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Steam & Excursion > A different view of 4449Date: 03/29/20 15:36 A different view of 4449 Author: wpamtk Racing ahead for another shot of the American Freedom Train, south of Dorris, CA in November 1975.
 Date: 03/29/20 15:51 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: Copy19 Wow. I love that shot. It's the ultimate chase pix.
JB - Omaha Date: 03/29/20 17:33 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: E25 'Even caught the guy in the pickup coming up behind you in the opposing lane of travel.
Greg Stadter Phoenix, AZ Date: 03/29/20 17:51 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: wpamtk E25 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 'Even caught the guy in the pickup coming up > behind you in the opposing lane of travel. Yeah, there was a lot of that going on. Also, nobody stopped at the California Agricultural Inspection Station either. Heck of a day... Date: 03/29/20 18:03 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: ProAmtrak How'd people get that lucky!
Posted from Android Date: 03/29/20 20:41 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: Hillcrest That's outstanding..
Cheers, Dave Date: 03/29/20 21:01 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: Keystone1 Great cover photo for a story of what we do!!!
Date: 03/29/20 21:04 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: Keystone1 Great photo for a cover story of what we do!!!
Date: 03/29/20 21:20 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: asheldrake and why we do it
Date: 03/30/20 04:33 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: LoggerHogger Simmply stunning! Thanks for sharing.
Martin Date: 03/30/20 06:06 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: masterphots Best part back then was that there were few chasers and little or no pacing. On my 33rd birthday in December 1975 I chased it from my first shot at Ozol to Tracy on the Cal-P in California. Two lane road, some fog, etc. and I got eight really good shots, including a couple while driving pacing the 4449. Probably wouldn't work that way today.
Date: 03/30/20 09:47 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: BoilingMan Very nice!
In the West the display sites were spread out far enough to include some daytime running. The normal trip starts for the AFT were at 2:00am, and arrival times were simply a matter of distance. There were a few legs that were purposely done during daylight hours- but very few (Harrisburg PA and Lakeland FL are the only two I can think of off hand). SR Date: 03/30/20 17:10 Re: A different view of 4449 Author: Espee2019 I remember once, after at least half a day spent that way, at home that night when it was quiet-- I could just about hear the whistle on "replay"-- without TRYING to bring it to mind.
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