Question: Would the SP 4449 have to go
through that tight curve or that too-
tight leg of the wye in order to get into
Albina Yard?

Please pardon the seemingly dumb question,
but I am not at all familiar with the trackage
in and around Portland.

I have a story to tell.
Back in 1979, my sons and I visited Albina Yard, during
our layover in Portland when we were on our way to ride
behind the UP 8444 Boise-Weiser-Boise, Idaho.

After we got to the yard, they said they had a surprise
for us. The man escorting us took us into a large
warehouse, turned on the lights, and --lo and behold! --
who should we see but -- the SP 4449!!

She was still in her original Freedom Train paint, with
her smokebox door ajar. Boy, was I ever surprised!
I do not know why she was there back then, but she
did manage to get into -- and, later, out of -- Albina Yard.
So, at least, back in 1979, did she have to go on a route
that made her go through those sharp curves and the leg
of the wye with the sharp curve?

I would appreciate any info anyone has on how she got into
and out of Albina Yard back then.