Saturday, August 1, 2015

National Train Day 2009 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon

I originally posted this on my old website on the PORTLAND PLACES: Portland Union Station page on May 15, 2009.

IMG_6053 Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

The second annual National Train Day was held at Portland Union Station on Saturday, May 9, 2009, in conjunction with events at train stations all across the United States.

IMG_6055 Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6049 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

The star of Portland's 2009 National Train Day was former Southern Pacific Daylight Lima GS-4 4-8-4 streamlined steam locomotive #4449, which was on display under steam and offered cab tours for the day.

IMG_6050 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

This was #4449's first appearance with the single-beam Mars light in the upper headlight position as delivered in 1941, instead of the familiar twin-beam.

IMG_6080 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6081 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6073 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6074 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6075 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6077 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6038 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6037 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6042 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6043 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6045 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6046 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6047 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
SP #4449 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009

IMG_6040 Great Northern Caboose X40 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
Great Northern Caboose X40 at Union Station on May 9, 2009

Also in attendance with #4449 was the former Spokane, Portland & Seattle sleeper-lounge Mount Hood (not pictured), owned by the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, and the Great Northern X40 caboose, pictured here.

IMG_6044 Great Northern Caboose X40 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
Great Northern Caboose X40 at Union Station on May 9, 2009

The following video shows #4449 backing out of Union Station at the end of the day.

SP #4449 Backing out of Portland Union Station on May 9, 2009.
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