Nostalgia & History > SP 4449 With the Disney Daylight

SP 4449 with the Disney Daylight southbound at Algoma, OR.
The Disney Daylight was SP 4449 and a short train run from Portland to L.A. for the filming of "Tough Guys" in March 1986. 
A Roger Puta Photograph



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/06/25 07:18 by MartyBernard.

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Very nice.

I remember seeing "Tough Guys" a long time ago with Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster.  What was the branch line they filmed the finale on? 

ExStarlightHog Wrote:
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> I remember seeing "Tough Guys" a long time ago
> with Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster.  What was
> the branch line they filmed the finale on? 

Filmed on the Eagle Mountain RR.

Wonderful view in the first photo.
Bob

While working in engine service for SP I got called off the San Francisco extra board to be pilot fireman on the Oakland to San Luis Obispo southbound portion of this trip. The late WIll Hastings was the pilot engineer. It was a unique opportunity for us diesel guys to observe mainline steam operation first hand. 4449 Engineer Doyle McCormack and the rest of the 4449 crew couldn't have been nicer. 

Will and I deadheaded back to Oakland that same night on the second unit of a freight train, arriving in Oakland about 2:00 AM Sunday morning. Combined with a couple of deaheads between San Franciso and Oakland, that gave us a quite a nice paycheck for that one day's work. It was one of those days on the railroad that I'll always fondly remember.

Anyone want to give an opinion on the location of the second image?  I don't think that I "chased" that movement.  I would guess somewhere between Minnow and Fields, Oregon, given the type of trees and other topography included in the field of view.  Nothing specific comes to my mind... but given the passage of a few years, maybe not so surprising.  I don't think it is south ("west") of Crescent Lake, though, given all of the Fir trees.  Cruzatte may be a possibility, but the sun angle doesn't seem quite right.  If a helper was added at Oakridge, that would cut-out most of Willamette Pass.

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/06/25 19:02 by E25.