Charlie's Spokane Portland & Seattle 700 page

The SP&S 700 is an E-1 class Northern, built by Baldwin in 1938 to haul 16 passenger cars at speeds over 90 mph. Known as "The Lady" she is the third largest operating steam locomotive in North America and one of the largest Northern type locomotives ever built.

Here are some pictures from the "Taste of Steam"
excursions in Beaverton, OR, during the weekend of July 16th, 17th, and 18th.

Here are some pictures shot in the Brooklyn Roundhouse in the last week of November 1999.

Holiday Junction 1999 - The Lady at OMSI the week before Christmas 1999.

Links to other SP&S 700 pages

• SP&S 700 home page
• The Pacific Railroad Preservation Association - the crew that operates and maintains the SP&S 700
• Pacific Northwest Chapter - of the National Railway Historical Society
• Friends of SP 4449 - last of the GS-4 Daylight Northerns