All Aboard the SP&S 700

SP&S 700 on trestle over Dick Road, photo by Frances Matlock

Welcome aboard the Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700, the third largest operating steam locomotive in North America! The locomotive resides in and is owned by the city of Portland, Oregon, which also owns the famous Southern Pacific 4449 "Daylight" locomotive and the OR&N 197 locomotive. The 700 is maintained and operated by the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association.

• What's new - the most recently added or modified pages. Note: This is an old version of our home page and we can offer no degree of certainty as to the integrity of the links and information you will find on the pages linked to this sight.  We will continue to correct problems as they are pointed out to us from visitors, but we are no longer actively maintaining this section of sps700.org. View our new site for the most up-to-date information.

• Election meeting Jan 30, 2010

• SP&S 700 Washington Steamfest DVD

• SP&S 700 version available for train simulator

• Farewell to Steam Telegram

• Is it just like it used to be?

• Visit SP&S 700 portion of Brian McCamish web site. Includes downloadable videos of recent outings.

• SP&S 700 listed on National Register of Historic Places

• Shannon Family Donates Steam Gauge to Replace Stolen One

• Don Wheeler - In Memoriam - updated Oct 26, 2002

• Visit our site on ebay for railroad memorabilia and other items of interest. (but don't forget to come back)

• QuickTime Virtual Tour Inside the 700 by Dale Birkholz
• View a panoramic shot inside the roundhouse
• View a 360 degree QuickTime cab shot
• Compare the 700's size and power with other steam locomotives.
• Compare the 700 with a Boeing 747.
• Examine the specifications sheet for the SP&S 700.
• Review a blueprint of the SP&S 700.
• Read about:
  • A Brief History of the SP&S Railway
  • A Brief History of the SP&S 700
• Find out about:
  • The Pacific Railroad Preservation Association
  • The SP&S Railway Museum; 12/28/2010: This was an exhibit of the Clark County Historical Museum, but it no longer exists
  • The SP&S Railway Historical Society.
  • The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation.

• Links to related organizations

PRPA

How to contact the PRPA:
Regarding this web site - prpaweb "AT" sps700 "DOT" org (email sent here read by webmaster)
Regarding any other P.R.P.A. function - prpa "AT" sps700 "DOT" org (email sent here read by president)
Our phone is (503)804-PRPA(7772)
US Postal address:
PRPA
P.O. Box 2851
Portland, OR 97208-2851