After a week in Kansas City, #2816 got an early start out of Knoche Yard on the next leg of her southward journey to Mexico. A few miles down the line, the train is seen crossing the 63rd Street ... (more)

CP 2816 "Empress" crosses the mighty Mississippi River leaving Minnesota and continues through Wisconsin.

Canadian Pacific 2816 leads the CPKC Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour across the Elk River Bridge near Lanagan as it heads toward Heavener

Canadian Pacific 2816 leads the CPKC Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour continues the climb up the grade at Rich Mountain as it starts the journey south toward Shreveport

Canadian Pacific 2816 leads the CPKC Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour through the farmlands near the community of Neosho, Missouri as it continues its journey south toward an overnight stay at H... (more)

Canadian Pacific 2816, "The Empress", leads the CPKC Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour train across one of the arched bridges outside of Kansas City as it heads south toward Heavener

On May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacif... (more)

On May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacif... (more)

On May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacif... (more)

CP 2816 "Empress" passes through Donehower, MN.

On May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacif... (more)

CPKC's Final Spike train crosses the Red River on its way to Shreveport. The city of Texarkana is known for sitting right along the Texas/Arkansas state line, with a photo op available at the post... (more)

CPKC's Final Spike train heads over Caddo Lake as it approaches Shreveport. To the right sits the historic 1914 Caddo Lake drawbridge, which was notably visited by Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower an... (more)

Rich History | Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 "Hudson" number 2816 charges uphill at Fogel, OK as it heads towards the summit of Rich Mountain on the warm and cloudy morning of Wednesday,... (more)

CP 2816 leads the Final Spike tour train East past the historic depot in Deerfield.