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12-05-2013, 09:16 PM | #1 | |
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Dec 5th, 2013 Holiday Express
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12-05-2013, 11:22 PM | #2 |
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If that is the steam engine that lives in PDX, we know well.
The rail yards are on the other side of downtown, about 8 miles away, and the sound of the steam whistle carries all the way out to us. Very nice pic... |
12-05-2013, 11:53 PM | #3 | |
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It is, retired in 1956 and donated to the city of Portland.
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OK. But "retired" doesn't mean "inactive"
We moved to PDX in '75, and saw the train cross the Willamette River on a bridge visible from our house. I remembered it as being painted in somewhat dark colors. Wikipedia says that in 1975, it went cross-country as the "Freedom Train", looking like this in red/white/blue: Then we have seen (and heard it) it several more times on the North/South tracks across the river after it had been painted to these brighter colors: Maybe it is the way sound moves on the river, but quite honestly that is one LOUD beast. We hear regular diesels daily, and I guess they are required to sound their horns as they approach each road crossing. But those horns are puny compared with the steam/whistle horn. ... plus the sound of the steam engine... makes for an exciting sight. |
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Hmm, according to Wiki...
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But you're right, I may well have seen different locomotives. |
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12-06-2013, 09:57 AM | #7 | |
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The Wiki quote has 3 locomotives, numbered 4449, 2101and 610 Here is a pic showing #4449 with the red/orange paint job. My pic of the "red/white/blue" train also has numbers "444?" showing. |
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12-06-2013, 08:03 PM | #8 |
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This turned out to be interesting... and fun.
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Very good research !
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12-07-2013, 11:43 AM | #10 |
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When something catches my curiosity, I'll spend ridiculous amounts of time tracking down enough information to satisfy me.
Someone recently gave me a "Road Atlas of New England and Vicinity, compliments of Jenny Manufacturing Company, established in Boston, 1812". I barely remember Jenny However, I did discover a Steam Jenny is called that because it was invented by the Jenny Manufacturing Company, so not a total loss.
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This pic was taken in Georgia:
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Same here.
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