MLive

Steam locomotive set to pass through Kalamazoo Sunday morning

KALAMAZOO -- Like the rarity of seeing Halley's Comet or the phenomenon of next week's solar eclipse, a catch-it-while-you-can event will take place in Southwest Michigan on Sunday morning.The ...
The Columbian

Steam train a-comin’ through

Vancouver’s BNSF railyard has a venerable visitor for the next few days: a working steam locomotive. The Southern Pacific 4449 arrived at midday Monday for a few days of video production work, which ...
Oregonian

Southeast Snapshot: The SP 4449 steam locomotive prepares for National Train Day

The 443 ton, 110-foot-long, 5,500 horsepower steam locomotive is an altogether breathtaking sight. I was invited to check out the train's preparation this afternoon at the roundhouse nestled deep ...
MLive

Steam locomotive stops at Kalamazoo train station

Train buffs lined the tracks Sunday in Kalamazoo as the Southern Pacific 4449 steam locomotive passed through town. The locomotive made an unscheduled stop for about 5 minutes at the train station in ...
OPB

Get on board with the volunteers keeping steam locomotives alive in Portland

On Saturday, May 13, visitors to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland can take a ride on an 111-year-old steam locomotive. Nowadays, most trains are electric or diesel-powered, but ...