PORTLAND, Ore. — Southern Pacific No. 4449 is running through the Columbia River Gorge this week for an upcoming film. The famed 4-8-4 steam locomotive was fired up over the weekend and ran from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland to …
Be prepared to have a helicopter in some of your photo locations, and also in the audio. Possibly at times a large camera will be mounted on the locomotive. Most importantly, accept those realities because that is the only reason she is out running. It may at times be frustrating, but Mr.Low and his team must get priority since he is the one that is responsible for the event.
That also happened when he was filming 2816 for Rocky Mountain Express. There remained many opportunities for we free-loaders to get our own clean shots.
SP Daylight 4449 running at track speed on the mainline?
Dilly, dilly!