01-09-2009, 02:27 PM
The MTH 4449 would be much more correct for the Pacific northwest since it is kept in Portland, Or. and used quite a few times a year for excursions in in the area. The paint on that version of the 4449 is wrong for current prototype operation, but that may be a compromise that you want to make for your preferences. To my knowledge it has been painted in the red & orange "Daylight" scheme since it was decommissioned, except in 1976 when it was painted in red, white, & blue as one section of the American Freedom Train.