&s 700 whistle 1974-1989 np z class challenger whistle 1981-1990 old whistle np 3 chime whistle 1990-2009 Unit 2009-2010 49's new whistle 2010-2013 np z6 challenger whistle igual a voz 2011-2014 present-day sp 3 chime whistle 2015-2022
This vid reminded me when I saw 4449 in 1999
The engine was in a film in 1986 called tough guys
This did talk about that
TRAINGUY’s last true project he worked on UA-cam
We will all miss him... Working on this project with him was an honor.
@@TrainGuru from what I heard, there’s a possibility that he might come back
@@guy8902 check my two videos about Zane. He said he isn’t coming back.
@@guy8902 buddy. As much fun as it was being on UA-cam. I’m done, I’ve had a solid 3 years on UA-cam and I’m tired. Also this is my senior year of high school. I want to focus on real life
You forgot to mention that 4449 derailed with the SP&S 700 during there double header for the Holiday Express in 2005, only the tender of 4449 got derailed.
Yeah, there was a lot that I didn't catch. The main reason is that this was my first. Like I left out her excursions from Redding to Black Butte, California after the Cantara Loop Spill in 1991. If I ever remaster some of my older videos, I will collect more information for a better end product.
I loved too btw
1:18:58 The fire alarm going off 🤣🤣🤣
Just noticed that lol!
Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸
Thanks for coming!
@ 39:35 or so, the race between 8444 and 4449 was nowhere near El Cajon, CA which is east of San Diego, CA. The race was up the Cajon Pass (note the lack of 'El'). You guys need to get your facts lined up and in order.
Yeah that was something else that I bungled. I will be remastering 4449 and 1225 in 2025 and it'll be a community effort.
Can you do a video on the pride of Canada aka Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson number 2860?
I don’t know if there’s enough history behind the engine to warrant a documentary. I can however do one on another Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson. Maybe 2816.
Ok
I think you forgot the moment when 4449 went to Sacramento with cameras covering her for a documentary
Yup for Skyfire, gonna mention that in Project Remaster.
@@TrainGuru here’s the link to documentary: ua-cam.com/video/M-cFPPNkZnI/v-deo.html
I have that same one in my VHS collection.
@@TrainGuru I also found out there was an excursion planned for UP 4014 that was postponed
It was a trip through the Pacific Northwest and through Portland which 4014 would of meet 4449 for the first time
Again that trip was postponed which was switched with a simple trip to Denver
Would of been nice to see two famous steam locomotives together
Maybe someday UP and the ORHF will go back to that plan and someday 4449 will have an amazing mainline excursion once again since she did an IMAX trip for BNSF. Of course they need permission from the FRA, BNSF, Amtrak, etc. for that to happen. Until now, we wait like the SP&S 700 does.
Sp 4449 20th anniversary year 1961 in oaks park
Someday 4449 and 4460 would doubleheader together. But I wish 4460 could restored.
I hope southern pacific 4449 and 4447 come back btw ik those trains
2005 nrhs
2006 deschutes steam special
2018 filming for train time
I got a question,when 4449 derailed in the movie,did it actually derail or was that effects
That was a model of the engine.
@@TrainGuru ohh ok,thanks
45:47 The goof is the boiler is facing the wrong way.
It’s a Cab Forward, the boiler’s the right way.
@@TrainGuru Does that count as a goof?
Nope. That’s how the Cab Forwards were designed.