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Hey 66340SEDAN, great pics of SP 4449. I always thought the "Daylight" was one of the prettiest paint schemes.
Does anybody remember when ol' 4449 was repainted and used to haul the Freedom Train for the Bicentennial? Check out this YouTube video:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcZjf27YHF4"]AFT 4449 (American Freedom Train) East End District 1976 - YouTube[/ame]



And great pics from memike of Union Pacific 3985, one of the two remaining Challenger-class 4-6-6-4 locomotives from the original build of 150. UP 3985 is currently the largest and heaviest operational locomotive in the world with a combined locomotive and tender weight of 1,073,900 pounds. Here's a great YouTube video of a run to Omaha:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OgSNQOTw2U"]Union Pacific 3985 with Maximum Smoke in HD - YouTube[/ame]



Absolutely beautiful to watch these marvels of engineering do their thing!