fmnut | SP 4449 Worlds Fair Daylight Part 1 @fmnut | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 8 hours ago
In 1984, SP 4449 pulled a long distance excursion trip from Portland, OR to New Orleans, LA via Los Angeles over SP's Shasta and Sunset routes with a return trip after a visit to the Fair. It was the longest distance traversed by a steam excursion in the US up to that time. It was dubbed the "World's Fair Daylight" and the consist included some original Daylight cars, and with all painted in the Daylight scheme, it was a very authentic recreation of a classic streamliner. In Part 1 we cover the eastbound trip from northern California to Los Angeles. This is a capture of a VHS copy from my late friend Bill Farmer, so apologies for the quality. Bill had one of those early VHS rigs with the separate camera and tape deck, so he had to plan his shots with plenty of setup time. Enjoy!
In 1984, SP 4449 pulled a long distance excursion trip from Portland, OR to New Orleans, LA via Los Angeles over SP's Shasta and Sunset routes with a return trip after a visit to the Fair. It was the longest distance traversed by a steam excursion in the US up to that time. It was dubbed the "World's Fair Daylight" and the consist included some original Daylight cars, and with all painted in the Daylight scheme, it was a very authentic recreation of a classic streamliner. In Part 1 we cover the eastbound trip from northern California to Los Angeles. This is a capture of a VHS copy from my late friend Bill Farmer, so apologies for the quality. Bill had one of those early VHS rigs with the separate camera and tape deck, so he had to plan his shots with plenty of setup time. Enjoy!
