Wednesday, May 14, 2014

4449-844 Doubleheader: The Doubleheader Finally Arrives

IMG_6313 Southern Pacific #4449 at Peninsula Jct on May 12, 2007
Southern Pacific #4449

Finally, at about 1:40, three hours behind schedule, the two doubleheaded steam locomotives came through Peninsula Junction.

SP #4449 & UP #844 Doubleheader at Peninsula Jct.

IMG_6315 Southern Pacific #4449 at Peninsula Jct on May 12, 2007
Southern Pacific #4449

IMG_6317 Southern Pacific #4449 at Peninsula Jct on May 12, 2007
Southern Pacific #4449

IMG_6318 Union Pacific #844 at Peninsula Jct on May 12, 2007
Union Pacific #844

I was actually a little disappointed that #4449 was in the lead. I have seen #4449 many times and will undoubtedly see it many more, while I may not have the opportunity to see #844 again for years, and I was hoping that #844 would be in the lead so I could get some good pictures of it in action. I ended up making due with some good pictures of #4449 and some merely decent pictures of #844.

IMG_6319 Southern Pacific #4449 at Peninsula Jct on May 12, 2007
Southern Pacific #4449

Note the yellow patch now under the cab window on #4449. As a joke, #4449's crew "renumbered" the locomotive as UPY #845, as a parody of Union Pacific's "patch" style of renumbering former Southern Pacific locomotives it acquired through the merger. These temporary patches were applied to both side of #4449's cab be engineer Doyle McCormack while waiting at Kenton for #844, and were removed when the train got to Vancouver.

IMG_6320 Union Pacific #844 at Peninsula Jct on May 12, 2007
Union Pacific #844

Here is the consist of passenger cars, all part of Union Pacific's Heritage Fleet.

Water Tender #814 “Joe Jordan”
Express Box Car #9336
Tool Car #6334 “Art Lockman”
Power Car #209 “Howard Fogg”
Baggage Recreation Car #5714 “Golden State Limited”
Concession Car #5818 “Sherman Hill”
Coach #5486 “City of Salina”
Dome Coach #7015 “Challenger”
Coach #5483 “Texas Eagle”
Coach #5480 “Sunshine Special”
Baggage Recreation Car #5769 “Council Bluffs”
Dome Lounge #9005 “Walter Dean”
Dome Diner #8008 “City of Portland”
Diner #4808 “City of Los Angeles”
Dome Diner #7011 “Missouri River Eagle”
Power Car #208
Business Car #102 “St. Louis”
Inspection Car #203 “Idaho”

The history of each car will be discussed in individual posts for each car.

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