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SP 4449 Central Oregon

In her final mainline appearance before she goes down for her FRA-mandated boiler rebuild next spring, SP 4449 makes a run down the BNSF central Oregon mainline to Bend. Weather in Portland was fairly dismal and nasty so I made my way out to The Dalles where 4449 crossed over from Washington on the BNSF. The chase was on from there! Before we begin, I must apologize for the incessant wind noise. The Columbia River Gorge is known for its winds but on Saturday, it was all over the place, even in the high desert area near Redmond and Bend. I did my best to shield the mic from the gales but it wasn't much of a help. Hopefully you enjoy this anyway. Our first stop finds us right off Interstate 84 east of The Dalles, Oregon on Fulton Canyon Road. She was already on the move when I arrived here so I had to set up in a hurry. The second location was at milepost 47.2 on the west bank of the Deschutes River near a town called Tygh Valley and about nine miles from Maupin. I was the only person up on this bank as everybody else was on the other side trying to get still photos. Next up was a high-speed runby across Eureka Lane just south of Metolius near Madras, Oregon. Due to no cell service in the canyon, 4449's Twitter account remained silent and the scanner wasn't much help either due to, you guessed it, the canyon. The train was about an hour late coming through here and as a result, it was completely dark once she arrived in Bend. Both of the two shots on the second day comes from the Washington side and the first is here across the river from The Dalles, Oregon. This was an incredibly annoying shot. While waiting the train, the sun was out and the wind was non-existent until about half an hour before arrival. Then the wind came and the sun hid behind dark, ominous clouds. Up until that point, the lighting would have been perfect for the train but oh well. The final shot was between Lyle and Bigend, Washington and nearly resulted in the death of my camera and tri-pod. I wanted an 'up-close-and-personal' shot but as the 4449 bore down, I began to second-guess my placement but it was too late so I stuck with it. Thankfully it wasn't struck and the resulting shot was amazing. There were supposed to be Portland shots but again, a late arrival and my exhaustion from driving 500 miles in two days prevented them. Thanks for watching!