Monday, July 27, 2015

ORHF Holiday Express 2008

I originally posted this on my old website on March 26, 2009.

Holiday Express

(NOTE: This website is NOT affiliated with ORHF or SP #4449; visit orhf.org & 4449.com for current info)

IMG_4711 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon on December 6, 2008
Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 on December 6, 2008

The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation's annual fund-raiser to raise money for a permanent home for Portland's historic locomotives and railcars is the Holiday Express in December, offering rides to the public along the Oregon Pacific Railroad from Oaks Amusement Park in Sellwood to East Portland and back and features Santa Claus for the children.

IMG_4719 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon on December 6, 2008
Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 on December 6, 2008

The 2008 event was scheduled for December 5-7 and 12-14, and used Southern Pacific Daylight steam locomotive #4449 and passenger cars from the Friends of SP #4449, the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and the Northwest Rail Museum.

IMG_4720 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon on December 6, 2008
Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 on December 6, 2008

The video below was taken on December 6, 2008.

ORHF Holiday Express with SP #4449 on December 6, 2008.

The following is the consist of the train:

Southern Pacific #4449
PNWC #600 Mount Hood
DLMX #1210 Plum Creek
PNWC Coach #6200
DLMX #5659 Gordon N. Zimmerman
PNWC #6800 Red River
NRM #2955 James J. Gilmore

Each will be covered in its own post.

IMG_4721 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon on December 6, 2008
Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 on December 6, 2008

Related Links:
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation
Friends of SP #4449
Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
Brian McCamish's Holiday Express 2008 Page

IMG_4726 Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation Holiday Express Drumhead on December 6, 2008
Holiday Express Drumhead on Rear End on December 6, 2008

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