Christmas Trains - 4449 Holiday Express

[@williamcochell9889]

What a fantastic post! I was a locomotive engineer for southern pacific hired out in 1963 at the age of 18. my father before me with a locomotive engineer and retired from Southern Pacific! I was born in 1945. I hired out at such a young age and didn’t really appreciate what I was experiencing at the time at least not fully! now I look back great memories! The stunningly beautiful runs like between Corvallis and Toled hillsboro to Tillamook! and those days I work with some of the old timers as they were getting ready to retire such charactErs! The old his depos. Also I forgot to mention the run between Crescent lake and Klamath Falls! I quit after 20 years to go into sales! now I have many fond memories! Love your channel

[@7ideaproductions]

Thank you for taking time to share your story. There was always something special about the old ESPEE in Oregon.

[@plesniak1939]

The Christmas lights look so pretty on 4449

[@aaron-prime117]

She is the prettiest one decorated with all those lights. And Polson logging number two, has her good beauty in them too.

[@ronalddevine9587]

This is THE most colorful Christmas train video I've ever seen. The Espe daylight is the most colorful and beautiful American steam locomotives. This video makes my day. Thanks for the SUPERB video videography.

[@7ideaproductions]

Thank you for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ChrisJones-gx7fc]

Before the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, the 4449, 700, and 197 were stored at the Brooklyn Roundhouse in southeast Portland, about 1.5 miles down the UP tracks from where the ORHC is at now. Back in 2001, when I was six, my grandparents drove me down there to see the 4449. We pulled up and looked through the windows to see it, and just as we were about to leave a volunteer drove up and asked us if we wanted to go inside. Of course we said yes, and he let us in and we got to climb up into the cab of 4449. It was in its WW2 'Baby Black' paint scheme then, and the next year we came back, this time with my brother, and got to get up in the cab again, but this time it was in its American Freedom Train scheme. We came back again the following year and it was back to its Daylight scheme. The move to the ORHC was due to UP wanting the land the Brooklyn Roundhouse was on, so the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation saved what they could from the roundhouse, including the turntable which is in the process of being reinstalled at the ORHC and put back into service. I'm so glad that any and everyone can see 4449, as well as 700 and 197, up close now. They're definitely great assets for the City of Portland. My family and I rode the Holiday Express in 2010, though 4449 was facing the other direction, having come from the Brooklyn Roundhouse and backing its train down to Oaks Park.

[@CSXRailfanBrony-ChessieDayligh]

In February 1976 while living at San Antonio, Texas, my grandparents, two uncles and my dad saw the 4449 with the American Freedom Train. I saw the photos my grandparents taken. Then 33 years later in July 2009, I got a chance to see 4449 when the Steam Railroading Institute helds a historic event in Owosso, Michigan known as Train Festival 2009. Me, my brother and my grandparents went there for this great event on the 25th and 26th that month. Seeing there locomotives like Pere Marquette 1225 aka the Polar Express engine, Nickel Plate Road 765 and Central Pacific 63 "Leviathan". This is a great trip from Gallatin, TN to Owosso MI I'll never forget. Even after 13 years, it was still to this day the greatest highlight of my life seeing the most beautiful steam locomotive in the world with my very own eyes. Great video and Merry Christmas to you.

[@jimmyhook4852]

I tell ya.... that 2009 trip that 4449 did sure was one of her more memorable outings in the 21st century. :)

[@CSXRailfanBrony-ChessieDayligh]

@@jimmyhook4852 No doubt about that. 25 years after the 1984 World's Fair Daylight excursion which is the longest of her excursion career in the 20th Century.

[@jimmyhook4852]

@@CSXRailfanBrony-ChessieDayligh Indeed. :)

[@ilikeminecraftgaming9331]

Hoping to go this year,I live near Portland,so I’m really excited.

[@davidstrawn9272]

Merry Christmas to you, 7idea Productions! 😊 🚂🚃🚃🚃 🎄

[@IronHorsefan1869]

I was there a couple days ago and got to watch Polson #2 pull the Holiday Express

[@troyledbetter6597]

Just found your channel! Beautiful video. I’ve always loved trains. Rode on them a few times as a child in the 60s and never lost that desire. My wife and I are going on The Alaskan Train with her parents next year! The Christmas lights make it extra special. I’m subscribed.

[@7ideaproductions]

Glad you found us! Thank you for subscribing. Enjoy your Alaskan adventure!

[@troyledbetter6597]

@@7ideaproductions thanks!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thanks for sharing, Great commentary and video. We enjoyed watching and have a wonderful rest of your evening.

[@7ideaproductions]

Thank you for watching!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@7ideaproductions you're welcome

[@aaron-prime117]

The way 4449 was decked out with those Christmas lights and then shining bright and colorful at night. I can’t wait to see how well 197 will look if they can get maybe at least half or 3/4 of all the lights on her whole chassis

[@myttrainboy]

Very beautiful train.

[@ktar7189]

Merry Christmas 7 idea productions from north Springfield Missouri

[@georgebono8655]

Awesome video thank you for the wonderful series of railroad entertainment.

