Re: Why 4449 instead of 2472?
Author: Matt Morris
Date: 01-08-2019 - 19:49
Beer & Pizza Wrote:
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why do so many insist that 4449 be part of
> the celebration when, in real life, the GS4s were
> not regularly assigned to Southern Pacific's
> Overland route?
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It boils down to track record and experience. Doyle McCormack and the 4449 crew have a lot more mainline experience and have proven themselves with many different railroads they have operated on over many years...including the UP. However I do agree with another poster, ED would NOT want the 4449 taking any attention away from his Big Boy show.