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Southern Pacific #4449 is probably one of the most famous steam locomotives ever constructed. She was build by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1941 as one of 26 engines of its type to pull the SP's "Daylight" passenger trains between Los Angeles and San Francisco. She remained in service until 1956 when she was retired. In 1957, she was donated to the City of Portland and put into Oaks Parks where she remained until 1974. In that year she was removed from the park and restored to service to pull the Bicentennial American Freedom Train across the United States. Since her return to Portland, she has pulled excursion trains to Sacramento, New Orleans, San Jose, Yakima and Wenatchee. She weighs 844,000 lbs. when fully loaded and is owned by the City of Portland. Her engine and tender are 110 feet long and the drive wheels are 80-inches in diameter. And she is magnificent!
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It was not at all uncommon for home bound wives of the 1940s and 1950s to ask their husband if they could take a trip on the Daylight. The response to this question is preserved as the name of one of the Daylight mail cars (shown above). "Yes Dear" was a theme for numerous Southern Pacific advertisements as well. For more information on SP #4449 and other classic engines, visit TrainLand, one of several theme lands here at ThomasLand.
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