SP 4449 - Cruisin' Sherwood

Cruisin' Sherwood
June 2005

4449 makes a special appearance

4449 volunteer Harvey Rosener, who lives in the same town the Cruisin' Sherwood event was being held in, arranged for the steam locomotive to be a part of the show. Cruisin' Sherwood is held in the historic district of Sherwood, which has a railroad track running right down the middle of the action, and having the 4449 there seemed to fill in that missing void at the show!

We showed up to the surprise of many, who didn't expect to see a fully operating steam locomotive roll into the middle of the car show, and welcomed it as the perfect backdrop for some of the classic cars. At the end of the day, 4449 put on a show as it departed Sherwood for Hillsboro.

After staying overnight in Hillsboro, we took a round trip between Hillsboro and Tualatin, and then headed back to the Roundhouse via Tualatin. It was a beautiful day out, the locomotive ran flawlessly, and that wrapped up this weekend's outing.

Part 1 - Going to Sherwood

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4449 leaves Brooklyn Yard for Cruisin' Sherwood, traversing the Portland & Western through Lake Oswego and Tualatin.

Part 2 - At the show

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The steam locomotive was a pleasant surprise for most of the car show participants and visitors at Sherwood.

Part 3 - Going to Hillsboro

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A VIP turn to Hillsboro and back, giving 4449 a chance to strut her stuff after some minor repairs.

Part 4 - Back to Brooklyn

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On way back to Brooklyn from Hillsboro, via Beaverton, Tigard, Lake Oswego, and Milwaukie.

Special thanks to Harvey Rosener and the crew of SP 4449, and volunteers from the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation for making the steam locomotive's visit to Sherwood possible. The crew of SP 4449 wishes to thank Cruisin' Sherwood for having us at their show, we enjoyed seeing the cars and being a part of the overall event, here's to more car and steam shows ahead!

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