Southern Pacific 4449, also known as the Daylight, is a GS-4 class 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive, built in May 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works for the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Come see the SP 4449 at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center located at 2250 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR. For those taking transit, the MAX orange line passes right by the front gate. See MAX and …

Southern Pacific #4449 is a 4-8-4 classified as its Golden States or GS Class. Today, the locomotive is restored and wears the railroad's Daylight livery.

Southern Pacific No. 4449 is a Class GS-4 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built in 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio for the Southern Pacific Railroad.

No. 4449 was built by Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) in Lima, Ohio for the Southern Pacific Railroad in May 1941; it received SP's signature red-and-orange Daylight paint scheme for the passenger trains …

Southern Pacific Railroad hired companies to manufacture a finite number of GS-4 (General Service or Golden State) steam locomotives. Completed on May 20, 1941, by Lima Locomotive Works in Ohio, …

4449 was the locomotive of choice to pull the AFT through the west and south. The locomotive's clean lines, large size, and pulling power (especially at speed) made it the perfect candidate for the AFT. …

SP 4449 leads an entire train of passenger cars painted in SP Daylight colors. Caliornia Highway 99 is busy as SP 4449 runs south toward Fresno. The sunlight is almost gone as the Cowboy greets SP …

Learn about the history, design, restoration, preservation, performance, and legacy of the iconic Southern Pacific 4449 Black locomotive.

Built in 1941 by Lima Locomotive Works in 1941, SP #4449 was the last locomotive produced for Southern Pacific’s first order of “GS-4” class streamlined steam locomotives. Designed to use oil for …