SP # 4449 whistle demonstration. Franklin Park IL. Aug 1st, 2009.

I photographed this digital live sound video, in a light rain at northwest suburban Franklin Park Illinois.

The date of Saturday, August 1st, 2009, would find a visiting preserved Southern Pacific Railroad GS 4 class 4-8-4 maniline steam locomotive on display near the historic Tower B-12 exhibit.

Southern Pacific GS 4 steam locomotive # 4449, was built by the Lima Locomotive Works of Lima Ohio in April of 1941. It is a semi streamlined passenger service locomotive, painted in the attractive orange, red and black of the Southern Pacific's "Daylight" series of passenger trains from many years ago.

Locomotive # 4449's crew, is viewed performing a steam whistle demonstration for the public.