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| Daylight Freedom Special: In March of 2002, Daylight-type locomotive 4449 pulled the Columbia-Deschutes Special passenger excursion from Portland to Bend, Oregon and return. The former Southern Pacific 4-8-4 was repainted into the American Freedom Train colors it had worn from 1975 until 1981. Pentrex was there to cover the 2-day trip. These still pictures are actual scenes ("frame captures") from the Pentrex video Daylight Freedom Special. |
| 4449's crew prepares the engine for departure at Portland's Brooklyn Roundhouse. |
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The Columbia-Deschutes Special departs Portland Union Station on March 23, 2002. |
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The auxiliary tender, which originally served with a cab-forward locomotive, carries a 21st Century patriotic slogan. |
| The train has traversed the Columbia River Gorge, turned south onto the Oregon Trunk Railway, and works upgrade through the Deschutes River Canyon. |
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After climbing out of the canyon, the special rolls across central Oregon's plateau enroute to Bend. |
| The Crooked River Bridge is a popular photo spot. |
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On its return trip to Portland, the 4449 glides downgrade along the Deschutes River. |
| A BNSF freight precedes the passenger special on the former SP&S main line along the Columbia River. |
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Our camera crew is pacing the 4449 as it pops out of a rock tunnel on the Washington side of the Columbia River. |
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