Thank you so much for taking a look at the 4449! I've ridden in the cab of this iconic locomotive and I gotta say it's a bucket list experience! My absolute favorite steamer of all time!

4449 was in really bad shape when they pulled it for restoration. It really was quite a feat for them to restore it the way they did. A real testament to hard work and dedication.

“Sometimes just being yourself is enough!”

"Who payed me to talk about this subject while i was flinging wooden trains at a wall during a livestream."

Probably worthwhile mentioning that the South Australian Railways used the Daylight styling on their 500 class 4-8-4s, but mainly painted green. These engines were used on The Overland express train (a service still running today). One of these engines has been preserved at the National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide, South Australia.

This is one of the world's most iconic steam locomotives. 4449 is a childhood favorite of mine. I'm glad that you could talk about this locomotive.

The Daylight locomotives are gorgeous. Maybe sometime in the future you could talk about N&W 611? Daylight and Spirit of Roanoke are really the only streamlined steamers left here in the states, while it seems like there's a lot more in Great Britain.

Fun fact: The 2and head lap is a marslight of which it's for warning motorists and predations, as it rotates side to side

The GS 4s had both a steam whistle and an air horn the air horn was used for running along the coastal routes because the sound would cut through the fog better than a whistle could

There's footage of one of the GS-4's running ~90 mph and it's one of the best things ever. Minor thing about the GS-5's, the difference came from not just having different roller bearings, but having rollers on every axle. The previous GS's from what I understand had rollers on every axle

Some small nit picks I have about the video

The GS Locomotives still has Whistles

And right as I finish my mocks, this video pops up.

The airhorns were actually because of the coastal fog in the area they ran in. Easier to hear in the fog. If I'm not mistaken, there's a story that a retired railroad worker periodically put lube in the bearings while it was on display and that's the only reason it was a candidate for restoration.

Great video !

It's a quite magnificent locomotive.

A true beauty! I was shocked when I initially heard a diesel horn instead of steam some years ago lol

I saw this engine pull into Owosso, Michigan. What a sight! It stopped next to 2-8-4's 765 and 1225. Several smaller engines were there as well. All of the engines steaming! It was a true once-in-a-lifetime experience.

This is another favorite American steam locomotive of mine. I always have fond memories of seeing it on various childhood train-related VHS/DVDs, most notably I Love Toy Trains. The engine itself is the favorite of the creator of TM Books' son, Jeff McComas. And why wouldn't it be a fan-favorite? This locomotive is the most beautiful one in the world, like Flying Scotsman as the most famous and Mallard being the most fastest.

The story of how the Daylight was donated to Portland is interesting. A.B. Clancy had a meeting with the president of the SP Donald J Russell on board the business car "Sunset" and the topic was steam preservation. Clancy wanted a GS 4-8-4 to be donated, and after some progress, got approval. 4449 was chosen as it would take the least amount of switching moves to conduct, and was delivered to Oaks Park on April 22, 1958.