[@7ideaproductions]

I am glad you enjoyed the program.

[@dougkubash8673]

a fun video to watch!

[@divineintervention253]

Happy Holidays 😊

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

This is a great program that I think would be worthy of a DVD! Sometime, you should come film the Willamette Shore Trolley, running between Lake Oswego and Portland!

[@7ideaproductions]

Thank you! Yes we would love to do a Christmas train DVD sometime.

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

@@7ideaproductions You're welcome!

[@amtrakandcsxrailfanning164]

southern pacific 4449 is my favorite train great awesome video of its holiday express and other stuff

[@raremileage]

Another awesome video!

[@7ideaproductions]

Thanks Drayton! I am enjoying your channel as well. Worth subscribing to!

[@ruedischai7421]

Thank you and happy new year

[@7ideaproductions]

You are welcome and same to you Ruedi!

[@KCTopDawg]

So cool.

[@seanrogers8774]

Merry Christmas 7idea, thanks for the video!

[@7ideaproductions]

Merry Christmas to you too

[@TrainLoverHimu]

Amazing ❤🚂❤

[@7ideaproductions]

Thanks for watching!

[@TrainsNStuff]

It's a good thing you posted this, because for the foreseeable future, neither 4449 or 700 will be running the Holiday Express trains. The OPR doesn't want those bigger steam engines running on their tracks because it creates more wear and tear on the tracks themselves to my understanding. So this year, being shipped from the OCSR is Polson 2. That smaller engine is running the Holiday Express this year, before being sent to Albany to join SMVR 205 there. Afterwards, I believe the ORHF will be using a shay locomotive to pull the excursions until 197 can get up and running.

[@jimmyhook4852]

Though of course.... until 197 is up and running, one has to get 700's FRA rebuild completed first thing, right? :)

[@TrainsNStuff]

@@jimmyhook4852 that would be my guess. But they can't run 700 anywhere so it's not like it should be anticipated that 700 will be running or anything after the fact.

[@jimmyhook4852]

@@TrainsNStuff True. True. But hey: I did remember that was the plan though; Get 700 up and running, via if just stationary or what not (just so that 4449 isn't the only one. ;3) and then turn the focus on towards 197. :)

[@ChrisJones-gx7fc]

@@jimmyhook4852 I've been thinking 197 should run excursions on the P&W. It would seem like a perfect excursion locomotive for them. ORHF could lease it to them for trips throughout the year, running to and from various locations across their system for different events.

[@jimmyhook4852]

@@ChrisJones-gx7fc That could work out :3 It would give 197 the great chance to stretch her wheels for the first time in so many years. :)

[@jimmyhook4852]

Shame that 4449 won't be running the Holiday Express this year. But hey: At least we do get to see her operating the Holiday Express via of course B.C. (Before COVID.) :)

[@trainmasterbond1970]

I was there too. For me just seeing the other steamer running help satisfy my taste buds for steam this trip.

[@jimmyhook4852]

@@trainmasterbond1970 Noice :3

[@SAM-gy7ep]

Beautiful ❤️ 🇺🇲

[@7ideaproductions]

Thank you!

[@aaron-prime117]

Looking at this post and up to the time 4449 was taken off the holiday express run. I was curious to knowing how 4449 damage the track to the state when she was sidelined while going at such a slow pace. but I guess even a locomotives weight regardless of the speed does prove to show the damage

[@North_Cascade_Railfan]

Woah so cool! First I think, keep it up!

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

3:46 Where’a SP&S 700?

[@aaron-prime117]

She’s parked on the other track either in front of or behind the nickel plate and Alco diesel.

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

@@aaron-prime117 I wish 4449 and 700 would run again

[@aaron-prime117]

@@TrainLover-wt9ix well from what I found out along with continued work going on with 197. The team also did some work on 700. It turns out they’re gonna make her operational again. But the question is when they will run again, still remains unanswered.

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

@@aaron-prime117 Is it possible to make donations to fix the tracks they use. Because I know that it was reported that 4449 and 700 be damaging the tracks

[@aaron-prime117]

@@TrainLover-wt9ix well the most I can say is that I’ve never seen 700 on the holiday express and it was always for 4449. In Terms of donation to fix the track it could be possible if they accept the donations for that piece to. Or you could email the museum about that and see what they say if the donations are possible for that too. As for the tracks they use for it having a lighter locomotive is better suited since locomotives like 197 and Polson Logging #2 are mostly branch based it makes more sense to use their kind of size for a museum special like this

[@Freedom_4449]

and im the freedom train now

[@rogerlollar4325]

4449 is HOT!

[@franksilbert8589]

That video was awesome. Happy Holidays Everyone.🎄 🚆 🚉 🎄

[@RomarioMarcellus]

Лайк, подписка 👍🏼

[@RomarioMarcellus]

Люблю паровозы😍, тоже снимал видео про один 🚂

[@sirbarongaming2138]

When was this originally shot

[@7ideaproductions]

2019

[@sirbarongaming2138]

@@7ideaproductions Figured, I will most likely never get to see a GS-4 in action

[@norvinshuster2349]

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