Steam & Excursion > World's Fair Daylight going home

SP 4449 is arriving in Los Angeles on 17 Jun 1984 with the Portland bound World’s Fair Daylight. I hadn’t seen 4449 since April 1976 when she was on the point of the American Freedom Train in St Louis. Resplendent in the r/w/b of the AFT, I just didn’t see how one locomotive could look any better than that. I must admit, the colors of the Daylight have grown on me, though!

I was stationed about the battleship USS New Jersey in Long Beach. I don’t remember quite how I heard 4449 was going to be in LA (remember campers, this was long before the internet or instant communication, cell phones, etc). I figured out how to navigate my way from Long Beach to Union Station via bus … I do think it was worth the effort. More on that later …

Regards,
Burlington John

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I was in Chatsworth waiting that day. One of these days I will post it

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Nice shot John!

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That is a a great photo of the world's most beautiful locomotive, and one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. (Yes, I am totally smitten by the 4449! < G! > )

Got to be a Car Host on the World's Fair Daylight SF-LA and LA-SF -- awesome!!

You got me in the center window of the tower.

Margaret_SP_fan Wrote:
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> That is a a great photo of the world's most
> beautiful locomotive, and one of the most
> beautiful things I have ever seen. (Yes, I am
> totally smitten by the 4449! < G! > )
>
> Got to be a Car Host on the World's Fair Daylight
> SF-LA and LA-SF -- awesome!!


I was a host in Appekunny Mountain from Phoenix to Portland. Great fun.

Mudrock Wrote:
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> I was on that train on the two day trip from
> Phoenix.
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> http://www.trainweb.org/chris/Trip_4449.html
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>
>
> Chris

So, direct links are allowed now?

ATSF3751 Wrote:
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> Margaret_SP_fan Wrote:
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> > That is a a great photo of the world's most
> > beautiful locomotive, and one of the most
> > beautiful things I have ever seen. (Yes, I am
> > totally smitten by the 4449! < G! > )
> >
> > Got to be a Car Host on the World's Fair
> Daylight
> > SF-LA and LA-SF -- awesome!!
>
>
> I was a host in Appekunny Mountain from Phoenix to
> Portland. Great fun.

Cool that you for to be a Car Host in that beautiful obs! I was in the "Sonoma" with the wonderful and legendary Gordon Zimmerman, who had done a lot for the 4449 and her people, including being on most trips selling 4449 merchandise, and installing the shower in the :Yes Dear," their crew car, among many other things. Like donating a huge amount of money at the start of the fund-raising for the future Oregon Rail Heritage Center.

Those World's Fair Daylight trips were quite memorable.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/11/18 19:46 by Margaret_SP_fan.

ATSF3751 Wrote:
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> Margaret_SP_fan Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > That is a a great photo of the world's most
> > beautiful locomotive, and one of the most
> > beautiful things I have ever seen. (Yes, I am
> > totally smitten by the 4449! < G! > )
> >
> > Got to be a Car Host on the World's Fair
> Daylight
> > SF-LA and LA-SF -- awesome!!
>
>
> I was a host in Appekunny Mountain from Phoenix to
> Portland. Great fun.

Do you have any interior photos of Appekunny Mountain that you can post? Thanks