Bachmann Trains 1976 American Freedom Train Gs4 4449

by Bachmann Trains

Product Features

• DCC equipped for speed, direction and lighting
• Dual mode NMRA decoder with 8-pin plug
• Die-cast chassis and drive wheels
• E-Z Mate Mark II couplers

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 2 x 20 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000N2K63G
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 50205
• Manufacturer recommended age: 14 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,289 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The GS4 was a streamlined 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works. The GS4 served on the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1941 to 1958. From August 1975 until December 1976 Southern Pacific GS4 4449 was painted in a patriotic red, white and blue scheme and along with several other steam locomotives pulled the American Freedom Train celebrating the American Bicentennial.

Product Description

Southern Pacific?s #4449 was removed from its display on December 14, 1974, and restored at the Hoyt Street roundhouse, in Portland and returned to operation April 21, 1975, wearing a special paint scheme of red, white, and blue. As part of the American Freedom Train, the engine pulled a display train around the most of the United States. Afterwards, #4449 pulled an Amtrak special, the Preamble Express. After nearly two years on the road, #4449 was returned to storage in Portland.