Southern Pacific News Archives

Some left before it got there, some came and went, but many who witnessed the Southern Pacific 4449 "Daylight" steam locomotive roll into the Battle Creek Amtrak station Sunday were awed with its historic majesty.

Owosso's Steam Railroading Institute will host at least eight operating steam locomotives this weekend, and one classic railway vehicle will serve as the star of the show.

The Daylight Special roared through Savanna Saturday, July 18. The private vintage car passenger train, pulled by the Southern Pacific's huge Steam Locomotive 4449, was about an hour behind schedule and arrived in Savanna at 3:00 p.m. After a brief service stop in the Savanna rail yard, the train proceeded through Chadwick and Milledgeville on the ...

Southern Pacific's SP 4449 passed through Prairie du Chien early Saturday afternoon pulling vintage passenger cars.

NEWSCHANNEL 3 - The "World's Most Famous Steam Locomotive" is on a journey across America.

The former Southern Pacific steam locomotive 4449 is slated to head a 30 car train due to leave Chicago Union Station at approx 8 a.m. Sunday morning July 19.

Battle Creek lies in the path of a historic, steam locomotive headed to Train Festival 2009 in Owosso.

It has been years since steam locomotives dominated the rails of this country and many towns haven't seen one roll through in decades... Minot however, hasn't seen one roll through...in hours, thanks to an overnight trip by such a machine.

This photo from the Friends of the 4449 shows the restored steam locomotive, Southern Pacific 4449, which will pull vintage passenger cars through northern Illinois on July 18.

Portland, Oregon to Owosso, Michigan and return! A special train operated by the Steam Railroading Institute, Friends of the 4449 and the Friends of the 261 will travel over 5000 miles across country and return.